News / November 25, 2024 Be More Chill Cast Announced!

Y’all keep your chill. The cast list for Morningside’s production of Be More Chill has been announced. Directed by Taylor Clemens with music direction by Shannon Salyards Burton, Be More Chill follows an anxious social outcast, Jeremy Heere (Ben Feeken), as he attempts to navigate the pressures of high school social life alongside his laid...

Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People / November 5, 2024 Logan Gerdes Vocal Recital November 8

Logan Gerdes will be performing his senior vocal recital in Eppley Auditorium, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Gerdes’ pieces were selected through various lessons with Shannon Salyards Burton, and he enjoys the opening piece of his recital in particular for the creative liberty he’s allowed at certain sections of the song. “I like how it...

News / November 4, 2024 Struck gets 100th win

by Mia Wenzel–The men’s tennis team won 6-1 over Mount Marty Oct. 16, giving Coach Alex Struck his 100th win. The men’s fall season ended undefeated 3-0. The women’s tennis team added another win, making the fall season an undefeated 4-0. The Mustangs won against Mount Marty by a score of 5-2.  “I’m humbled and...

Sports / October 27, 2024 Mustangs Trample Briar Cliff in Rivalry Game

By Dayne Davis – Saturday (October 19, 2024) the Mustangs hosted cross-town rival, Briar Cliff University, in battle for the saddle. The Chargers entered the game looking to beat Morningside for the first time in school history, but Zack Chevalier and the Mustangs had other plans as Morningside put the belt to the Chargers backside...

Arts & Entertainment, News / October 24, 2024 CODA Awards Close with Homecoming Concert

By Gabriel Ruiz – This year’s CODA Award recognized Paul Adamson, Kathryn March, and bill russell during the Homecoming Concert on October 11, 2024. Hosted by Dean of Visual and Performing Arts Heath Weber, these individuals were celebrated for their achievements and impact within the arts field.  This marks the second year that the CODA...

Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People, News / October 20, 2024 Dr. Kati Meyer to return for Humanities Speaker Series

Dr. Kati Meyer, a former Morningside University professor and current visiting professor at the University of Iowa, will make her return on Oct. 29 to be the speaker of the Morningside Humanities Speaker Series. The event will be Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., inside the UPS Auditorium at the Lincoln Center. The lecture is...

Sports / October 18, 2024 Mustangs Roll Over Hastings in Homecoming Win

By Dayne Davis–Morningside put on a clinic as Zack Chevalier led his team to a dominating 52-7 victory over the Hastings University Broncos. Chevalier was awarded GPAC Offensive player of the week with his performance of 441 passing yards and four touchdowns. They are now own a 5-0 GPAC record. The Mustangs came out and...

Eppley will be alive with the sound of Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Eppley will be alive with the sound of Rodgers and Hammerstein

By Jaden Lux–Morningside College will be presenting musical selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber on October 21 and 22 in Eppley Auditorium for free. The Rodgers and Hammerstein Concert will include a 30-piece orchestra under the direction of Dr. Sean Burton, department chair of music at Briar Cliff University. Along with Burton, Shannon Salyards-Burton,…

Waitt Lecture: Zakaria delivers upbeat message
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Waitt Lecture: Zakaria delivers upbeat message

By Blake Meacham & Alyssa Nehring–“What does everybody remember the most about elections? It’s rhetoric more than anything else. Can you imagine the quotes that people will remember from this election?” Fareed Zakaria opened up Tuesday evening with that witty joke, poking fun at the increasing ridiculousness of the current election between Donald Trump and…

Salmonson balances life despite clutter
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Salmonson balances life despite clutter

By Blake Meacham–Since his freshman year at Morningside, Eric Salmonson has balanced playing baseball and football. Big deal, you say. Two-sport athletes are rare, but they’re not unheard of. However, Eric maintains a near 4.0 GPA while playing those sports. Okay, that’s pretty tough. Adding to that, Eric is the starting longsnapper for the football…

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Experience travel in a May term

By Alyssa Nehring–Morningside has a lot of unique features that come with being a liberal arts school. One of these features is that students have to take a May term. May terms are three-week courses that are led by faculty after the end of the spring semester. Beth Hinga, Associate Dean and campus study abroad administrator,…

Scary clowns aren’t funny, man!
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Scary clowns aren’t funny, man!

By Jaden Lux–It only took a few weeks before the nationwide clown epidemic spread to the small campus of Morningside on Monday night. On Monday night, a four-door car with tinted windows was driven down Peter’s Ave by a group of people dressed as clowns. This happened late at night after night class had just…

Crime Story: Mind your keys
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Crime Story: Mind your keys

By Blake Meacham–On August 20, Joe Genoways walked out to his car during the early morning hours in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska, when he noticed something fairly important missing: his car. His Dodge Charger, originally parked in his driveway, was nowhere to be seen. Even stranger was the lack of broken glass where his car was…

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