by Maggie Ganley–Morningside’s upcoming musical, Next to Normal, is thrusting topics into the limelight that most people would rather stay left in the dark. Next to Normal is a musical that follows the family of Diana Goodman, a bipolar, schizophrenic and manic depressive woman. This musical brings to life the impact that mental illness has…
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Mustangs blank BCU 56-0 (photos)
Morningside gave Briar Cliff a big dose of reality Saturday (9.22), blanking the Chargers 56-0. Both teams came into the game 3-0, but the second-ranked Mustangs ran up 535 yards of total offense in the one-sided contest. (More game story here)
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Two NAIA First Round wins (photos)
Both the men’s and women’s Mustang basketball teams won their first-round NAIA tournament games, Thursday, March 8. A men’s game story is HERE, and a women’s story is HERE. Both teams return to the court in round two Friday.
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Mustang men win GPAC tourney (photos)
Morningside bested Northwestern 80-76 to win the GPAC tournament and finish the season undefeated in Allee. The victory required the Mustangs to come back from an 11-point deficit in the final minutes. Read more here.
Arts & Entertainment
46th Annual Jazz Festival Recap
by Jesseca Ormond–Morningside College hosted 37 high school bands during the 46th annual Jazz festival in February. Jazz Director Russ Nagel, described the purpose of the festival as educational. “Our purpose is to provide a great educational experience in jazz through experienced judges, guest artists and clinicians,” Nagel said. During the festival bands played a competition set for the judges. The…
News
Change in Academic Advising
by Alyssa Nehring–On February’s All Campus Event Day, while the upperclassmen took advantage of the opportunity to sleep in, freshmen were up and at Eppley Auditorium by 10 a.m. The freshman class spent the morning transitioning into their academic departments and meeting their academic advisors. Traditionally, students would transition and meet with their department advisor…
