The Collegian Reporter – Page 232

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...

News / September 17, 2026 Klinger-Neal Theatre Receives Upgrades Thanks to Partnership with Lamb Theatre

By Carter Gill – Morningside University’s Klinger-Neal Theatre received a major facelift this summer with help from the new partnership with LAMB Theatre and their generous $1 million donation. These renovations bring massive improvements for theatre goers and students alike. Some of the biggest changes coming to Klinger-Neal are brand new state-of-the art technology, including...

News / September 16, 2026 Virgo’s Season Starts this September

By Trenton Eilerts – The esports program at Morningside has made a big change, with bigger changes yet to come. Dray Virgo has been appointed as the new head coach of Morningside esports. Virgo wants to add to the program and change how the program is viewed by students, staff, and faculty. Virgo is already...

News / September 14, 2026 New AAFS Coordinator Brings Hands-On Agricultural Learning to Morningside

By Tayden VanPelt – Mia Heilman is bringing her background in agricultural education and production agriculture to Morningside University as the new Agricultural Facilities and Experiential Learning Coordinator in the Applied Agricultural and Food Studies department. Heilman’s position focuses on maintaining and expanding the university’s agricultural facilities while creating hands-on learning opportunities that connect students’...

News / September 9, 2026 Mustang Football Kicks off Season Against Top GPAC Rivals

By Cameron Hamilton – Football season is in full swing, but this year is different from most: the Mustangs not only opened the season with Benedictine, who was ranked #3 at the time, but also with local rivals the Northwestern Red Raiders (week 1) and the Dordt Defenders (week 3). These early games can decide...

News / September 3, 2026 Construction Near Elwood Olsen Stadium Brings Temporary Parking Changes to Campus

by Tayden VanPelt – Students and visitors returning to Morningside University this fall may notice construction and parking changes near Elwood Olsen Stadium. The construction is part of the Pulaski Drainage Improvement Project, which began in June and is expected to be completed by mid-September. Pulaski Park consists of 32 acres of recreational land made...

Arts & Entertainment

Gilmore Girls Comes to Netflix

By Katie Copple– They were the ideal mother/daughter pair that we idolized throughout our pre-teen years. We heard countless Gilmore-ism’s throughout the middle school hallways. It was THE SHOW to watch during its seven-season run, and on October 1st Gilmore Girls hit Netflix with all of its run-on sentences and coffee-induced glory. It has been seven…

News

HJF Learning Center: Remodel Work in Progress (photos)

Photos by Amber Burg

News

Two-Thirds of Campus Will Volunteer with Into the Streets

By Hannah Hecht– This Wednesday, October 1st, a record 820 Morningside students will go “Into the Streets” for a day of city-wide community service. The event, organized by Omicron Delta Kappa, the campus upperclassman honor society, will give students the chance to volunteer at 75 different locations in the Sioux City area. Students will perform…

Morningside People

A Day in the Life of a Senior Nursing Student

By Hannah Severson Senior year: the year that senioritis hits most seniors. We don’t really want to do anything because we are almost done, and we just want to be lazy before going out into the real world. As a nursing student though, that is not the case. I live with three nursing majors, and all…

Arts & Entertainment

Hulu Series Review: Dorm Life

By Hannah Hecht– After my previous two recommendations, a political drama and a high school drama/comedy (The West Wing and Freaks and Geeks) I figured it was about time to move on to a television review that hit a little bit closer to the Morningside experience. It always seems like there is a huge gap between…

Sports

Mustang Football Defeats Dordt 72-2 (Photos)

Photos by Amber Burg– The Morningside Mustangs crushed the Dort Defenders with the overwhelming score of 72 – 2. This is the team’s third strong win of the season. The next game will be October 4th for the Homecoming matchup against Midland.