The Collegian Reporter – Page 201

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...

Morningside People

Dr. Chad Leugers: Searching for Answers

By Jenni Beaver—Dr. Chad Leugers, a Morningside biology professor, is working hard to find out more about a unique brain protein known as Tau. How does it work in brain development and what role does it play in the development of Alzheimer’s disease? In the continuation of his graduate research, Leugers has discovered that the…

Arts & Entertainment

App Review: Plant Nanny

By Kayla Perkins–If you are the type of person who likes to drink water, forgets to drink water, or wants being healthy to be fun, Plant Nanny is the app for you. Plant Nanny is a health app created by Fourdesire that reminds you to drink water throughout the day. When you do drink water,…

News

Maria Falzone Educates and Entertains Morningside Students on Sex

By Kayla Samek—Maria Falzone came to Morningside College to present her Sex Rules! to students to educate them on the joys of safe, healthy sex and entertain them with anecdotes of her own sexual experiences. The event was part of Morningside Activities Council’s Week of Love inspired by Valentine’s Day. Seana O’Reilly, a senior at…

News

Beta Beta Beta Plants a New Tradition

By Kayla Samek–On the 206th birthday of Charles Darwin, Morningside’s Biology Honors Society, Beta Beta Beta is putting on “Darwin Day.” On Thursday, February 12th, the day will be full of Darwin-inspired activities, such as a Darwin-themed Valentine’s Day cards and a “survival of the fittest” carnival. There will also be a showing of the…

Arts & Entertainment

Television Show Review: Better Call Saul

By Taylor Pluim–For anyone who went into withdrawal after the ending of the series Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul is the cure. Better Call Saul is a spinoff of the series that depicts the life of Walter White’s lawyer, Saul Goodman. It explains his life prior to his meeting with the famous meth cook and…

Arts & Entertainment

The World Tour

By Diane Nguyen–Rockstar Energy Drinks presents the second leg of The World Tour co-headlined by Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens has taken off with openers Mallory Knox and Pvris. I was lucky enough to go to their sold-out show in Omaha, NE at Sokol Auditorium. Two bands from the same music scene, sounding…