The Collegian Reporter – Page 188

Photo, Sports / December 5, 2024 Mustangs Upend Visiting Bulldogs in White Out

The Mustang men’s and women’s basketball teams defended their Allee Gymnasium court, besting Concordia Wed., Dec. 4. The women began the evening with a 70–56 win over the fifth–ranked Bulldogs. Alexis Spier led the squad with 21 points. Chaise Pfanstiel added 12 and Ella Wragge 10. The men’s team, now 8–1 (4–1 GPAC), jumped out...

News / December 4, 2024 Morningside’s Stangsgiving Event Draws Praise

By Gabriel Ruiz – Stangsgiving is Morningside University’s annual event where students, staff, and faculty join for a Thanksgiving meal. It provides the campus at large with an opportunity to come together and share a meal as well as look back on the year as we move forward into the holiday season. Students were eager...

Photo, Sports / December 1, 2024 Mustangs post shutout against MNU

The No. 6 Mustangs are moving on to the NAIA Championship Series quarterfinals to face No. 4 Montana Western. Morningside blanked MidAmerica Nazarene 35-0 to keep its 2024 season alive. Read the game story HERE. Montana Western’s Bulldogs bested Dickinson State 41-14. MW quarterback Michael Palandri threw for five touchdowns in the win.

News / November 25, 2024 Be More Chill Cast Announced!

Y’all keep your chill. The cast list for Morningside’s production of Be More Chill has been announced. Directed by Taylor Clemens with music direction by Shannon Salyards Burton, Be More Chill follows an anxious social outcast, Jeremy Heere (Ben Feeken), as he attempts to navigate the pressures of high school social life alongside his laid...

Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People / November 5, 2024 Logan Gerdes Vocal Recital November 8

Logan Gerdes will be performing his senior vocal recital in Eppley Auditorium, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Gerdes’ pieces were selected through various lessons with Shannon Salyards Burton, and he enjoys the opening piece of his recital in particular for the creative liberty he’s allowed at certain sections of the song. “I like how it...

News / November 4, 2024 Struck gets 100th win

by Mia Wenzel–The men’s tennis team won 6-1 over Mount Marty Oct. 16, giving Coach Alex Struck his 100th win. The men’s fall season ended undefeated 3-0. The women’s tennis team added another win, making the fall season an undefeated 4-0. The Mustangs won against Mount Marty by a score of 5-2. “I’m humbled and...

Sports / October 27, 2024 Mustangs Trample Briar Cliff in Rivalry Game

By Dayne Davis – Saturday (October 19, 2024) the Mustangs hosted cross-town rival, Briar Cliff University, in battle for the saddle. The Chargers entered the game looking to beat Morningside for the first time in school history, but Zack Chevalier and the Mustangs had other plans as Morningside put the belt to the Chargers backside...

Features, Morningside People

Senior Spotlight: Drew Nolan

By Dominique Swanson—Drew Nolan is currently one of the head Residents of Dimmitt hall and is a graduating senior this year. In his time at Morningside College he has held various leadership roles and made a positive impact on campus. Nolan had been involved in many organizations including Entrepreneurship Group, Residence life, Student Alumni Association,…

Arts & Entertainment

Movie Review: Nightcrawler

By Derek Krayenhagen—Jake Gyllenhaal, that goofy kid who played Bubble Boy, is absolutely brilliant and terrifically eerie in Nightcrawler. Gyllenhaal plays Lou Bloom, a cameraman looking for the best stories and fabricates some pieces to make stories of his own. Gyllenhaal is the bright spot in Nightcrawler. The production crew did a great job of…

Features, Morningside People

Kitty Green – Facilitating History

By Jenni Beaver—In 2013, Kitty Green, professor of history at Morningside College, was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the State Historical Society, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. More recently she was made Vice Chair of the board. The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs uses the Board of Trustees to…

Arts & Entertainment

Movie Review: Gone Girl

By Derek Krayenhagen—One of the best thrillers of 2014, Gone Girl grabs your attention early and keeps it throughout the over two-hour runtime. Gone Girl is the story of a man whose wife goes missing. At first the support comes flying in for him in his time of tragedy but as Nick Dunne’s (Ben Affleck)…

Arts & Entertainment

Television Show Review: The League

By Derek Krayenhagen—The nonstop comedy show about buddies who run a fantasy football league is the perfect show for a man’s man or for someone who loves football and enjoys a good laugh. The League sees friends battling it out on the imaginary gridiron for the Shiva (a trophy named in honor of an old…

Arts & Entertainment

Television Show Review: The Flash

By Derek Krayenhagen—The Flash is a perfect superhero show to get into if you are a novice to the superhero world. There is a sort of lighthearted atmosphere that surrounds The Flash, which is countered by the other CW show Arrow, which has a much darker feel. With the end of season one on the…