The Collegian Reporter – Page 213

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...

Features

Choosing a major is not a life sentence

By Kayla Samek–College is when many young adults are forced to make the daunting decision of what they want to do for the rest of their lives. The choice, however, doesn’t need to be a life sentence. Morningside College Freshman Allison Linafelter–who is undecided what her major will be–said: “[ The decision] makes me feel…

Morningside People, News

Around the World and Back: An Experience Abroad

By Jenni Beaver– Leslie Werden, professor of writing and rhetoric, and her three sons, Walter, Owen, and Eli, recently returned from a semester abroad in Switzerland. The four of them spoke to a group of students and professors, as a part of Friday is Writing Day on January 16. Eli (age 12) spoke predominately about…

Morningside People

Art is life for Morningside Senior

By Kayla Perkins–Art students are on their way to create something new. Some are headed to class for other majors and minors they may be taking to ensure they can continue a life of creation. One such person is Donna Habinck. Habinck is a senior who uses anything and everything as a template for her…

Morningside People, News

Student teaching ‘seals the deal’ for M’Side senior

By Alex Struck–In the words of Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Teachers are in charge of preparing future generations to take over our world. The profession does not get the necessary credit it deserves. Despite the lack of recognition, Josh Mohr can’t wait to…

Sports

Men’s VB wins opener (photos)

Morningside’s men’s volleyball team won its first contest 3-1 over Culver Stockton Jan. 10. It was also the team’s initial win in the NAIA North Conference. For a summary of game results click here. For more about the team click here.

Arts & Entertainment

Film Review: The Thing Double Feature

By Nik Rasmussen– One of the most terrifying aliens in the inter-universe could be someone close to you. The Thing is a highly intelligent shape-shifting mother. In the 80’s a team of scientists unearth the remains of an alien, and it’s shipped out of the ice in Antarctica. Unknown to this team of scientists, the remains…