The Collegian Reporter – Page 203

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...

Arts & Entertainment

Television Review: Greys Anatomy

By Dominique Swanson–Grey’s Anatomy is a widely popular ABC series that has been running since 2005. The series depicts the lives of several surgical interns as they progress through hospital residency. This series is currently on its 11th season and continues to deliver drama packed episodes that have you sitting on the edge of your seat…

Sports

Mustang women in final four (photos)

Morningside’s women’s basketball team will face off against conference rival Hastings Monday (March 16) in the semi-finals of the NAIA Div. II Basketball Tournament. The Mustangs advanced with a 79-62 victory over the University of St. Francis. Hastings bounced St. Xavier in the quarterfinals. GPAC teams fill out the other final four bracket, where Briar…

Sports

Gritty! Mustangs outlast OWU (photos)

Morningside came bakc from 17 down to beat Oklahoma Wesleyan 74-66 in the NAIA Div. II Women’s Basketball Tournament. The next step towards a national championship will be just as difficult. Next up in the quarterfinals is returning national champion University of St. Francis (Indiana). The Mustangs face off against the Cougars Saturday (March 14) at…

Features

The Elevate Conference

By Jenni Beaver—The first ever Elevate Conference went off without a hitch on the last weekend of February. Although the crowd wasn’t the size of Winter Jam, it was a small group of college students who were excited to attend and worship God. Morningside College sophomore, Tracy Oeltjenbruns, enjoyed many aspects of the conference. “The…

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App Review: Walkr

By Kayla Perkins—For those looking for a fun reason to walk more, Walkr is the app for you. From the creators of Plant Nanny, Walkr is a GPS-based pedometer health game that is powered by the number of steps you take a day. The game uses the steps taken during the day and converts them…