The Collegian Reporter – Page 179

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...

Sports

Mustang Swimmers are NAIA Qualifiers

By Alyssa Nehring–With the Liberal Arts Championships Swim Meet right around the corner, the Morningside swim team is looking forward to ending its regular season with national qualifying times. The Mustangs have set themselves up for a great end to the 2015- 2016 season. Head Coach Bryan Farris said the team has done a lot of hard…

Features, Sports

Player Profile: Derek Clayton

By Blake Meacham–Derek Clayton has been robbed of a baseball season for 2016. The junior was walking back to his apartment from Dairy Queen one afternoon in September when he stepped awkwardly off of a foot-high retaining wall. He tore his ACL, forcing him into reconstructive surgery. “I’m more accepting of it now, but I…

News

Iowa Caucus Results: Cruz and a Tie

By Kayla Perkins–After a grueling night of anticipation, anxiety, and counting, the results of the 2016 Iowa Caucus are in. In the Republican Party, Texas Senator Ted Cruz won with 27.6 percent and 8 delegates, surpassing businessman Donald Trump (24.3 percent) and Florida State Senator Marco Rubio (23.1 percent), according to the Associated Press. In the Democratic Party,…

Editorials

The Iowa Caucus: What and How

By Kayla Samek—Today is the Iowa Caucus, and the 2016 Presidential Election is nearing. But what is a caucus and how does it work? In short, a caucus is a gathering where the Republican and Democratic parties begin to choose their candidates for the general election in November. It’s the first step in electing a…

Sports

Mustangs Picked To Finish Second In Pre-Season GPAC Poll

By Blake Meacham–Coach Brian Drent’s baseball team started the 2015 season with 20 wins in its first 27 games. He was very pleased with the start. However, an 11-9 conference record to end the season left Drent and his squad wanting more. In the 2016 GPAC Pre-Season Coach’s Poll, Morningside claims the second spot with 86…

Editorials, Features

Votes vs. Likes

By Rachael Arnts–Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the next president of the United States. But first, let me take a selfie. The Iowa caucus is quickly approaching. Morningside College is fortunate to be a stopping place for many hopeful candidates. This year in particular there seem to be two types of spectators at campaign…