The Collegian Reporter – Page 153

News / September 18, 2026 Spanish Club Invites Morningside Students to Celebrate Latino Heritage in Siouxland

By Brayan Ramos – As September continues, the Siouxland community will have an opportunity to celebrate Latino heritage through a series of events connecting students, families, and community members through culture and education. The celebration began Wednesday, September 9, with the Spanish Club’s Spanish Film Festival at the UPS Auditorium at the Lincoln Center. The...

News / September 17, 2026 Sweet Corn Eating Contest

By Doreen Mshana – The Morningside Garden Club brought hands-on agriculture, community donation, and fierce student rivalry together last week during its second annual Sweet Corn Eating Contest at the Buhler outdoor theatre. This summer, AAFS interns planted sweet corn in the Cargill Outdoor Classroom. On September 9 students in AGRI classes 130, 234, and...

News / September 17, 2026 Klinger-Neal Theatre Receives Upgrades Thanks to Partnership with Lamb Theatre

By Carter Gill – Morningside University’s Klinger-Neal Theatre received a major facelift this summer with help from the new partnership with LAMB Theatre and their generous $1 million donation. These renovations bring massive improvements for theatre goers and students alike. Some of the biggest changes coming to Klinger-Neal are brand new state-of-the art technology, including...

News / September 16, 2026 Virgo’s Season Starts this September

By Trenton Eilerts – The esports program at Morningside has made a big change, with bigger changes yet to come. Dray Virgo has been appointed as the new head coach of Morningside esports. Virgo wants to add to the program and change how the program is viewed by students, staff, and faculty. Virgo is already...

News / September 14, 2026 New AAFS Coordinator Brings Hands-On Agricultural Learning to Morningside

By Tayden VanPelt – Mia Heilman is bringing her background in agricultural education and production agriculture to Morningside University as the new Agricultural Facilities and Experiential Learning Coordinator in the Applied Agricultural and Food Studies department. Heilman’s position focuses on maintaining and expanding the university’s agricultural facilities while creating hands-on learning opportunities that connect students’...

News / September 9, 2026 Mustang Football Kicks off Season Against Top GPAC Rivals

By Cameron Hamilton – Football season is in full swing, but this year is different from most: the Mustangs not only opened the season with Benedictine, who was ranked #3 at the time, but also with local rivals the Northwestern Red Raiders (week 1) and the Dordt Defenders (week 3). These early games can decide...

News / September 3, 2026 Construction Near Elwood Olsen Stadium Brings Temporary Parking Changes to Campus

by Tayden VanPelt – Students and visitors returning to Morningside University this fall may notice construction and parking changes near Elwood Olsen Stadium. The construction is part of the Pulaski Drainage Improvement Project, which began in June and is expected to be completed by mid-September. Pulaski Park consists of 32 acres of recreational land made...

Arts & Entertainment

MST3K Return Marks Revival of Iconic Series

(04.25.2017) By Jared Martin — In the early nineties Mystery Science Theater 3000 cultivated a cult audience with its charming DIY aesthetics, a wide breadth of pop culture references, and most importantly, some of the worst movies ever made. After successful runs on Comedy Central and SciFi the show was cancelled, and the series remained dead…

Arts & Entertainment

Ghost in the Shell (2017) Review

(04.25.2017) By Liv Minshall — The original 1995 Ghost in the Shell film continues to be a massive cultural phenomenon, regarded as one of the best anime movies to date. However, the 2017 live-action adaptation seems to have been doomed from the start. Audiences’ utter outrage began the second producers began casting for the 2017 film. Like…

Morningside People

Morningside Senior Produces Film

(04.25.2017) By Liv Minshall — Morningside senior Jenni Beaver is busy most days, between balancing graduation, working at KMEG, and, interestingly, running a business with her mom Joanie. Positive Note Network is an independently-run website managed by the mother-daughter team focusing on how to live a positive, uplifting lifestyle. The two started PNN after Joanie won…

Sports

Mustang Ace Records 800th Career Strikeout

(4.24.17) By Blake Meacham – 800 Strikeouts. What a number. Who can say they struck out hitters 800 times in their collegiate career? Morningside softball ace Rachel Henks can say that for the rest of her life. Last weekend, Henks, affectionately called “Señorita Smoke” by her family and teammates, tossed her 800th career strikeout against the…

Features

Gender Undone Hosts Menstruation Event

(4.24.17) By Maggie Ganley – Menstruation. A topic most people try to avoid, but one that Gender Undone chose to embrace whole-heartedly. From March 13th to April 13th Gender Undone collected period products for the Siouxland Warming Shelter, an emergency shelter for those in need. Over 200 individually wrapped products were collected as a result…

News

Students Stand Against Sex Trafficking

(04.19.2017) By Kayla Perkins — Morningside’s students are standing in solidarity for 24 hours for the estimated 4.5 million victims of sex trafficking. While most students prefer to stay inside on rainy days, other students are outside taking part in a 24-hour stand against human sex trafficking on the iconic “M” in the middle of…