The Collegian Reporter – Page 201

News / October 28, 2026 Cover Crops Give Morningside Students Hands-On Learning Experience

By Tayden Van Pelt – Morningside University students are putting classroom lessons into practice this fall through a cover crop project in the Cargill Outdoor Classroom. The Agricultural Precision class is partnering with the Plant Science class to establish cover crops in designated test plots. Student groups are responsible for making management decisions for their...

News / October 27, 2026 Young Mustangs Spark Second-Half Comeback in Season-Opening Win Over Culver-Stockton

By Doreen Mshana – Head Coach Jamie Sale tipped off his 26th season at the helm of Morningside Women’s Basketball with a fresh look on the court. Featuring a youthful roster where seven of the top ten players are freshmen and sophomores, the Mustangs entered the season embraced by underdog expectations, picked seventh in the...

News / October 21, 2026 Morningside University Builds High Tunnel to Expand Hands-On Learning

By Tayden VanPelt – A new outdoor classroom structure aims to extend the growing season, increase food production, and strengthen community connections. Morningside University’s Applied Agriculture and Food Studies Department is constructing a new high tunnel in its outdoor classroom to expand hands-on learning opportunities and increase food production for campus and surrounding communities. Construction...

News / October 6, 2026 My Very Own Taste of Morningside

By Carter Gill – As the Morningside Mustangs faced the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers at the Homecoming football game this weekend, Morningside’s annual Taste of Morningside event kicked off with a selection of local Sioux City food and drink vendors. Vendors included: Sippin’ 712, Kai Thai, Morningside Beef, Blue Tequila on the Go, 2 Fire Smash...

News / September 30, 2026 ODK’s Into the Streets

By Doreen Mshana – Morningside University students recently took part in an exciting event called “Into the Streets,” sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), in Sioux City. This event aimed to help the community and encourage students to get involved. Through Into the Streets, students gain a deeper understanding of their local community and recognize...

News / September 30, 2026 Sports Management Class Aims to Level the Playing Field Through Experiential Learning

By Cameron Hamilton – In Katy Burford’s sports management class, the students are looking to improve and manipulate the game-changing factor of fan engagement and support. The class does this in cooperation with Morningside’s Pack the Stands events, held at specific home games for different sports throughout the year. Sports management is a relatively new...

News / September 30, 2026 Live-Posting Past Events, As If It Were Today

By RyAnne Steffen –If today’s social media were around for major events from the past, how would it appear? Would we be updated every hour, every minute, every second? Thanks to the X account @25YearsAgoLive (2001Live), we can now make an estimate of how those situations may have been handled. 2001Live, curated by Manny Marotta,...

Features

Food highlights the Clay County Fair

By Diane Nguyen Cotton candy, kettle corn, and funnel cakes all of these foods and more at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, IA from Sept. 12 to Sept. 20. Everyone needs to try fair food, and the Clay County Fair is no exception. Some foods available include: strawberry smoothies, Poutine, fresh cut French fries, nutty…

Sports

Photos: ‘Oh the humanity!’ Morningside by 76

The third-ranked Mustangs racked up their highest scoring performance in almost 100 years when they blew out Nebraska Wesleyan 86-10 in Saturday’s GPAC opener at Elwood Olsen Stadium. (Read the ful story here.)

Sports

Men’s tennis falls to Augustana.

Augustana defeated Morningside 7-2 on Saturday in Sioux City in the fall season opener for both teams. (Read more here.)

News

Time to Vote: 2015-2016 Senate Petitions Received

Student government elections are Wednesday, Sept. 16. 2 Freshmen Representatives: • Jesseca Ormond • Logan LeRette • Jessica Higgins 2 Sophomore Representatives: • Madison Harpenau • Sabrina Guerra • Johnny Culver 2 Junior Representatives: • Ashtyn Schubert • Katie Gubbels • Jackie Bossman 2 Senior Representatives: • Kari Miller • Haley Banks 5 Dimmitt Representatives: • Morgan Whitehead • Nikki Yablonski • Rachel Potter • Anthony Patton • Keegan Pfau…

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…