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Sioux City – Suud remembers the very first time when he came to the US in January 2017, to visit Morningside and some other Colleges. When he landed in Minnesota his friend, who goes to Morningside, was supposed to pick him up but none of them knew that it will take an entire 5 hours until he was finally able to leave the airport. “As soon as they saw on my passport that I was born in Baghdad, Iraq, I realized that they might pull me out”, Suud remembers. He was asked to wait in a room full of other foreign looking people. After he waited there for almost an hour, he was taken into an interrogation room by an officer. Suud said, “He asked me about my origin and what I’m doing here in the US. He also wanted exact names and phone numbers of the people I was staying with”. After many more hours, he was finally let go and that is how his life in the US started.

A couple of years later, Suud is now a senior at MC and plans on graduating in the spring of 2020. He will be able to finish his math degree in only 3.5 years at Morningside. Prior to Mside Suud went to a university in his hometown, Stuttgart, Germany.

“Basketball”, was the one and only answer Suud had when I asked him why he chose to study in the US. Suud who started playing basketball at the age of 10 also had a simple reason why he chose to play basketball in his youth, “I basically sucked at soccer, which most of my friends played”, Suud said with a smirk on his face. 

His athletic career did not go like he wished at Morningside. The ability level and the athleticism of the players is much better than what he was used to in Germany, Suud admitted. Never really getting a chance at varsity over his first 3 seasons led, to him quitting basketball and fully focusing on his final 2 semesters at Mside.

“The friendships you build and connections you make are so special and you won’t find this feeling of such a familiar environment anywhere else”, Suud answered about what he enjoyed the most at Morningside. He also added, “Being so close to all the profs, definitely helps…”.

The time in the United States was full of ups and downs for Usa Suud but regardless of that he still wants to continue his academics here and not go back to Germany. Suud said, “I have some universities in mind for grad school and hopefully I find a good fit for me… some place warmer than Morningside would be great.”, and started laughing. 

Suud is an exceptional student at Morningside and in the math department. He is the only math student who was picked to give tutoring lessons in the library and also had important internships that will play an important role in getting accepted to a prestigious grad school.

Except for his passion for basketball, he also enjoys travelling with his girlfriend and his friends. “The states are just such a good place to travel, because you’ve got everything here. Mountains, the sea and great landscapes”, Suud said. His last trip to Denver, CO was definitely a tough one, because his car engine broke halfway through the trip and he forgot his wallet. “He was so grumpy throughout the weekend, not even the NBA game we watched cheered him up.”, Suud’s girlfriend, Alyssa mentioned. Suud himself just smiled and looked away when she said that.

His friends describe Suud as very calm, friendly and calculated in his actions. “He thinks a lot. But that keeps him away from making stupid decisions…”, Alyssa said. Tobi Sadler, a close friend of Suud’s also added, “Usa is always there for you no matter if you need a ride somewhere help with homework or just a firend to talk”. Sadler, who is a sophomore at Morningside, describes Usa as really good friend and a problem solver. “He’s calm at all times and focuses on how he can fix problems instead of complaining about them”, Sadler said. 

It looks like Suud found the perfect niche for himself with math. His calm and patient personality are really helpful as friend and math major. 

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Mega City, 12-5-19 – This morning at 9:53 am an explosion happened at the MCM. The cause is unclear yet.

According to the police report of the MCPD, less than 100 had injuries and 2 people died so far. The initial damage to the mall is also not clear yet, said Cap. Ross Fuglsang from the MCPD.

Fuglsang added, “We’re working close with the mall management in order to assure thoroughness and timeliness… our police forces are still clearing the building in order to investigate further”.

Homeland security has also been informed by the police department. The MCPD will work with a special team of investigators as well, the police report released.

Parent Sam Storey, who was in the middle of the food court when the explosion happened, is still missing his 12-year-old daughter, Kiki.

The Mall tweeted just minutes after the explosion:

Our sympathy goes out to all the families impacted by todays’s events. we will work closely with authorities to find the answers and insure that MCM remains a safe place for our costumers and associates.

The Police will have another press conference this afternoon at 2 pm, Cap. Fuglsang announced.

Sioux City – Suud remembers the very first time when he came to the US in January 2017, to visit Morningside and some other Colleges. When he landed in Minnesota his friend, who goes to Morningside, was supposed to pick him up but none of them knew that it will take an entire 5 hours until he was finally able to leave the airport. “As soon as they saw on my passport that I was born in Baghdad, Iraq, I realized that they might pull me out”, Suud remembers. He was asked to wait in a room full of other foreign looking people. After he waited there for almost an hour, he was taken into an interrogation room by an officer. Suud said, “He asked me about my origin and what I’m doing here in the US. He also wanted exact names and phone numbers of the people I was staying with”. After many more hours, he was finally let go and that is how his life in the US started.

