The Collegian Reporter – Page 168

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...

Features

Student Musician Learns How To Overcome Injury

By Rachael Arnts–What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. A Morningside musician has put band on hold for over a year due to an injury, yet has found a way to still be active in Fine Arts. “I really enjoyed playing flute. I never thought I would get a scholarship for it, and I wanted…

Sports

Mustangs Go 5-2 In California Spring Break Trip

By Blake Meacham–The Morningside baseball team won their first five games before dropping their final two games in Los Angeles last week. The Mustangs arrived in California on Saturday, March 5th, but didn’t play their first game until Tuesday the 8th due to rainy weather. “In LA, it hardly ever rains, and when it does,…

Features, Morningside People

One Medical Scare Leads to Another for Mside Art Professor

By Alyssa Nehring–After being rushed to the ER while lecturing a class, John Kolbo has had a stressful couple of months with a whirlwind of doctor appointments. During fall of 2014, Kolbo was experiencing bad headaches and other symptoms, taking ibuprofen, and missing a day or two to cope with the pain. After seeing any…

Sports

Two tourney wins in the book

The Mustang women head into a NAIA Tournament quarter-final contest against Marian Saturday (March 12) after big wins against Cardinal Stritch and UC Merced. Catch up on Mustang game resultes here. Morningside, now 33-2, take a 14-game winning streak into its contest with the Knights.

News

Spring Break Power Outage

By Kayla Samek–Even though the residence halls remained open for Spring Break this year, just a few students choose to stay at the school. Unfortunately for them, around midnight of Friday the 11th, a car hit a utility pole, causing a power outage for much of the campus. The downed pole affected the buildings along…

Sports

Prey Becomes Predator in Mustangs vs. Tigers 4-0 Sweep

By Blake Meacham–On the last weekend in February, the Morningside baseball team posted a 4-0 record against the Central Christian Tigers. The sweep started on Friday, Feb. 26, with two Mustang victories, with scores of 4-0 and 4-1. Game 1 The first game of the four-game series was carried by home runs from Nate DeChaine…