The Collegian Reporter – Page 171

News / October 6, 2026 My Very Own Taste of Morningside

By Carter Gill – As the Morningside Mustangs faced the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers at the Homecoming football game this weekend, Morningside’s annual Taste of Morningside event kicked off with a selection of local Sioux City food and drink vendors. Vendors included: Sippin’ 712, Kai Thai, Morningside Beef, Blue Tequila on the Go, 2 Fire Smash...

News / September 30, 2026 ODK’s Into the Streets

By Doreen Mshana – Morningside University students recently took part in an exciting event called “Into the Streets,” sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), in Sioux City. This event aimed to help the community and encourage students to get involved. Through Into the Streets, students gain a deeper understanding of their local community and recognize...

News / September 30, 2026 Sports Management Class Aims to Level the Playing Field Through Experiential Learning

By Cameron Hamilton – In Katy Burford’s sports management class, the students are looking to improve and manipulate the game-changing factor of fan engagement and support. The class does this in cooperation with Morningside’s Pack the Stands events, held at specific home games for different sports throughout the year. Sports management is a relatively new...

News / September 30, 2026 Live-Posting Past Events, As If It Were Today

By RyAnne Steffen –If today’s social media were around for major events from the past, how would it appear? Would we be updated every hour, every minute, every second? Thanks to the X account @25YearsAgoLive (2001Live), we can now make an estimate of how those situations may have been handled. 2001Live, curated by Manny Marotta,...

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...

Features

Students learn to manage life without pets

By Rachael Arnts–Moving to college can be a “ruff” transition, especially when the student is leaving a beloved pet behind. Even though students’ furry friends are left behind the students agree it is better for their social lives. Pets provide social support, lower blood pressure and reduce mental stress according to Petpartners.com. College students living on campus who…

Features

Dating, apps, and the luxury of choice

By Jaden Lux–All seems to be calm in the quiet neighborhood positioned near the cross hairs of South Nicollet Street and Glenn Avenue one Saturday night. That is, except the small groups of drunken college students that scurry into a small white house overlooking the street corner. As the students enter through the rotting doorframe…

Arts & Entertainment, Features

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,…

News

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…

Morningside People, Sports

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…

News

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,…