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...

Classic Film Review: Deep Blue Sea
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Classic Film Review: Deep Blue Sea

By Nik Rasmussen– Get ready to dive into the Deep Blue Sea. The 90’s were full of monster movies.  In my mind, Deep Blue Sea was the only other good shark movie besides Jaws.  A team of scientists in a lab facility deep in the ocean has been developing a drug to cure brain diseases including…

‘The Songs of Angels’ (photos)
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‘The Songs of Angels’ (photos)

The theme of this year’s Christmas at Morningside performance (Dec. 5) was ‘The Song of Angels.’ This was the 19th annual concert. The multiple choirs that performed were under the direction of Tim Watson and Jean Hickman. The instrumental ensembles were under the direction of Shane Macklin and Tony Hutchins. Many alumni, family, friends, staff, and community members…

Marching Mustangs conclude first season (Photos)
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Marching Mustangs conclude first season (Photos)

The Band — The Marching Mustangs braved the cold weather to cheer on the football team in the NAIA Semifinals game Dec. 6. Decked in their outdoor marching band parkas they played and cheered the team on for the duration of the game. This was the last football game, concluding their first season as a…

Mustangs fall in semis (photos II)
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Mustangs fall in semis (photos II)

Photos by Amber Burg Seventh-ranked Marian capitalized on five turnovers to defeat No. 4 Morningside 41-21 in Saturday’s NAIA Football Championship Series Semifinal at Elwood Olsen Stadium. (Read the story here)  

Netflix Series Review: The Office
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Netflix Series Review: The Office

By Hannah Severson– If you love witty, comical, and sometimes cringe-worthy embarrassment television, then The Office (U.S.) is for you. The American Office is a spinoff from the UK version of The Office. The show is shot like a documentary. It interviews all the characters and the cameras are incorporated into their daily lives at work….

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