The Collegian Reporter – Page 174

News / October 21, 2026 Morningside University Builds High Tunnel to Expand Hands-On Learning

By Tayden VanPelt – A new outdoor classroom structure aims to extend the growing season, increase food production, and strengthen community connections. Morningside University’s Applied Agriculture and Food Studies Department is constructing a new high tunnel in its outdoor classroom to expand hands-on learning opportunities and increase food production for campus and surrounding communities. Construction...

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...

Sports

Hits leader keeps adding to his total

By Blake Meacham–Every time Jake Lamoreux records a hit for the Morningside baseball team, he sets a new record for total base hits in a career. Last year, as a junior, Lamoreux erased the previous career hits record (212, set by Chris Schiltz in 1998), in the last game of the regular season. Hit number…

Sports

Baseball goes 3-1; puts gear into storage

By Blake Meacham–The Morningside Baseball team split two games on Saturday and swept both games on Sunday to start the regular season with a 3-1 record. Now they have to wait almost five more months before they play another regular season game. Due to a rule change, the Mustangs had the option of playing regular…

News

‘War of Words’ on display in Levitt Gallery

By Alyssa Nehring–John Fender, graphic design professor at Drake University, curated an exhibit showing a collection of World War II propaganda posters from the State Historical Museum of Iowa. Morningside is currently showing a smaller version of that exhibit called War of Words. Fender presented his research and the exhibit Thursday, Sept. 15. “These posters…

Sports

Baseball season… in the Fall?

By Blake Meacham–The Mustang baseball team is used to starting its Spring season in the middle of February, usually in a town at least four or five hours south of Sioux City. However, due to some rule changes in the NAIA, Morningside had the option of playing real regular season games in the fall. Coach Brian…

News, Sports

Swimmer Savannah Larson competes in Paralympic event

By Alyssa Nehring–Most students spend their summers working, taking classes, or enjoying a much-needed break from school, not many spend their time off training harder then they ever have before. Savannah Larson did just that. Larson trained to compete in the Paralympic trails during the beginning on July. Larson competed in the 50 yard free-style, 100…

Sports

XC teams are in mid-season form

By Jaden Lux–The Morningside cross country teams weren’t initially supposed to compete at the Herb Blakely Invitational in Madison, S.D., but they’re glad they did. The men’s team finished first by a wide margin, and the women finished second The Mustangs were scheduled to run in Decorah, Iowa, Sept. 10, against some of the toughest and…