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Monday 15 September 2025

News / September 15, 2025 Best Outdoor Study Spots on Campus

By Maron Guimarães – When the weather is nice, sometimes the best classroom is the outdoor environment. Our campus has a lot of underrated spots perfect for getting work done while getting some fresh air and sunshine. One hidden gem is the rooftop by the Krone fountains. Not a lot of people go up there,...

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;...

Celebration of Writing

By Ashley Duncan– Writing a poem, a textbook, a novel, a research paper, or even a thesis paper, is something to be proud of. Writing is writing and Writing Day aims to celebrate it all. Writing Day started almost 35 years ago at Morningside as a new event to showcase everything that not only students…

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Morningside Making a Difference (MMAD)

By Ashley Duncan– Student groups run rampant across Morningside’s campus. There are roughly 40 groups that get involved with campus and aspects of life outside of campus. What makes each of these student groups unique, is that they all fundraise for a different cause. However, this year, student government has come up with a new…

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Transgender Awareness Week

By Emily Rotthaler– In light of the recent national transgender week, Morningside clubs ‘Gender Undone’ and ‘DOT’ hosted a series of events. From November 15 to 20, campus members were able to gain knowledge and show their support for the transgender community. The main goal of the clubs that week was to raise awareness for…

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Search for a new president

By Rena Ketelsen– Since President John Reynders’ announcement in the Spring of 2020 that he will retire, about 22 months have passed and the search for a new president is almost concluded. Reynders had originally planned to retire from his position as the president of Morningside University this summer, but due to the outbreak of…

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Christmas at Morningside

By Jadyn Steffen– Christmas at Morningside is coming up Thursday and Friday this week and every single one of the band and choir members have been practicing diligently to give the audience the absolute best experience. This year’s performance is expected to be different from any other Christmas at Morningside performance that we have ever…

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One Last Semester

By Kassidy Hart– As education seniors near the end of their last full semester of classes, nerves are high, and they are anxious to finish up their checklist before graduation. “For the education program, I have almost all of the classes completed. I also am scheduled to take the Praxis II Pedagogy and Content Tests….