Editorials

Friday 26 April 2024

Editorials / December 6, 2022 World Population

by Josie Dike–The United Nations News (news.un.org), predicted the world population hit 8 billion in November. Although the human population has grown rapidly; nearly 12 years have passed since it hit 7 billion. The growth rate has slowed down rapidly and it is possible that in the next few decades Earth’s population could begin to...

Editorials / December 18, 2021 Credible Sources and the Media

By Emily Rotthaler– As a high school or college student there are some topics that teachers go over so often that you begin to know them by heart. One such topic is how to find a credible source and how to detect and avoid misinformation. I would argue that every Morningside student has at least...

Editorials / May 11, 2021 Why Not a ‘Dead Week’?

by Morgan Roberts–Moving during finals is potentially one of the most stressful things students experience their final semester of the year. Classes are assigning end–of–the–year projects, exams, and papers, meaning students already have a full plate with studies. Unfortunately, Morningside does not provide ample time for students to focus solely on exams before leaving for...

Editorials / May 11, 2021 Masks Encouraged=Masks Required

by Morgan Roberts–Working in a service–oriented environment means dealing with the public face to face. With COVID still being a health risk, masks are an obvious necessity with in–person meetings. What is wild is that people still refuse to wear masks over a year into the pandemic! I work in a cafe where we have...

Editorials, Morningside People / April 29, 2021 A Professor’s Advice to a Graduating Senior

by Abby Koch-As the year is winding down, final projects are being turned in and the last events of the year at Morningside College act as benchmarks before finals. It is now a countdown until the Class of 2021 walks across the stage to collect their degree at graduation. Graduating seniors eagerly look at their...

Editorials / April 26, 2021 Chiropractor addresses runner’s IT Band pain

by Morgan Roberts–Being a student athlete includes interacting with athletic trainers on campus. Everyone has different experiences, but I thought I would share my story as to why I will never step foot in the trainers office again. Being a distance runner and hurdler, I have a lot of hip and knee problems. The main...

Editorials / April 23, 2021 Be aware of your surroundings when you jog

by Morgan Roberts–For women, running can be one of the most dangerous activities no matter the circumstance. Running itself is a way to get physically healthier and even help mental health — when they aren’t being catcalled or followed by random strangers. Being part of the Morningside cross country and track team includes going off...

Editorials / April 23, 2021 Separate art from the artist

by Ashley Duncan–Famous artists that everybody knows and loves. Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh, and Jackson Pollock. Their artwork was amazing and sold for millions because they were such inspirations, as everybody believes. However, Pablo Picasso tortured his models before he painted them. He would make them cry,...

Editorials / May 9, 2020 A senior’s COVID-19 timeline (video)

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Editorials, Features / May 4, 2020 Coping With a Pandemic (video)

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StuGov Report: Get Involved

By Ashleigh Starr, Student Advocate– Morningside College Student Government Executives: President Kelci Teut, Vice-President Katie Schiltz, Treasurer Brendan Pinto, Secretary Jed McCoy, and Student Advocate Ashleigh Starr. Student Gov’t started the school year off with a great success ranging from the activities fairs to campus-wide elections. Student Government received a lot of valuable input from a variety of students on campus…

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Mingling with ‘cheeseheads’

By Paige Potter– It had been a month since the Green Bay Packers hosted a home game. The last weekend in October took care of that though. The Packers took on the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 28, which had to have been one of the coldest days in October this year. My family and I…

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Doris Kearns Goodwin’s tools of mesmerization

By Gustav Hollnagel– If you weren’t there for the Waitt Lecture tonight you missed out. Doris Kearns Goodwin laid out a phenomenal display of historical presidencies and their relationship and practicability to modern political contexts. Particularly when we are experiencing such a seemingly contentious and aggravating debate, it might be helpful to take some time…

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Morningside students are slobs

By Claire DeRoin– “Why are you all dressed up?” I hate being asked that question, especially when I’m wearing jeans and a blouse. That isn’t dressed up. That’s having actual casual clothes on. If it weren’t for the majority of students wearing sweatpants and ratty gym clothes to class, it wouldn’t be such a shock…

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My turn to give back

By Paige Potter–Over 700 Morningside students packed Eppley Auditorium as the annual “Into the Streets” took place Wednesday, October 3. Fifty-one groups helped as they went out into the Siouxland community to volunteer for the morning. This was my second year volunteering with Into he Streets and I love the opportunity to give back to…

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Going ‘Into the Streets’ of Sioux City

By Gustav Hollnagel—Today was my third time of participating in the annual community service event “Into the Streets”. Before I get into any details about today’s community service I’d like to say that I feel special to be part of this institution that allows us all to give a helping hand to the community. A…