Campus Life, Culture, Features, Photo / March 24, 2026 Building History: Charles City Hall

By Gabriel Ruiz — The story of the building known now as Charles City begins, as all timeless classics do, with a real estate scheme. The building’s development was spearheaded and funded by Edwin C. Peters (1836–1917), a Pennsylvania attorney and Civil War marshal who made his first arrival to Sioux City in 1870. Peters...

Features, News, Sports / February 27, 2024 ‘Together we fight’

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Senior basketball player Lauren Hedlund has had to go up against more than her opponents lately. Hedlund’s mother was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. She is currently undergoing treatment at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha.  On February 14, the team faced off against Dakota Wesleyan in Allee Gym. The young women...

Features, Morningside People, Sports / October 8, 2023 Zach Norton Reaches 5th Place in Mustang Football History with 3,025 yards

by Alexis Spier – The Mustangs dominated the Concordia Bulldogs beating them 62-6 in their homecoming game. They maintain their winning streak and now have a record of 6-0. Morningside captured the momentum quickly when Landry Phipps returned two back to back fumbles. He converted one fumble for a touchdown, and the other led to...

Features, Food and Drink / December 17, 2022 Cooking Up Feel-Good TV

by Emily Rothhaler–“On your marks.” “Get set!” “BAAAAKE!” These are the three commands that Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas exclaim at the start of each challenge in the Great British Baking Show. The competitors waste no time pulling out their recipes, aware that they only have limited time to complete their ambitious baking projects. As...

Features, Sports / December 10, 2022 Americans and the World Cup

by Rena Ketelsen–Stadiums with roaring crowds, mostly dressed in two different colors, are not uncommon in most countries. In the US, sports like American football, basketball, or baseball frequently attract such crowds. In many other countries, however, there is one sport that can have thousands or even millions of people forget everything for two hours...

Features / December 3, 2022 The question of home

by Emily Rotthaler – The question “Where is home?” is a supposedly straightforward one. The most basic definition of home is the place where one lives permanently. In more detail, people may think of the place they grew up or the location where they spent the majority of their lives. Others might consider their home...

Features / November 22, 2022 MAC: Breaking the cycle of student stress

by Emily Rotthaler–Sitting at a table in the student government office on a random Thursday morning, I find myself attempting to paint a flame on a tote bag while listening to the newest Top 40 songs on the radio. The acrylic paint is all over my fingers and it has made it hard to continue...

Features / November 22, 2022 Stress, anxiety and college life

by Rena Ketelsen–Imagine a dark, quiet room. Loud train horns disrupt the silence every once in a while, despite their great distance from that room. It’s late and most people are asleep, but not all of them. Some are lying in bed, wide awake, trying their best to sleep but to no avail. Racing thoughts...

Features / November 8, 2022 Internationals’ perspectives on elections

by Rena Ketelsen–Have you ever wondered what elections in other countries are like? As the 2022 midterm election is underway in the US and Americans are being encouraged to vote, another group of people who reside in the country can’t do much more than watch. Here, at Morningside, that group mostly consists of international students...

Features / November 8, 2022 Grill Masters fire up new club

by Ben Steffens–A new club has arrived on Morningside University’s campus. “Grill Masters” is a place for food lovers and grilling enthusiasts to hone their cooking skills. The club is student–led with Tom Moss at the helm. Moss is a sophomore and highly involved on campus with various groups and activities. Moss said the idea...

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Environmental Sustainability on Campus

By Emily Domayer– If you believe that environmental issues are important, there are two people on campus to get to know. Patrick Blaine, associate professor of Spanish, holds two positions that relate to environmental sustainability. He is the Director of Sustainability for Morningside College.  This committee consists of about 15 members of staff, faculty and students….

Morningside Anime Division looks to share fandom with campus
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Morningside Anime Division looks to share fandom with campus

By Claire DeRoin–Remember last year when a group of students made a chalk circle around the M complete with symbols and what seemed like hieroglyphics? That was a promotional stunt by a student group. The responsible party? The Morningside Anime Division. “All of the symbols were from different anime and video games, both new and…

Retirement Series: Shufro ready for next chapter
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Retirement Series: Shufro ready for next chapter

by Claire DeRoin— “The word ‘retirement’ isn’t in my vocabulary,” Joe Shufro, assistant professor of music, said. Two music stands stand back to back in the middle of Prof. Shufro’s office. A piece called “Chanson Triste” is open on one of them. A grand piano sits in one corner of the room and a choir…

Donate Your Meal to Children
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Donate Your Meal to Children

By Brittany Conolly–The Children’s Museum of Siouxland is giving coupons for anyone who is interested in donating to their cause . The coupon allows for 20% of your total dining bill to be given to the museum. This coupon opportunity expires March 11, 2013, and is only valid at the Perkins at 510 Gordon Drive….

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Retiring: Sensenig looks toward a new chapter

By Emily Domayer–It is a Friday afternoon, at precisely 2:10 p.m. Larry Sensenig answers a student’s question about Premack’s Principle. “I call it “Grandma’s rule: If you eat your broccoli, you get dessert. A subject is motivated to do something in order to get what they want. How does this relate to what your rats…

Soup is good food!
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Soup is good food!

By Jescy Rodriguez–Would you like a cup of Zuppa Toscana or chicken and dumpling soup?” asked a friendly face serving soup into small Styrofoam cups for a nominal fee. That friendly face belonged to the president of Morningside College’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, Danielle Dahlkotter. Sigma Tau Delta means a lot to Dani. Since…

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