News / December 4, 2024 Morningside’s Stangsgiving Event Draws Praise

By Gabriel Ruiz – Stangsgiving is Morningside University’s annual event where students, staff, and faculty join for a Thanksgiving meal. It provides the campus at large with an opportunity to come together and share a meal as well as look back on the year as we move forward into the holiday season.  Students were eager...

News / November 25, 2024 Be More Chill Cast Announced!

Y’all keep your chill. The cast list for Morningside’s production of Be More Chill has been announced. Directed by Taylor Clemens with music direction by Shannon Salyards Burton, Be More Chill follows an anxious social outcast, Jeremy Heere (Ben Feeken), as he attempts to navigate the pressures of high school social life alongside his laid...

News / November 4, 2024 Struck gets 100th win

by Mia Wenzel–The men’s tennis team won 6-1 over Mount Marty Oct. 16, giving Coach Alex Struck his 100th win. The men’s fall season ended undefeated 3-0. The women’s tennis team added another win, making the fall season an undefeated 4-0. The Mustangs won against Mount Marty by a score of 5-2.  “I’m humbled and...

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...

News / October 11, 2024 Homecoming events continue through the weekend

Morningside’s homecoming festivities continue through Sunday. Friday night (Oct. 11) the Morningside University School of Visual and Performing Arts will feature performances by The Morningside Choir, Morningside Wind Ensemble, and M Avenue Jazz beginning at 7 pm. The program will also recognize CODA Award recipients Paul Adamson, Dr. Kathryn March, and bill russell. A short...

News / October 9, 2024 Caf and Bucks Renovations: What Happened?

By Diego Setton — Saturday, October 5, the remaining new furniture at Morningside’s Cafeteria (or caf), was installed, marking the end of the first phase of the planned renovation project.  Earlier this year, it was announced to students and faculty alike that Morningside had renewed its contract with Sodexo, and that the Wikert Dining Hall...

News, Sports / October 7, 2024 Mustangs secure dominant win on the road.

              After allowing an early touchdown, Morningside (No.12) went on to score 45 unanswered points to secure a 4-1 overall record 4-0 record in the conference going into a bye week.               The 45-6 win last Saturday was the 4th straight win. The Mustangs will now wait until October 12 to face the Hastings, who...

News, Opinion / October 4, 2024 Siouxland Proud, Mside…Unamused

By Maren Ewertz & Dreya Roberts – It’s not every day a private school offers full-tuition to 100 new students.  Morningside prides themselves on their strong community connections and support within the Siouxland area. Siouxland Proud, Mside Bound, is a new initiative that offers full-tuition aid packages made up of federal, state, and Morningside grants...

News / October 4, 2024 KMSC hosts this year’s first “Community Connections” event.

By Dreya Roberts – Friday, September 27th, was KMSC’s first Community Connections of the year. We loved getting to know the organizations and interviewees that came to talk to us and learn more about what they do for the Siouxland community.     Community Connections is an annual event hosted by KMSC, traditionally held in the...

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Morningside’s ESL Endorsement
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Morningside’s ESL Endorsement

By Jadyn Steffen– One of the many benefits of studying at Morningside University includes the wide variety of majors and academic programs offered. For education majors, one great program offered is called the English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement.  The ESL endorsement allows college students to earn their teaching degree and gain experience towards…

The Prophecy Pug
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The Prophecy Pug

By: Ashley Duncan It is typical for most people to look at their horoscopes to determine what kind of day they will be having, but that has changed. There is a new horoscope told by a 13-year-old pug named Noodle.  Each morning Noodle and his owner, Jonathan Graziano, will play a game called “bones or…

Connecting to Winners
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Connecting to Winners

By: Ashley Duncan Everybody is a winner according to Ray Cole in his book Hangin’ with Winners: A Lifetime of Connections, Anecdotes, and Lessons Learned. Ray Cole was invited to Morningside as a guest speaker to talk about his new book, which is all about connections. Cole said he started the book because he decided…

Women’s Leadership Program Des Moines Trip 2021
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Women’s Leadership Program Des Moines Trip 2021

By: Morgan Roberts The current group for the Connie Wimer Women’s Leadership program were able to visit Des Moines and physically meet with Connie, a successful business woman in the publishing department, alongside her dear friend and the Head of Economic Development of Iowa, Debi Durham.  This is a two-year program where the first year…

The Joys of Morningside
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The Joys of Morningside

By: Ashley Duncan Students choose to attend Morningside for a multitude of reasons. Some come for the small size of campus, the wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses offered, or even the friendly atmosphere. There’s even perks to living on campus because it is like a small community. Living in the dorms on campus…

Student Jobs on Campus
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Student Jobs on Campus

By: Ashley Duncan As a fulltime college student, it can sometimes be hard to find jobs outside of everything going on. A solution that Morningside offers for some students is a chance to do jobs on campus.  Most colleges and universities do offer work study jobs, but Morningside finds it quite important. Madison Wright, the…

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