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1. The Delta Statement Lifestyles A3 Thursday, October 9, 2014
DSU art faculty showcase
talent in art exhibition
Whitney Carter
News Editor
The art department held its
annual faculty exhibition
on Thursday Oct. 2 at
the Fielding Wright
Art Center, with an opening
reception.
The exhibition included
artists/instructors who
specialized in sculpture, digital
design, fi lmmaking, etc.
This particular show allows
instructors to show off their talent
and be guide to their students.
“This exhibition shows that
we have a wide range of talent,
and for perspective students, this
should be really exciting for them
to see all the different ideas they
can fully experience,” Michael
Stanley, assistant professor of art
said.
The faculty exhibition
could have easily been set to one
theme, but this show allows the
faculty to express their interest in
the fi eld they specialize in.
This year’s exhibit also
featured work from two new
faculty members, Natalie Carroll,
a graphic designer, and Jon Mark
Nail, a fi lmmaker. Both of their
pieces told the audiences a little
bit about their experience here in
the Delta.
Ron Koehler, art department
chair, also presented new work
called “Balanced Diet Series.”
This series is hilarious and
shows what healthy eating really
looks like sometimes. This show
went from laughter to social
problems.
Nathaniel Hein, associate
professor of art, presented
his and his partner Jennifer
Gonzalez’s work that addresses
social inequity.
“Equity sometimes talks
about currency or wealth, and
this piece just shows different
ways to distribute it,” Hein said.
According to an article
on the Delta State website,
The faculty art exhibition will be on display until Oct. 31. Photo by Najawon Wilson
A booth was set up in the first floor lobby of the Union to collect donations in favor of the cause. Photo by Najawon Wilson
The art department displays work by faculty as part of the faculty art exhibition. Photo by Najawon Wilson
Caroline Bickley
Lifestyles Editor
Statistics released in
an article posted by
breastcancer.org are
eye-opening: “About
1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12
percent) will develop invasive
breast cancer over the course of
her lifetime,” and “In 2014, an
estimated 232,670 new cases
of invasive breast cancer were
expected to be diagnosed in
women in the U.S. … .”
Just this year alone, 2.8
million women in the United
States were found to have a
history of breast cancer in their
genes, but 85 percent of breast
cancers occurred in women
who have no family history or
record. It is almost impossible
not to know someone diagnosed
with breast cancer, and it is even
more likely that you have a direct
connection or relationship with a
diagnosed patient.
Delta State University is
gearing up to raise awareness
during the month of October,
which is national Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. Delta State
University’s B.E.E.P (Breast
Education and Early-detection
Project) and the College of
Education and Human Science’s
Recreation Leadership Program
hosted an inaugural walk-a-thon
on Oct. 1 from 4-6 p.m. at the
DSU fi tness trail on Maple Street
to promote awareness and raise
funds.
Proceeds will provide
mammograms and education for
women in need, and “for each
completed lap, Sonic Drive-In of
Cleveland will donate 50 cents to
B.E.E.P., up to $500” (deltastate.
edu). Also, a B.E.E.P Walk/
Lunch and Learn will be held
in recognition of Breast Cancer
Awareness Month.
Students are welcomed to
the Quadrangle and the Green
Mile on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. to be educated on breast
cancer and to learn how they can
make a difference in the lives of
those surviving the battle.
Throughout the month
of October, show support for
women and their families that
have been affected by breast
cancer. Join in. Stand out. Wear
pink.
LaPetra Wilson
Staff Writer
Delta State hosted the Fall
Business Fair on Oct. 2 in
the lobby of Broom Hall.
This event was
sponsored by Career Services,
and different companies set up
booths for students to visit.
Reggie Johnson,
representative of the Mississippi
Department of Corrections, had
ink pens, mints, and brochures
about careers in that department.
The Mississippi Department of
Corrections, where their mission
is to provide and promote public
safety, has several careers.
“We are always recruiting for
correctional offi cers,” Johnson
said.
Jessica Milam and Breanna
Horton were representatives of
the Planters Bank. Their table
had pens, candy, key chains,
notecards, mouse pads and
mobile phone-shaped cards. The
cards consisted of information
about banking from the Planters
Bank mobile app. The website
was also included on the card.
For students who wanted to
learn more about the possibilities
of graduate school, Delta
State had a booth set up with
information about graduate
school at Delta State.
Recruiter of Graduate
Admissions, Wendolyn Stevens,
handed out graduate applications
Stanley’s work examines issues
surrounding climate change.
The artist professes that he
is “constantly amazed in our
ability as humans to fi lter out
the information that opposes our
personal thoughts and beliefs,
despite information informing
us of the contrary.” His work
does not offer solutions to
environmental issues, nor does it
point fi ngers, instead he attempts
“to shed light on the nonsensical
act of ignoring the facts that are
seemingly staring us in the face.”
The exhibit also features
work from Will Jacks, visiting
assistant professor. Jacks is
a professional photographer.
His work spans form digital
photography to traditional
photography, and he presented
black and white and color
photos.
This is art exhibition will
be open until Oct. 31. For more
information contact the art
department at 662-846-4720.
for admission to those who were
interested in attending graduate
school. She had a list of the
graduate coordinators contact
information and a stack of her
own business cards. Her table
had DSU pompoms, candy and
a list that showed what is being
offered in graduate school here at
Delta State University.
Forms such as Sample
Resumes, Resume Tips, Career
Fair Checklist, Things to Expect
at a Career Fair, and Handling
Illegal Interview Questions were
all presented on a table. The
Fall Business Fair reached out
not only to those in majoring
in business, but also helped all
students learn about many other
different businesses.
DSU raises awareness of breast cancer
DSU hosts Fall Business Fair
DSU hosts first International
Conference on the Blues
Jessica Woods
Staff Writer
Delta State hosted its fi rst
International Conference
on the Blues at Delta
State’s DMI building Oct.
6-7, in Cleveland, Miss.
The conference commenced
Monday, Oct. 6, at 8:30 a.m.
with a meet and mingle over
coffee and pastries. It concluded
Tuesday, Oct. 7, with the Circus
Electronica performance at the
Bologna Performing Arts Center.
Blues scholars held paper
sessions on topics in their fi eld of
study before audiences of other
blues scholars and enthusiasts.
These paper sessions covered
topics such as interpretation,
language and literature, and
diverse infl uences.
Over 20 speakers came from
as far away as Russia, Germany
and France, and as close to home
as New Orleans. Delta State’s
own Dr. Josh Armstrong, Barry
Bays, Dr. Bret Pimentel and
Dr. Erik Richards were listed as
presenters at the conference.
The conference’s keynote
speaker was Bob Santelli,
executive director of the
GRAMMY Museum. He
dedicated Delta State as a
GRAMMY affi liate.
Delta State students were
also involved in the conference.
Eight of them delivered
Lightning Talks: fi ve minute
presentations on a selected
blues topic appropriate for
scholars and general audiences
alike.
The conference included
live performances from
Blues Doctors, Chicken &
Dumpling, Phillip Carter, Alvin
Youngblood Hart, and others.
The International
Conference on the Blues
highlighted the value of the
blues in the Delta and its
connection to Delta State
and attracted international
attention to the university and
to Cleveland.
This event was made
possible by the Robert M.
Hearin Foundation and hosted
by Don Allan Mitchell and Dr.
Shelley Collins.