The Collegian Reporter – Page 192

Photo / April 27, 2025 Students’ Favorite Skies of Sioux City

By Jaden Carney – As you stroll around Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa, one of the most beautiful things that will grab your attention is the park-like beauty of the campus. However, have you ever experienced the campus at sunset? If not, you are truly missing out. You can walk around Morningside Campus any...

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...

Letters

Letter: Now is the time for clean energy

Dear Editor: I’m writing to express my concern about clean energy and the need to have citizens and politicians alike adopt a new thought process about Iowa’s energy. A lot of the conversations about energy and climate change have been geared towards risks and the negative affects, reminding us of the danger of inaction, but…

Morningside People, News

Jackie Bossman: 2015 ‘Hilltern’

By Jenni Beaver Between classes and clubs, college students have one more thing they need to add to their résumés. Internships. Morningside College student Jackie Bossman decided to ditch the typical local internship and go for something a little higher on the hill. Capitol Hill. “I lived in Springfield, Virginia, so I would have to…

Sports

Morningside falls to Mount Marty

By Gabi French The Mustangs lost its first conference game of the season Wednesday (Sept. 9) against the Mount Marty Lancers. The Mustangs fell 25-19, 25-18, 25-23. The loss sets the Mustangs back to 4-6 on the season thus far. Jayde Bergmann led the way for the Mustangs, pounding 18 kills. “I knew I needed to put the ball…

Sports

Mustang football begins with road win

By Gabi French Mustang football 2015 opened Saturday with a big 77-17 win over Sterling College in Kansas. It was the 12th consecutive win in a season opener for Coach Steve Ryan and the Mustangs. Morningside begins its quest for its fifth consecutive league title Sept. 12 at home against Nebraska Wesleyan at 1 pm in Roberts…

Editorials

Jump the Fence! Take a chance!

By Jenni Beaver Last week I found myself in a classroom full of people seemingly very different from myself. It was an Honors class and we were discussing dreams and goals. Left and right I heard people saying, “Be practical.” Another person would say, “You can dream, but don’t dream too big.” I honestly couldn’t…

Arts & Entertainment, News

Nate Ruess to Perform October 5

Morningside College and Saturday in the Park present the Campus Consciousness Tour featuring Nate Ruess at the Orpheum Theatre on October 5. Tickets will go on sale Friday, August 14 , at 10 am at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, online at OrpheumLive.com, or by calling Etix at 800-514-3849. Nate Ruess (from FUN. And The Format) recently…