The Collegian Reporter – Page 224

Campus Life, Culture, international, local, Morningside People / November 10, 2025 Club Español de Morningside

By Thomas Godtland – At Morningside University, the Spanish Club stands as a welcoming and engaging extracurricular group for students with an interest in the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. The club is part of a robust language-and-culture ecosystem on campus. The Spanish academic program is described as offering an opportunity to teach Spanish through...

Campus Life, Food and Drink, Morningside People / November 10, 2025 Wikert Dining Hall Undergoes Major Renovation

By Diego Ocando – This summer, the Morningside Dining at Wikert Dining Hall underwent a major renovation, providing students with a more modern and convenient dining experience. The cafeteria now has new tables and a new layout, making it easier for students to find a place to eat. All the stations have been updated, with...

News / November 7, 2025 Campus Media Day gives high school students a real taste of media at Morningside

Diego Ocando Pena – This week, Morningside University’s Communications program welcomed high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Alta-Aurelia, Kingsley-Pierson, Lawton-Bronson, and OABCIG for Campus Media Day, a hands-on experience designed to give an inside look into media production. Morningside communication majors led the tours, introducing the visitors to the studios and helping them try...

Campus Life, News / November 3, 2025 The Ultimate Guide to Surviving a Sioux City Winter

By Maron Guimarães – Winter in Sioux City is no small thing, and Morningside students know it. Between the icy sidewalks, freezing winds, and surprise snowfalls, getting through the season takes prep. The key to surviving the cold starts with dressing smart (which means more than shorts and a hoodie). Layering is your best friend,...

Campus Life, Culture, international, Morningside People, News / October 31, 2025 Three Stages, One Journey: Life as an International Student at Morningside

Three Stages, One Journey: Life as an International Student at Morningside By Diego Ocando – Being an international student is about a lot more than just studying in another country. It’s about learning how to adapt, balance, and grow — all while being far from home. At Morningside, students from around the world bring their...

Campus Life, News / October 29, 2025 Time Management Tips for Busy Mustangs

By Maron Guimarães – Life at Morningside can get busy fast. Between classes, practices, campus jobs, and trying to squeeze in a social life, it’s easy for your schedule to feel overwhelming and stressful. But with a few simple strategies, staying on top of everything doesn’t have to be stressful. The first step is to...

News, Sports / October 29, 2025 The Mustangs Gallop Toward Second Place in the GPAC

By Diego Ocando – With one game left in the regular season, the Morningside Mustangs are in their best form of the year, just when it matters most. Last Saturday, the team galloped to a 5–1 road victory over Doane, extending their unbeaten streak to four matches, with three wins in that stretch. Now, the...

Morningside People

Biggest Royals Fan on Campus Cheers Team to World Series

By Hannah Hecht– With their recent successes over the past season, Kansas City Royals fans seem to be cropping up everywhere across the Midwest, even in places hundreds of miles from the Kansas/Missouri border. Some are coming out of the closet, so to speak, just now ready to vocalize their appreciation for what was, from 2004…

Sports

Morningside vs. Northwestern

Photos by Amber Burg

Editorials, Features

What It Takes to Be a Man

By Hannah Hecht–Maybe as a Morningsider and a fellow athlete, it verges on sacrilege for me to criticize the workings of a different Mustang sports team. Or actually, not just another team, the football team. You know, the one that is currently ranked number one in the nation? However, I feel like this editorial can…

Morningside People

Five Questions for the ODK Student Leader of the Month

By Hannah Hecht– Congratulations to Paul Johnson, Omicron Delta Kappa’s Student Leader of the Month for October. Johnson is a sophomore mass communications and international relations double major. He serves as the student advocate for student government and a residence assistant on Dimmitt’s wellness hall. He also does work with the campus radio station KMSC, the…

Arts & Entertainment

Classic Film Review: Leon the Professional

By Nik Rasmussen– It’s time to lock your doors, close the blinds, grab a bowl of popcorn and enjoy the show. This is Morningside movie reviews, the only place you can find real movies instead of digging through crap; so sit back, relax and let it happen: MOVIE TIME!!! Luc Besson, known for such films as…

Features

Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas

By Amber Burg– Halloween is coming upon us, bringing out the scariest and cutest costumes. A main problem for some people is: What to be? If you haven’t decided yet, it’s okay. You can still throw together a costume that isn’t a stark white sheet of a ghost. Anything Disney. Picking your favorite character from a…