The Collegian Reporter – Page 118

News / October 28, 2026 Cover Crops Give Morningside Students Hands-On Learning Experience

By Tayden Van Pelt – Morningside University students are putting classroom lessons into practice this fall through a cover crop project in the Cargill Outdoor Classroom. The Agricultural Precision class is partnering with the Plant Science class to establish cover crops in designated test plots. Student groups are responsible for making management decisions for their...

News / October 27, 2026 Young Mustangs Spark Second-Half Comeback in Season-Opening Win Over Culver-Stockton

By Doreen Mshana – Head Coach Jamie Sale tipped off his 26th season at the helm of Morningside Women’s Basketball with a fresh look on the court. Featuring a youthful roster where seven of the top ten players are freshmen and sophomores, the Mustangs entered the season embraced by underdog expectations, picked seventh in the...

News / October 21, 2026 Morningside University Builds High Tunnel to Expand Hands-On Learning

By Tayden VanPelt – A new outdoor classroom structure aims to extend the growing season, increase food production, and strengthen community connections. Morningside University’s Applied Agriculture and Food Studies Department is constructing a new high tunnel in its outdoor classroom to expand hands-on learning opportunities and increase food production for campus and surrounding communities. Construction...

News / October 6, 2026 My Very Own Taste of Morningside

By Carter Gill – As the Morningside Mustangs faced the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers at the Homecoming football game this weekend, Morningside’s annual Taste of Morningside event kicked off with a selection of local Sioux City food and drink vendors. Vendors included: Sippin’ 712, Kai Thai, Morningside Beef, Blue Tequila on the Go, 2 Fire Smash...

News / September 30, 2026 ODK’s Into the Streets

By Doreen Mshana – Morningside University students recently took part in an exciting event called “Into the Streets,” sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), in Sioux City. This event aimed to help the community and encourage students to get involved. Through Into the Streets, students gain a deeper understanding of their local community and recognize...

News / September 30, 2026 Sports Management Class Aims to Level the Playing Field Through Experiential Learning

By Cameron Hamilton – In Katy Burford’s sports management class, the students are looking to improve and manipulate the game-changing factor of fan engagement and support. The class does this in cooperation with Morningside’s Pack the Stands events, held at specific home games for different sports throughout the year. Sports management is a relatively new...

News / September 30, 2026 Live-Posting Past Events, As If It Were Today

By RyAnne Steffen –If today’s social media were around for major events from the past, how would it appear? Would we be updated every hour, every minute, every second? Thanks to the X account @25YearsAgoLive (2001Live), we can now make an estimate of how those situations may have been handled. 2001Live, curated by Manny Marotta,...

Sports

Mustangs fall to Midland Warriors (photos)

photos by Abby Koch– Morningside’s women’s volleyball team fell to Midland 0-3 sets. The Mustangs record stands at 8-3 overall, and the Warriors moved to 10-3. The Mustang volleyball squad will travel to face Doane September 14.

Sports

Mustangs pick up non-conference win against Dakota State

by Jonathan Covert–The Morningside Mustangs picked up a 3-0 sweep over the Dakota State Trojans on Friday night. The Mustangs were coming off a tough loss against conference foe College of Saint Mary. Dakota State jumped to a 13-9 lead in the opening set. Morningside Coach Donnelly took a timeout and the momentum would completely…

News

Morningside launches Project Siouxland on campus

by Mari Pizzini–Project-based learning has overtaken Morningside College with the introduction of the new program Project Siouxland. In a partnership with Western Iowa Tech Community College (WIT), this program was launched at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Project Siouxland is far from a traditional class with a lecture hall setting. It is focused…

News

Sioux City “Pop Up” Festival comes to Morningside

by Dylan Ferguson-The Sioux City International Film Festival (SCIFF) has provided filmmakers and fans the opportunity to showcase and enjoy both short and feature length films of several genres from around the world. This year, to help gain interest in college aged film fans, the festival organizers will be holding a “pop up” film festival…

Arts & Entertainment

Travis Scott’s Look Mom I Can Fly is mostly flat

by Abby Koch–Travis Scott provides an inside look into his career and life in the new Netflix documentary, Look Mom I Can Fly. The film shows Scott writing and performing the Astroworld album and his development as an artist. Look Mom I Can Fly time jumps throughout the entire documentary, focusing on Scott’s process creating…