The Collegian Reporter – Page 233

Photo, Sports / December 5, 2024 Mustangs Upend Visiting Bulldogs in White Out

The Mustang men’s and women’s basketball teams defended their Allee Gymnasium court, besting Concordia Wed., Dec. 4. The women began the evening with a 70–56 win over the fifth–ranked Bulldogs. Alexis Spier led the squad with 21 points. Chaise Pfanstiel added 12 and Ella Wragge 10. The men’s team, now 8–1 (4–1 GPAC), jumped out...

News / December 4, 2024 Morningside’s Stangsgiving Event Draws Praise

By Gabriel Ruiz – Stangsgiving is Morningside University’s annual event where students, staff, and faculty join for a Thanksgiving meal. It provides the campus at large with an opportunity to come together and share a meal as well as look back on the year as we move forward into the holiday season. Students were eager...

Photo, Sports / December 1, 2024 Mustangs post shutout against MNU

The No. 6 Mustangs are moving on to the NAIA Championship Series quarterfinals to face No. 4 Montana Western. Morningside blanked MidAmerica Nazarene 35-0 to keep its 2024 season alive. Read the game story HERE. Montana Western’s Bulldogs bested Dickinson State 41-14. MW quarterback Michael Palandri threw for five touchdowns in the win.

News / November 25, 2024 Be More Chill Cast Announced!

Y’all keep your chill. The cast list for Morningside’s production of Be More Chill has been announced. Directed by Taylor Clemens with music direction by Shannon Salyards Burton, Be More Chill follows an anxious social outcast, Jeremy Heere (Ben Feeken), as he attempts to navigate the pressures of high school social life alongside his laid...

Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People / November 5, 2024 Logan Gerdes Vocal Recital November 8

Logan Gerdes will be performing his senior vocal recital in Eppley Auditorium, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Gerdes’ pieces were selected through various lessons with Shannon Salyards Burton, and he enjoys the opening piece of his recital in particular for the creative liberty he’s allowed at certain sections of the song. “I like how it...

News / November 4, 2024 Struck gets 100th win

by Mia Wenzel–The men’s tennis team won 6-1 over Mount Marty Oct. 16, giving Coach Alex Struck his 100th win. The men’s fall season ended undefeated 3-0. The women’s tennis team added another win, making the fall season an undefeated 4-0. The Mustangs won against Mount Marty by a score of 5-2. “I’m humbled and...

Sports / October 27, 2024 Mustangs Trample Briar Cliff in Rivalry Game

By Dayne Davis – Saturday (October 19, 2024) the Mustangs hosted cross-town rival, Briar Cliff University, in battle for the saddle. The Chargers entered the game looking to beat Morningside for the first time in school history, but Zack Chevalier and the Mustangs had other plans as Morningside put the belt to the Chargers backside...

Arts & Entertainment

Not-So-Super Commercials

By Andrew Schnebel–A record 111.5 million people tuned in to Sundays 48th Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. Some of those viewers were tuning in for something other than the game, however. Those viewers tuned in for one thing and one thing only: the commercials. This is always the most anticipated…

Arts & Entertainment

Hypnotist opens MAC’s LMFAO Week

Photos by Amber Burg — Echoes of laughter could be heard coming from Eppley Friday night. The reason, Hypnotist Chris Jones. The night was filled with dancing, acting like dinosaurs and many hilarious moments. The event was sponsored by MAC for LMFAO Week. They have brought Chris Jones to Morningside Campus before.

Arts & Entertainment

Saxophonist, Bassist Highlight Jazz Fest

Saxophonist Craig Treinen, who has played with John Denver and The Temptations, and bassist Jerry DeVore, who has played with Wynton Marsalis and Gladys Knight, will perform during the Morningside College Jazz Festival, Feb. 6-8 at Eppley Auditorium at Morningside College. In the 1990s, Treinen performed in the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command Band,…

News

Prepare for success with “Life after College Boot Camp”

By Hannah Hecht–Are you looking to fill the void in your heart left by the cancellation of classes on Tuesday, Feb. 4? Do you stare at the graduation date on your calendar and wonder if you have the skills to survive in a world outside the boundaries of Peters and Garretson Avenue? Well, look no…

Sports

Danny Rudeen: Athlete of the Week

By Andrew Schnebel–This weeks Collegian Reporter athlete of the week goes to Danny Rudeen. Rudeen, a 6-3 senior guard from Sioux City, Iowa, scored 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting in the Mustangs 97-65 victory on January 22nd over rival Northwestern College. He also added five rebounds in the contest. He got the Mustangs…

Features

Splash Into Spring Break

By Lindsay Martin–It is not too late to travel for spring break, and students can do so without breaking the bank. Spring break for Morningside College is March 1 through the 9. Although most college students don’t have a lot of extra money laying around to go on an extravagant trip, it is possible to save…