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...

International travel benefits those who are able
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International travel benefits those who are able

By Blake Meacham–Beth Hinga, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Morningside College, has been to many countries. Egypt, Spain, France, Iceland. Ethiopia is her favorite, though. “That’s where both of my kids are from,” explained Hinga. “My husband and I adopted them a few years ago. We made some incredible memories there.” For Hinga,…

M’Side home to 50 international students
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M’Side home to 50 international students

By Sara Alexander–Japan, Germany, Antigua, Nigeria, Spain, Latvia. What in the world do all these countries have to do with a small, private college in Iowa? Surprisingly, Morningside College is home to international students from all of these countries and more. “We have 50 international students from 16 different countries,” says Mary Krejci. So why…

Mustangs advance to semis (photos)
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Mustangs advance to semis (photos)

With a 51-7 win over Tabor, Morningside advanced to the semi-finals of the NAIA Football Championship Series. Southern Oregon, the reigning NAIA champion, knocked off #2 Baker University to advance to a noon contest Dec. 5 in Roberts Stadium. The other semi-final will see Marian (Ind.) travel to St. Francis. (Ind.). Read the full story…

Arts & Entertainment

Cooking for one: Food in a mug

By Diane Nguyen–Cooking for one is hard because you never know how much to make and you normally end up with more than you can eat. Leftovers are okay. Just not when you have enough left overs of the same meal three days straight. To help you with cooking for yourself here are some foods…

ODK Group of the Month: Philosophy Club
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ODK Group of the Month: Philosophy Club

By Kara Bentz–There are several up-and-coming groups on Morningside’s campus. One that has stood out has been the Philosophy Club. Their annual zombie events as well as their growing numbers earned them the title of Morningside’s November Group of the Month. Every month, Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), an honors society on campus, nominates numerous outstanding…

Morningside wins instant classic, 75-69 (photos)
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Morningside wins instant classic, 75-69 (photos)

Morningside refused to give up against the equally resilient St. Xavier University Cougars. The Mustangs eventually won the first round NAIA Playoff Series game 75-69 in four overtimes. Read the game story here. Next up for the no. 1 Mustangs is no. 8 Tabor (Kansas), Nov. 28 at noon, in Roberts Stadium.

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