A couple of years later, Suud is now a senior at MC and plans on graduating in the spring of 2020. He will be able to finish his math degree in only 3.5 years at Morningside. Prior to Mside Suud went to a university in his hometown, Stuttgart, Germany.

“Basketball.”, was the one and only answer Suud had when I asked him why he chose to study in the US. Suud who started playing basketball at the age of 10 also had a simple reason why he chose to play basketball in his youth, “I basically sucked at soccer, which most of my friends played”, Suud said with a smirk on his face. 

His athletic career did not go like he wished at Morningside. The ability level and the athleticism of the players is much better than what he was used to in Germany, Suud admitted. Never really getting a chance at varsity over his first 3 seasons led to him quitting basketball and fully focusing on his final 2 semesters at Mside.

“The friendships you build and connections you make are so special and you won’t find this feeling of such a familiar environment anywhere else”, Suud answered about what he enjoyed the most at Morningside. He also added, “Being so close to all the profs, definitely helps…”.

The time in the united states was full of ups and downs for Usa Suud but regardless of that he still wants to continue his academics here and not go back to Germany. Suud said, “I have some universities in mind for grad school and hopefully I find a good fit for me… some place warmer than Morningside would be great.”, and started laughing. 

Suud is an exceptional student at Morningside and in the math department. He is the only math student who was picked to give tutoring lessons in the library and also had important internships that will play an important role in getting accepted to a prestigious grad school.

Except for his passion for basketball, he also enjoys travelling with his girlfriend and his friends. “The states are just such a good place to travel, because you’ve got everything here. Mountains, the sea and great landscapes”, Suud said. His last trip to Denver, CO was definitely a tough one, because his car engine broke halfway through the trip and he forgot his wallet. “He was so grumpy throughout the weekend, not even the NBA game we watched cheered him up.”, Suud’s girlfriend, Alyssa mentioned. Suud himself just smiled and looked away when she said that.

Regarding all the ups and downs he went through during his time in the US, he definitely made his experience a special one.

Yesterday morning 7 am , Homer the oldest polar bear of the zoo was found dead in his pool.

Senior staff veterinarian, Shanda Lear said, “The Zoo will perform a necropsy to try to determine the cause of death…”.

Two other animals died this Month in the Zoo, one of them being a 10-year-old bobcat and giraffe that accidentally broke his neck. The director Chris P. Bacon confirmed that all deaths were unrelated.

The two other polar bears were removed from the exhibit and are being monitored by the staff.

Getting stopped by the police at every flight you attend in US sounds like a lot of fun doesn’t it. That is what Use has to deal with, since the beginning of his collegiate career. Being born in Baghdad, Iran is definitely not a benefit if you fly to the United States; especially after the happenings of 9/11. Usa remembers the first time, he was stopped by the security at the airport. it was his first time coming to the US for his first semester at Morningside College. He was held for 8 hours and bombarded with question about his origin and what he was doing in the US. After almost 3 years of studying here Usa says that it became a routine for him to get stopped at every single flight.

She was blonde and had green, hazel eyes . She was around 5’6 and she looked athletic. She was wearing black pants and grey running shoes. Her coat was black and she was wearing a dark green beanie. The backpack she wore, was blue and had flowers on it. Her voice is high but not overly high for a woman.

We talked about that we couldn’t go to our classes together, because I needed to go to my room to grab something. She looked like she was disappointed.

Welcome to the MCTV news! We start today of with a local issue that erupted controversy.

 A Northeastern Iowa man has been sentenced to seven days in jail.

Forty-two-year-old Jason O’Neil Johnson was found guilty for torturing a family dog. In May 2019, he was seen holding down the dog named daisy and beating her with a belt and closed fists.

Johnson’s son recorded the beating and made his children watch the video.

At court, all he was sentenced to thirty days but all but seven of those got suspended. 

Amou Mumm, Morningside Student and dog owner says, “That’s just unbelievable. I think the sentence should be higher and he should visit a mental institution, so this won’t happen again. It just looks like he got away with it easily”

Now we heading off to good news for the US women’s national team.

Alex Morgan plans on playing in the 2020 Olympics.

Morgan is expecting her first child in April and Tokyo games start just 3 months later. 

She had a tremendous impact on the US women’s national team in the recent years by scoring over a hundred goals during her career.

“It’s my goal to play there… It’s clearly a short window but if I’m able to, I want to be there representing my country”, Morgan said.

Morningside college women’s soccer player Kenzie Homan said, “It would be great see Alex Morgan at the Olympics but I’m not sure if she’ll be at her full potential only three months after pregnancy”.

Morningside’s sports team were in action too, this week.

Morningside football continues winning streak

The Mustangs won their ninth game of the season with a 52-7 victory over Concordia University on November 9^th. 

