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Monday 15 September 2025

News, Sports / September 15, 2025 Getting Ready to Race: Inside on the Mustangs’ Prep for the Season Opener

By Lynx Gregoire – The Mustangs are gearing up for their season debut at the Augustana Twilight meet. The excitement surrounding the program is palpable. After four years as a part-time coach, this marks Coach Eilers first full season coaching full-time—a transition he says has made all the difference. “It’s been good to finally have...

News, Sports / September 8, 2025 Women’s Soccer Wins Season Opener

By – Keyara Harmon On August 27, Morningside women’s soccer team started the season in style, with a commanding 4-0 victory against SMSU, setting the tone for what looks to be a promising year. Junior Emma Feigl said the win not only boosted the team’s confidence but also brought them closer together. Junior Lilou Dominguez...

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Mustang Football – Stay ahead

By Lynx Gregoire – The Mustang’s goal going into this upcoming football game/season is to stay ahead. Last season, the Stangs went 12-2, having lost their first game to Benedictine College and a playoff game right before the National Championship. In between, they went on a 12 game win streak, showcasing their skills and talents....

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Mustangs Ranked No. 3 in NAIA Preseason Poll

By Diego Ocando – The Morningside University football team will begin the 2025 season ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Football Preseason Poll, solidifying its place among the nation’s elite programs. The Mustangs earned 384 points in the coaches’ poll, finishing as the highest-ranked team from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Grand View, the...

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Women’s Soccer Team Ready for Season Opener

Women’s Soccer Team Ready for Season Opener Keyera Harmon – The women’s soccer team kicked off their season August 27, and the players are excited and ready to finally get into game action. Before the opener, players Kyla Severson and Fran Telford provided some insight about how preseason has been and how they’re feeling heading...

News, Sports / August 27, 2025 The Ultras are back!

By Maron Guimarães. – The Ultras are back for another exciting season of school culture and support! Founded in 2022, the Ultras started as a passionate group of students dedicated to boosting our Morningside athletes and creating an atmosphere that makes a difference in every game. With over 250 followers on Instagram and countless moments...

News / August 26, 2025 Morningside Welcomes Record-Breaking Freshman Class

By Mia Wenzel – Morningside University officially kicked off the 2025–2026 academic year by welcoming its largest freshman class in school history. The campus has been buzzing with excitement as students arrived for move-in day, jumped into orientation activities, and settled into their first week of classes. With such a large group of newcomers, campus...

News / April 7, 2025 Explore the World With Morningside

By Katie Miller – Are you interested in traveling abroad? Morningside is offering two unique trips in 2026 that will explore diverse cultures. Both trips will provide students with the opportunity to experience new places and people while engaging in hands-on learning. One of the trips is Cuisine of Spain and Portugal , which will...

Morningside People, News / March 31, 2025 Morningside Celebrates Women of Excellence

By Jaden Carney – On Friday, March 28, 2025, four members of the Morningside University community attended the 40th anniversary of the Siouxland Women’s Aware, Women of Excellence. The Mustangs in attendance were Dr. Leslie Werden, Chair of the Humanities Department; Melissa Nelson, Externship and Internship Coordinator for the Applied Ag and Food Studies Program;...

Morningside People, News / March 25, 2025 How Music Forms the Movie Experience

By Katie Miller – Morningside will host “Experiencing Music in Film” as part of its ongoing Humanities Speaker Series. This discussion will explore the relationship between music and film and how it is used to influence cinematic experiences. This event will take place today, March 25, at 7 p.m. in Weikert Auditorium and will be...

KMSC to host Vinylthon

by Payton MIller–KMSC is set to play 12 hours of Vinyl music this Saturday, April 23. The student DJs at KMSC radio station have signed on to play 12 straight hours of vinyl music on the station this Saturday. Stations that complete the full 12 hours will receive a gold vinyl slipmat in celebration of…

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2022 ODK Honors Convo Award Recipients

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS:Applied Ag and Food Studies* Outstanding Senior in Applied Agriculture & Food Studies: Megan Drey* Outstanding Senior in Agricultural Education Teaching: Tyler Wingert* Outstanding Senior in Agribusiness: Gage Dewsbury* Outstanding Senior in Agronomy: Tyler Vavrina Art* Outstanding Freshman: Gracyn Van Den Hul* Outstanding Sophomore: Lauren Hedlund* Outstanding Junior: Megan Kyhl* Marion Shapiro: Rachel Steinkamp*…

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Student Government hosts first staff appreciation lunch

by Caleb Lubbers–Around sixty Morningside University’s professional staff team members enjoyed a free catered lunch Thursday afternoon on the main floor of Buhler Rohlfs Hall, courtesy of the Morningside Student Government. This was the first-ever Staff Appreciation Lunch, sponsored by the Morningside Student Government. Members of the professional staff team were treated to food from…

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The Return of the Library Book Lovers’ Book Sale

by Chloe Krommendyk- After a long break due to COVID-19, the Friends of the Library Book Lovers’ Book Sale is returning. Because they haven’t had a sale for a couple of years there are thousands more books than usual. Hardcovers go for $4, paperbacks for $2, and children’s picture books for $1. After expenses, this…

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KMSC celebrates its 44th

by Payton Miller–KMSC notched its 44th birthday this year, and is making plans to celebrate number 45 next April. Originally located on the top floor of Lewis hall, KMSC radio went live in April of 1978 as a top-40 music format. From there it made its move from Lewis to the basement of the Olsen…

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Student Government hopes to build off survey

by Chloe Krommendyk–Recently the Morningside student government sent out a survey regarding diversity to all the students here at Morningside. This survey was part of the new student government initiative that the diversity subcommittee came up with to gauge students’ thoughts on topics regarding diversity on campus. The survey helped determine what has been effective…