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...

News / April 21, 2024 Is taking the train worth it? Yes.

by Diego Teixeira Setton–America is not exactly known for being public transport friendly, and its trains are definitely nothing like in Europe or Asia. But can they stand on their own? Recently, I traveled by Amtrak train from Omaha to Chicago. It was my second time taking the trip and while I was moving towards...

Women fight into Elite Eight (photos)
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Women fight into Elite Eight (photos)

Sioux City–After spotting the College of St. Mary Flames a 19-1 lead, Morningside’s women got down to business at the NAIA Women’s Div. II Tournament. The Mustangs (29-6) fought back to win 78-70 and set up a quarter-final contest Saturday (March 15) against Cardinal Stritch. Morningside began its comeback five minutes into the game against…

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Spring Garden Show is Coming to Town

By Amber Burg–Plants will soon be taking over the Sioux City Convention Center. From March 28th through the 30th the Sioux City Garden Show will be taking place. Starting Friday, March 29th, doors will open at 10 am and stay open until 8 pm that night. Doors re-open Saturday at 9 am and will close…

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Sioux City Pools Prepare to Open

By Lauren Sorenson–Even though there is still snow on the ground, Eric Griffith, the Sioux City Recreation Supervisor, is  busy at work preparing for the upcoming swimming season. Griffith is in the process of hiring 80 aquatic staff and is still looking for more. “With the City having five swimming pools, the demand is always…

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Virtual Lecture Series Welcomes Noam Chomsky

By Lauren Sorenson–For those who don’t know who Noam Chomsky is, words like genius and expert seem to be synonymous with his name. Chomsky, a linguistic expert and U.S. foreign policy critic, among many other things, will be speaking at Morningside College virtually on March 18th. Chomsky, who was named the world’s top public intellectual…

Joe Sievert: Athlete of the Week
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Joe Sievert: Athlete of the Week

By Andrew Schnebel–This week’s Collegian Reporter athlete of the week goes to wrestler Joe Sievert. Sievert, a senior from Akron, Iowa, was a third place finisher at the NAIA Wrestling National Championships in Topeka, Kansas. In Saturday’s consolation rounds he won three matches to arn All-American honors for the third time. He finished the season…

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