The Collegian Reporter – Page 235

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...

News

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…

Sports

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…

Features

‘Men’terest in Pinterest

By Natalie Waller–Where did you get that recipe? I love your nails, where did you get that idea? That’s a great quote, where did you find it? The answer is Pinterest. Women everywhere have taken to the Pinterest phenomenon, but men need to join the club as well. Pinterest has everything. You can search any…

Arts & Entertainment

Miley Cyrus ‘Bangerz Tour’ Concert Review

By Lindsay Martin–Miley Cyrus rocked the stage on Thursday, March 5, when she performed in front of a full crowd at the Century Link Center in Omaha. Although there has been a lot of controversy over her new tour, in my opinion, she killed it. Cyrus looked beautiful in her extravagant costume choices, though some…

News

Choir Tour opens in Sioux Falls

By Channing Pick — While students have been preparing for spring break, the Morningside College Choir has been getting ready for their choir tour around the Midwest. After months of preparation the college choir, barbershop quartet, and the jazz choir will be stopping and hold performances around the Midwest in towns that are considered home…

Editorials

Think Again Before You Text and Drive

By Lindsay Martin– With advances in technology on the rise, our lives have become consumed with handheld devices. However, these devices are causing a distraction not only in our lives but also on the road. Currently, the law in Iowa states that texting and driving is a secondary offense. Meaning the driver must be pulled…