Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People / November 5, 2024 Logan Gerdes Vocal Recital November 8

Logan Gerdes will be performing his senior vocal recital in Eppley Auditorium, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Gerdes’ pieces were selected through various lessons with Shannon Salyards Burton, and he enjoys the opening piece of his recital in particular for the creative liberty he’s allowed at certain sections of the song. “I like how it...

Arts & Entertainment, News / October 24, 2024 CODA Awards Close with Homecoming Concert

By Gabriel Ruiz – This year’s CODA Award recognized Paul Adamson, Kathryn March, and bill russell during the Homecoming Concert on October 11, 2024. Hosted by Dean of Visual and Performing Arts Heath Weber, these individuals were celebrated for their achievements and impact within the arts field.  This marks the second year that the CODA...

Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People, News / October 20, 2024 Dr. Kati Meyer to return for Humanities Speaker Series

Dr. Kati Meyer, a former Morningside University professor and current visiting professor at the University of Iowa, will make her return on Oct. 29 to be the speaker of the Morningside Humanities Speaker Series. The event will be Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., inside the UPS Auditorium at the Lincoln Center. The lecture is...

Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People / October 9, 2024 Homecoming Candidate Anna Fuelberth to Present Recital November 9

By Gabriel Ruiz — Anna Fuelberth will present her recital, “Fragments of Femininity,” on November 9 at 3 p.m. This program reflects her passion for music and gender studies and explores how these themes intersect.  “Fragments of Femininity” will feature a selection of culturally diverse pieces across six different languages, spanning time periods from as...

Arts & Entertainment / October 4, 2024 Homecoming Concert and CODA Awards highlight Morningside and the arts

By Gabriel Ruiz-Morningside University’s annual Homecoming concert will be taking place Friday, October 11. It will showcase performances by the Morningside Choir, Wind Ensemble, and M Avenue Jazz, offering a rich selection of music that highlights the musical prowess and dedication of the university’s music department. The concert coincides with the CODA (Culmination of Outstanding and...

Arts & Entertainment, News / April 30, 2024 Kiosk 86 highlights end of the year

by Maren Ewertz–The Kiosk release is a highlight of the school year’s end. Every year since 1938, Morningside has released a short collection of fiction, nonfiction, and other forms of short stories in a book. From the years 1938 to 1952, the Kiosk was referred to as Manuscript. Then Manuscript became Perspectives from the years 1953-1970. Ever since 1971, we...

Arts & Entertainment / April 30, 2024 Fall in to Fallout

by Maren Ewertz–As someone who has watched people play the game Fallout. I was excited to see that there would be a new Fallout series based on the game streaming on Amazon.. Throughout the series, we are introduced to the characters in a clean and easy to understand way. For someone who doesn’t know much...

Arts & Entertainment / March 26, 2024 Film cameras have seen a resurgence of popularity

by Diego Teixeira Setton–It’s been more than 20 years since digital cameras took over as the go–to way to capture an image. Digital is faster, more practical, and less expensive, but recently, it seems that film photography has made somewhat of a comeback. Social media has undoubtedly helped film, as it exposed its unique charm...

Arts & Entertainment, News / March 26, 2024 Student art show winners named

by Diego Teixeira Setton–This past Wednesday, March 20, the reception for the Morningside Student Art Show was held in Eppley Art Gallery. The top-3 artworks of each category were ranked by two guest-judges present at the event; refreshments were also available to guests. The winners in each category were: Jordan Kwarcinski, who won first place in...

Arts & Entertainment, News / March 18, 2024 Morningside hosts student art show

by Diego Teixeira Setton–Morningside is hosting a student art show from February 26 to March 2. The exposition will be held in the Eppley Auditorium Art Gallery. It will be open from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays to all public for free. The exhibition features three different categories: studio art, photography and graphic design....

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Midsommar shines new light on horror
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Midsommar shines new light on horror

by Dylan Ferguson–Halloween is coming soon, which means it is primetime for horror films. Classics such as Friday the 13th, Halloween, and The Exorcist may come to mind. However, after viewing Ari Aster’s 2019 folk horror film “Midsommar”, there may be a new classic to add to that list. Midsommar tells the story of Dani…

Art in the Park returns with variety for the family
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Art in the Park returns with variety for the family

by Tracie Tuttle–On Saturday, September 14, members of the community attended Art in the Park, a fundraiser to keep Latham Park, where the event is held, maintained and looking just as beautiful as ever.   The event boasts a variety of things for patrons to do: from enjoying the live music, sampling the food from concessions,…

MTV’s Awkward is slightly believable
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MTV’s Awkward is slightly believable

by Mari Pizzini–High school can either be the time of your life, or four years of crazy misadventures. Many have even gone as far as to say that the high school years are the peak years. But have these people forgotten the crazy, uncomfortable, awkward times of high school? MTV’s mid-2010’s show, Awkward, goes about reminding…

An experimental Slipknot returns
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An experimental Slipknot returns

by Steven Cutler–On August 9, 2019, just a day before their emotional homecoming performance at the Iowa State Fair, one of metal music’s titans, Slipknot, released their sixth studio album, “We Are Not Your Kind.” The “Knot” hadn’t released an album since 2014’s “.5 The Grey Chapter,” a somber addition to their discography that honored…

Art Splash gives art opportunities in Siouxland
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Art Splash gives art opportunities in Siouxland

by Tracie Tuttle–A big crowd, amazing art, and much more were all part of the 26th annual Art Center’s Art Splash. The event takes place every year over the Labor Day weekend. Families are invited to immerse themselves in many different forms of art. As usual, Art Splash had something for everyone; from live musical…

Travis Scott’s Look Mom I Can Fly is mostly flat
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Travis Scott’s Look Mom I Can Fly is mostly flat

by Abby Koch–Travis Scott provides an inside look into his career and life in the new Netflix documentary, Look Mom I Can Fly. The film shows Scott writing and performing the Astroworld album and his development as an artist. Look Mom I Can Fly time jumps throughout the entire documentary, focusing on Scott’s process creating…

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