The number one team in the N-A-I-A had a slow start in the first quarter, with two turnovers but picked it up during second one with three Touchdowns by AP Ponder.

On the defensive side Niklas Gustav played a huge role. He had two sacks and three tackles for losses in the Mustang’s success.

Considering the win against Concordia University Gustav said, that the game was obviously very important for the team. The upcoming game against number 5 in the nation Northwestern is going to be a defining game. Gustav added that Northwestern is very strong but he expects a lot of support from the fans who traditionally show up in big numbers against northwestern.

The Morningside football team is concluding their regular season on Saturday November 16^th.This was the MCTV with the news. Have a good night.

A hole in one. That’s the goal of every golf player. When Sam Storey hit his first and only hole in one back in 2012 when he was playing with his grandpa in France, he threw his club up in the air and ran towards hole, his grandpa could not keep up.

“Pure pandemonium, pure joy… I want crazy on such a peaceful and quite place like the golf course”, Storey remembers

Storey is a sophomore at Morningside College. He came to Sioux City from London, England hoping to major in general business. After his anticipated college degree, Storey plans to work his way up as a leading person in a company.

Being able to combine his passion for sports with a college education, is what interested him in the US. The Golf coach and the academic reputation of the school were major reasons why he joined Morningside College.

In his Freshmen year, Storey was part of the first MC Men’s Golf team that made it to nationals.

Other than that, he led the team with the lowest scoring average and played an important role during their successful 2019 run.

He started off his sophomore season even better. About three months into season the men’s golf team is ranked first in GPAC and Storey is individually ranked first as well in conference and 37th in the nation

Sam Storey enjoys soccer a lot and is a supporter of his hometown club, Chelsea FC.

Alex Morgan plans on playing in the 2020 Olympics.

Morgan is expecting her first child in April and Tokyo games start just 3 months later. 

She had a tremendous impact on the US women’s national team in the recent years by scoring over a hundred goals during her career.

“It’s my goal to play there… It’s clearly a short window but if I’m able to, I want to be there representing my country”, Morgan said.

Morningside college women’s soccer player Kenzie Homan said, “It would be great see Alex Morgan at the Olympics but I’m not sure if she’ll be at her full potential only three months after pregnancy”.

Northeastern Iowa man has been sentenced to 7 days in jail.

42-year-old Jason O’Neil Johnson was found guilty for torturing a family dog. In May 2019, he was seen holding down the dog named daisy and beating her with a belt and closed fists.

Johnson’s son recorded the beating and made his children watch the video.

At court, all he was sentenced to thirty days but all but seven of those got suspended. 

Amou Mumm, Morningside Student and dog owner says, “That’s just unbelievable. I think the sentence should be higher and he should visit a mental institution, so this won’t happen again. It just looks like he got away with it easily”

McDonalds CEO fired after affair with employee.

Stephen Easterbrook received an exit package of around $42 million for getting laid off. 

He violated the company policy by having a relationship with an employee.

The amount he received, brought up new discussions about the payment gap between workers. Cornell law school professor said, “Wow, he is walking away with a lot of money… 1% gets a lot more money than the rest of the workers in this economy.”

With the introduction of the “Fair Pay to Play Act” in 2023, the NCAA will not be same. All college athletes in the NCAA divisions will be paid for the use of their likeliness. Jersey and ticket sales but also commercials will be opportunities for the athletes to earn some money during their college career.

This topic splits the college athletics community, with many supporters but also people who think that this might be the beginning of the end of the NCAA.

Tom Maxon, head coach of the Morningside College soccer teams, has a more critical view on the “Fair Pay to Play Act”. Maxon said “The idea makes sense; many players are struggling financially during college and after but it will be really unbalanced’. Maxon fears that the act could affect a few amount players positively but the majority will not be seeing the big money. 

Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of Duke University, is one of those impactful supporters. Coach K talked positive about “Act 206” at the ACC conference media day, saying “We need to stay current”. Even though Duke will not be affected by the act until the state of North Carolina signs the act, too, Coach K has the opinion that this will make more athletes want to play college sports. “…we have not always responded to the needs and right of our players swiftly and frankly…” Krzyzewski added in his statement.

Morningside senior and former basketball player, Usa Suud, sees a progress with the agreement of the act. “it is a step into the right direction, especially for athletes who are capable of making it into the pro leagues, but get injured during college. in the past those athletes were left with nothing… Hopefully other states will follow the example soon”

Women’s soccer player and Sophomore at MC, Kenzie Homan, has a skeptical view on the execution of the act. “I understand the step they are trying to take but it would be fair to have equal salaries between both genders… Men might generate more attention but female athletes put in just as much work”.” Women could be the losers of this act”, Homan added and this opinion is wide spread in the community.

The entire NCAA is about to sign “Fair pay to play Act” and it is supposed to take action in 2021.

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