Despite some rowdy student objections, athletic programs at Delta State University do not use the student-chosen, sub-mascot, Fighting Okra. The Fighting Okra, the most vicious of all vegetables, was created by a band of students at DSU in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. While some on campus embrace the scary veggie, DSU Athletics does not. Our programs have always been, and will continue to be, the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen. If you have a problem with that, take it up with the vegetable in the corner with boxing gloves. He understands...