The Collegian Reporter – Page 170

News / January 28, 2025 Honoring the Legacy of Jimmy Aschenbrenner

By — Jesus Jimenez This past weekend, the Morningside Men’s Volleyball program hosted its annual alumni scrimmage and this year’s event carried an emotional weight as it also served as a retirement ceremony honoring Jimmy Aschenbrenner. Jimmy, a cherished member of the Morningside volleyball family, passed away this past June after a courageous battle with...

News / January 28, 2025 Cafeteria Controversy Triggers Gossip on Campus

By Katie Miller — Changes in portion sizes in the Morningside cafeteria have sparked frustration among some students, as many feel they are not receiving enough food to satisfy their hunger. Previously, the cafeteria offered unlimited plate servings, but has now shifted to more controlled servings, leading students to express their concerns. The recent change...

News / January 23, 2025 RA Applications now OPEN!!

By Jaden Carney — Looking to take your leadership skills to the next level? At Morningside students often get involved in clubs and activities that are generally of interest to them. There are many opportunities ranging from: joining a new club or to growing your leadership skills, and one way to do that is by...

Photo, Sports / December 5, 2024 Mustangs Upend Visiting Bulldogs in White Out

The Mustang men’s and women’s basketball teams defended their Allee Gymnasium court, besting Concordia Wed., Dec. 4. The women began the evening with a 70–56 win over the fifth–ranked Bulldogs. Alexis Spier led the squad with 21 points. Chaise Pfanstiel added 12 and Ella Wragge 10. The men’s team, now 8–1 (4–1 GPAC), jumped out...

News / December 4, 2024 Morningside’s Stangsgiving Event Draws Praise

By Gabriel Ruiz – Stangsgiving is Morningside University’s annual event where students, staff, and faculty join for a Thanksgiving meal. It provides the campus at large with an opportunity to come together and share a meal as well as look back on the year as we move forward into the holiday season. Students were eager...

Photo, Sports / December 1, 2024 Mustangs post shutout against MNU

The No. 6 Mustangs are moving on to the NAIA Championship Series quarterfinals to face No. 4 Montana Western. Morningside blanked MidAmerica Nazarene 35-0 to keep its 2024 season alive. Read the game story HERE. Montana Western’s Bulldogs bested Dickinson State 41-14. MW quarterback Michael Palandri threw for five touchdowns in the win.

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...

Features, News

Religious Studies Speaker Enlightens Morningside Students

By Rachel Potter – Morningside College hosts the annual Goldstein Lecture with featured religious speakers. This year’s speaker was Dr. Sarah Imhoff speaking on “The pulpit and the classroom: Jew, Christians, Muslims, and the Study of Religion.” Religious studies scholars study people of specific religions. They look at how God affects the life of the…

Morningside People, News

Morningside Students and Faculty Attend Marketing Conference

By Alyssa Nehring–Some students and faculty members are packing their bags for spring break and heading home. However, a group of three students, Jenni Beaver, Garrett Thomas, and Caleb Ott, along with Professors Pam Mickelson and Marilyn Eastman, will head to Oklahoma City for ACME Conference 2016. ACME is the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators,…

Arts & Entertainment

Avengers Assemble–In the Class Room! Avengers Academy App Review

By Kayla Perkins–School spirit is up, because the Avengers have joined the class! From the popular Marvel franchise comes a new Avengers college universe app, and its student body is only growing. Avengers Academy, AA for short, is a point and click mobile game that takes place in an alternate universe where Marvel’s Avengers are…

Morningside People, News

Freshman Creates New Club

By Rachael Arnts–Freshman Karissa Heckens has taken the helm to create a new Christian club that she was “called” to do. Christ Connections is a newly formed group on campus. The mission is to connect and unify Christians on campus by creating an environment where they can grow in their faith in Christ together. During…

Sports

5 Wrestlers Headed to Nationals

by Shelby Small–Most people wouldn’t consider Topeka, Kansas a destination, but for five Morningside College wrestlers, it is just that, a destination. The five wrestlers — Steven Garcia, Kyle Fowler, Keegan Hessler, Dakota Drenth and Jared McCoy — will all be heading to Kansas this week for the 2016 NAIA Wrestling National Championships taking place on…

Features, Sports

Athletes Get to Travel for Spring Break Tournaments

By Rachel Potter–There is no better way to spend your spring break than in the warm sun doing what you love. Morningside College student athletes have the opportunity to compete in some of the southern parts of the US over spring break. The men’s and women’s golf teams will spend their break in West Palm…