The Collegian Reporter – Page 203

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,...

News / September 18, 2026 Spanish Club Invites Morningside Students to Celebrate Latino Heritage in Siouxland

By Brayan Ramos – As September continues, the Siouxland community will have an opportunity to celebrate Latino heritage through a series of events connecting students, families, and community members through culture and education. The celebration began Wednesday, September 9, with the Spanish Club’s Spanish Film Festival at the UPS Auditorium at the Lincoln Center. The...

News / September 17, 2026 Sweet Corn Eating Contest

By Doreen Mshana – The Morningside Garden Club brought hands-on agriculture, community donation, and fierce student rivalry together last week during its second annual Sweet Corn Eating Contest at the Buhler outdoor theatre. This summer, AAFS interns planted sweet corn in the Cargill Outdoor Classroom. On September 9 students in AGRI classes 130, 234, and...

News / September 17, 2026 Klinger-Neal Theatre Receives Upgrades Thanks to Partnership with Lamb Theatre

By Carter Gill – Morningside University’s Klinger-Neal Theatre received a major facelift this summer with help from the new partnership with LAMB Theatre and their generous $1 million donation. These renovations bring massive improvements for theatre goers and students alike. Some of the biggest changes coming to Klinger-Neal are brand new state-of-the art technology, including...

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…

Arts & Entertainment

Television Show Review: Arrow

By Derek Krayenhagen—The bow and arrow-carrying vigilante hits the mini screen hard with this action packed show that showcases a lesser-known superhero. Arrow is the story of Oliver Queen a billionaire playboy who on a boating trip with his father gets shipwrecked on a mysterious island for years all alone, spoiler alert his father dies…just…