Photo / April 27, 2025 Students’ Favorite Skies of Sioux City

By Jaden Carney – As you stroll around Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa, one of the most beautiful things that will grab your attention is the park-like beauty of the campus. However, have you ever experienced the campus at sunset? If not, you are truly missing out.  You can walk around Morningside Campus any...

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...

Editorials, Features

On A Positive Note

By Jenni Beaver– One of the first things that most people who have toured or attended Morningside College notice is the gorgeous campus. The trees are full and beautiful.  There are flowers decorating the green space.  The historical buildings add a touch of classic elegance, and the overall view is breathtaking. Who wouldn’t want to sit…

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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…

Classic Film Review: Dark City
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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…

Broadway Playwright to Visit Morningside
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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…

Classic Film Review: The Birds
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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. …

Netflix Series Review: Freaks and Geeks
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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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