The Collegian Reporter – Page 156

News / November 3, 2025 The Ultimate Guide to Surviving a Sioux City Winter

By Maron Guimarães – Winter in Sioux City is no small thing, and Morningside students know it. Between the icy sidewalks, freezing winds, and surprise snowfalls, getting through the season takes prep. The key to surviving the cold starts with dressing smart (which means more than shorts and a hoodie). Layering is your best friend,...

Campus Life, Culture, international, Morningside People, News / October 31, 2025 Three Stages, One Journey: Life as an International Student at Morningside

Three Stages, One Journey: Life as an International Student at Morningside By Diego Ocando – Being an international student is about a lot more than just studying in another country. It’s about learning how to adapt, balance, and grow — all while being far from home. At Morningside, students from around the world bring their...

Campus Life, News / October 29, 2025 Time Management Tips for Busy Mustangs

By Maron Guimarães – Life at Morningside can get busy fast. Between classes, practices, campus jobs, and trying to squeeze in a social life, it’s easy for your schedule to feel overwhelming and stressful. But with a few simple strategies, staying on top of everything doesn’t have to be stressful. The first step is to...

News, Sports / October 29, 2025 The Mustangs Gallop Toward Second Place in the GPAC

By Diego Ocando – With one game left in the regular season, the Morningside Mustangs are in their best form of the year, just when it matters most. Last Saturday, the team galloped to a 5–1 road victory over Doane, extending their unbeaten streak to four matches, with three wins in that stretch. Now, the...

News, Sports / October 28, 2025 Morningside Women’s Soccer Clinches GPAC Title

By Keyera Harmon – this win, Morningside now sits at the top of the conference standings with the most points, locking in the GPAC title no matter what happens next. The win also means an automatic qualification for nationals, marking a huge milestone for the program. The team’s current record sits at 8-1-1, and they’ll...

News / October 22, 2025 From Caf to Career

By Keyera Harmon – Getting an internship on campus can be a lot easier than many students think. For Gustavo Santos, landing his internship at the campus cafeteria was a natural next step towards his future. After working for Sodexo for years, from Bucks, to catering, to Spoonholder, it wasn’t hard for Gustavo to find...

Morningside People, News, Opinion / October 22, 2025 What I Wish I Knew as a Freshman at Morningside

By Maron Guimarães. – When you first arrive at Morningside University, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of starting college life, meeting new people from all over the world, exploring campus, and adjusting to your classes. But one thing many upperclassmen realize too late is just how important it is to start...

Features

How Students Spent Their Snow Day

(02.26.2017) By Rachel Potter — On Friday, February 24, Morningside College cancelled all classes. After speaking with students, not one could remember the last time Morningside canceled every class at once. Students love having a day off from classes, along with the free time for different actives, from sleeping in to catching up on homework. Molly…

Arts & Entertainment

Nintendo Fans Anticipate “The Switch”

(02.24.2017) By Liv Minshall — With one week until the release of Nintendo’s latest console, the Switch, the anticipation of gamers everywhere is practically palpable. Previously known by its working title, the NX, the Switch is Nintendo’s latest attempt to conquer both the handheld and home console market once again. This system is creating quite the…

News

Student Government Proposes a Change in Senate Size

(02.24.2017) By Rachel Potter — Morningside College’s Student Government is looking to decrease its senate size. Student Government currently has 27 senators and six executive seats. There are two representatives from each grade, three Roadman representatives, two Apartment representatives, five Dimmitt Representatives, one Plex Representative, and seven commuter representatives. Currently the Senate is considering two representatives…

Features, Food and Drink

Pineapple on Pizza: Disgusting or Delicious?

(2.24.2017) By Lindsey Smith–In recent news, the President of Iceland, Gudni Th. Johannesson, announced he would ban pineapple on pizza if he could. With all of this attention placed on a pizza topping, we wondered what people at Morningside College thought about it. Some people find pineapple delicious, like student Megan Bush, who says, “I…

Arts & Entertainment

Lego Batman a Breath of Fresh Air for DC’s Dourest Crusader

(02.19.2017) By Jared Martin — Lego Batman sticks the landing as a sequel every bit as fresh and exciting as its predecessor, The Lego Movie, with almost everything that made it great carrying over into a heartfelt, wickedly funny, gloriously animated, and above all else fun sequel. This isn’t just a Lego movie, though: it’s also…

Sports

Mustang Baseball Opens Spring Season on Saturday

(2.17.17) By Mitch Kellogg – The returning Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) tournament champion Morningside Mustangs open their this season this weekend as they head to Atchinson, Kansas as they play a four game set with Benedictine College. The Mustangs are hoping to build on their success from last season as they return thirteen seniors…