The Collegian Reporter – Page 216

Sports / May 10, 2024 Tennis: On to nationals and GPAC honors

by Diego Teixeira Setton–This spring became a very special one for Morningside Tennis Athletes, as they conquered the GPAC for the first time in program history. Both men’s and women’s teams won the title, with the men boasting an overall record of 18-4 and going undefeated in the conference. The women’s team finished at 18-3...

Arts & Entertainment, News / April 30, 2024 Kiosk 86 highlights end of the year

by Maren Ewertz–The Kiosk release is a highlight of the school year’s end. Every year since 1938, Morningside has released a short collection of fiction, nonfiction, and other forms of short stories in a book. From the years 1938 to 1952, the Kiosk was referred to as Manuscript. Then Manuscript became Perspectives from the years 1953-1970. Ever since 1971, we...

News / April 30, 2024 Morningside receives $2 million gift for the School of Business

by Maren Ewertz–Tom Rosen, a graduate of Morningside College from 1970, has given a $2 million gift to the Morningside University campus. The donation will be the essential funds for the construction and design of a brand new School of Business building. Rosen earned his degree from Morningside College with minors in livestock marketing and...

Arts & Entertainment / April 30, 2024 Fall in to Fallout

by Maren Ewertz–As someone who has watched people play the game Fallout. I was excited to see that there would be a new Fallout series based on the game streaming on Amazon.. Throughout the series, we are introduced to the characters in a clean and easy to understand way. For someone who doesn’t know much...

News / April 29, 2024 2024 graduates will not receive hoods

by Maren Ewertz–Traditionally, Morningside University graduates received an academic hood at graduation. This hood was white with a maroon chevron pointing upwards. This design originated around 1963. Looking in the Sioux, Morningside’s yearbook that ran from 1901-2004, students appear to wear the hoods we know today in 1963, but not in 1962. As the years went...

Morningside People, News / April 29, 2024 Morningside says goodbye to Terri Curry

by Maren Ewertz–Terri Curry, Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment at Morningside University, has been a well known and integral force for Morningside for nearly four decades. Curry has dedicated 39 years to Morningside. When Curry was interviewed recently, she touched on her motivation to pursue a career in academia, revealing that her graduate...

News / April 26, 2024 Palmer Research Symposium celebrates student involvement

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Morningside’s Palmer Research Symposium is an annual event that gives students the opportunity to present their research to the community to contribute to the greater knowledge of the campus. It is a campus-wide celebration of student involvement in research. Students were able to present both empirical and non-empirical, completed in a class or...

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Students Light the Flame of Awareness

By Amber Burg– Every 40 seconds someone in the world dies from suicide. Morningside College students showed their support on Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day, September 10. At 8 p.m. tiny orange lights lit up the windows of the dorm all over campus. Flameless candles were given out in the Olsen Student Center and in the…

Arts & Entertainment

Classic Film Review: Dark City

By Nik Rasmussen— In 1998, I was wandering around in a movie rental business on the outskirts of Cloves, New Mexico. The building, a doublewide trailer with an add-on in the center, housed wall-to-wall VHS movies. Between the desert dust that was visible in the sunlight shining down through the window and the strong haze of…

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Broadway Playwright to Visit Morningside

By Hannah Hecht– bill russell*, a Morningside alum and professional lyricist/playwright, will be on campus on October 21st to talk to students, faculty, staff, and the public about his new Broadway play. At 12 PM to 1 PM, the college will host a reception for russell in the Yockey room, and at 8 PM English Department…

Arts & Entertainment

Classic Film Review: The Birds

By Nik Rasmussen– For starters, I’ve seen a lot of movies, and I mean a lot of movies; I’ve seen many, in fact, that most people are not even aware of. Feeling the need to change up from the movies of today, I was shopping around and stumbled on the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Birds. …

Arts & Entertainment

Netflix Series Review: Freaks and Geeks

By Hannah Hecht– As students across the Morningside campus settle into their fall semester routine, free time becomes a precious rarity. And, no matter how well manicured the ample green space of the campus, most students will spend that time curled up on a lumpy futon under a blanket with a bowl of popcorn watching an…

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Prof. Coyne opens FiWD

English Department professor Steve Coyne opened Friday is Writing Day with a reading of his creative non-fiction piece “Taken In.” The piece reflects on our memories of our own experiences, and how those memories may give us a false impression of self. Coyne called the story a work in progress and gave students and faculty…