The Collegian Reporter – Page 218

News / October 21, 2026 Morningside University Builds High Tunnel to Expand Hands-On Learning

By Tayden VanPelt – A new outdoor classroom structure aims to extend the growing season, increase food production, and strengthen community connections. Morningside University’s Applied Agriculture and Food Studies Department is constructing a new high tunnel in its outdoor classroom to expand hands-on learning opportunities and increase food production for campus and surrounding communities. Construction...

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...

Editorials, Features

The Man Behind the Open Door

By Jenni Beaver—When you walk into Lewis Hall, you’re left staring at a long hallway with a wide open door at the end of it. Many students will never enter that door, and will never have the opportunity to meet the man that spends his days inside. Just last week I ventured into that open…

News

Student Philanthropy Raising Money for the Scholarship Fund

By Kayla Samek—Student Philanthropy Group is collecting donations from students to go towards Morningside College’s scholarship fund. They will be collecting them until April 15th. One dollar donated towards the scholarship fund gets the student’s name put into a drawing for a 50-dollar gift card to the bookstore. There are five gift cards that will…

Sports

Morningside takes two from NWU (photos)

Morningside collected two big basketball wins over Nebraska Wesleyan Saturday (Jan. 30). The women stayed undefeated with a 79-59 victory. They’re now 24-0. The 10th-ranked men’s team had a hot shooting night, burning the Prairie Wolves 106-85.

Arts & Entertainment

App Review: Ingress

By Kayla Perkins—If you are looking for an app that interacts with the world around you, Ingress is the app for you. Ingress is a GPS-based multiplayer online augmented reality game created by Google. By interacting with the world around you, this game keeps the player moving and thinking. With an intricate plotline, and a…

News

Changes Coming to Morningside Student Government

By Kayla Samek—The Constitution of the Morningside Student Government (SG) underwent major changes in the past couples years, and the most recent election has added more changes. The newly created position of Director of Communications is now in charge of student groups and organizations. The SG President is now a member of the Alumni board,…

Arts & Entertainment

The Imitation Game Movie Review

By Jordan Heim—During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst, and war hero, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ‘gross indecency’, an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality –…