Sports / April 25, 2025 Tennis Takeover: Morningside to Host GPAC Tennis Tournament

By Mia Wenzel – Morningside University will host the GPAC Tennis Tournament for the second consecutive year. On April 9, 2025, the Morningside Men’s Tennis Team clinched back-to-back regular season GPAC Champions with a 7-0 victory against Mount Marty. On April 14, 2025, they further solidified their status as back-to-back regular season GPAC Champions with...

Arts & Entertainment / April 24, 2025 From One Generation to Another: Morningside’s Choir Centennial Concert Celebration

By Thomas Godtland — Morningside Choir’s Centennial Concert will be held in Eugene C. Eppley Memorial Auditorium Saturday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. and will feature music from the Centennial Alumni Choir. This concert will feature past and present conductors of the Morningside Choir such as Dr. Ryan Person (current), Timothy Watson, and Dr. Bruce...

Arts & Entertainment / April 24, 2025 Final All America Concert Band Performance

By Thomas Godtland — The All America Concert Band will be having their final performance of the season titled,“Dance!” on Sunday, April 27, at 7:30pm in Eugene C. Eppley Memorial Auditorium. As the name would suggest, selections from this concert will be inspired by dance, featuring highlights from Dancing in Air by Yo Goto, I...

Arts & Entertainment / April 24, 2025 Morningside Hosts 2nd Annual Concert Band Festival

By Thomas Godtland — Morningside University will be hosting their 2nd Annual Concert Band Festival this Thursday, April 24. Starting at 9:00am, participating bands will have the opportunity to perform in Eugene C. Eppley Memorial Auditorium and receive feedback from two adjudicators. These adjudicators will be using IHSMA (Iowa High School Music Association) large group...

Arts & Entertainment / April 24, 2025 Morningside Spring Concert With Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band

By Thomas Godtland — Friday, April 25, Morningside’s Wind Ensemble and M-Avenue Jazz band will present their Spring Concert in Eppley Auditorium.  M-Avenue, under the direction of Dr. Erik Mahon, will perform Gold & Lavender by Eric Oatts, C Jam Blues ala. Mambo by Duke Ellington and arranged by Michael Philip Mossman, Mixolydian Soul Frog...

Features / April 23, 2025 Is It Just Me, or Have People Become More Rude? (It’s Both)

By Gabriel Ruiz – I recently learned that nearly half of Americans believe people have become ruder since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. To be honest, I’m surprised the statistics aren’t higher. The notion that individuals we encounter in our daily lives are ruder than in the past is not a new...

Sports / April 15, 2025 Mustangs Dominate Doubleheader Against Concordia

By Dayne Davis – On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Morningside Softball hosted the Concordia Bulldogs. The Mustangs allowed only one run across both games of the doubleheader, sweeping Concordia with scores of 8-0 and 7-1. In Game 1, Adeline Fliege pitched a complete game in just 5 innings. This marks the freshman’s second complete game...

Weather To Be Major Factor In Opening Weekend for Mustang Baseball
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Weather To Be Major Factor In Opening Weekend for Mustang Baseball

By Blake Meacham–The Morningside baseball team, coached by Brian Drent, is supposed to be opening their 2016 campaign against Ashford University in Joplin, MO, this Saturday and Sunday. The four-game set, split between the two days, is in trouble. Recent weather changes have made the probability of snow on Sunday much more likely. “Our original…

Study Abroad Students: What are They Up to in Italy?
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Study Abroad Students: What are They Up to in Italy?

By Rachel Potter–Morningside College offers many experiences for their students. From free entertainers and activities to a wide range of academic opportunities. One such opportunity is the Study Abroad Program. Every semester Morningside has students studying abroad, from Ireland to Italy to Spain. This semester, we have 15 students and 2 teachers studying in Italy….

Dame Cairncross Lectures at Morningside
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Dame Cairncross Lectures at Morningside

By Rachel Potter–Dame Frances Cairncross gave her lecture, “Five Global Trends that will Influence the 21st Century” Thursday night at Morningside College. The lecture was attended my students, teachers, and community members.  She predicts demography, environment, technology, government, and beliefs are the five trends that effect generations to come. Dame Cairncross said in her lecture:…

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Super Bowl 50: Football, Food, and More

By Rachel Potter–The Super Bowl is one of the most watched programs on television. This year’s Super Bowl is a milestone year–celebrating 50 years of Super Bowls. According to Food And Wine.com  over 1.3 billion chicken wings will be served, along with 4 million pizzas during today’s big game. Most people at Morningside College already have…

Kung Fu Panda 3: Movie Review
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Kung Fu Panda 3: Movie Review

By Rachael Arnts–Everybody is kung fu fighting to see DreamWorks Animations’ third installment of Kung Fu Panda. The film starring the voice talent of Jack Black was released this past weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, the film made over $41 million in its opening weekend. The PG-rated animated action/adventure film is the next chapter…

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