The Collegian Reporter – Page 236

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...

Sports

Winning Reactions: ‘Stangs upend MMC

Morningside’s volleyball team evened its season mark at 10-10 with a quick three-game sweep over Mount Marty College Tuesday, Oct. 9. With the win the Mustangs are 2-6 in the GPAC as they head into the last three weeks of the season.

Features, News

Homecoming Week: Get Wild, Go Retro

By Amber Burg–Get Wild: Retro Style. It’s homecoming week for the Morningside Mustangs. Kick-off the week with the A Cappella group Ball In The House. They will be preforming at 8pm at Buhler Outdoor Performance Center. They sing a wide variety of songs including well-known covers of ‘Just The Way You Are’ by Bruno Mars,…

News

Takin’ it to the streets

By Hannah Hecht–Every year, Morningside’s chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, an upper-classman honor society, puts together an event that involves nearly two-thirds of the school. This year, more than 800 students went “Into the Streets” October 2 to donate about three hours of their time to the local community. This was my third time volunteering…

News

Two cars stolen from Morningside lots

By Darius Hicks–Thefts on the Morningside College campus usually are of the laptop, computer, backpack or iPad variety. Now add automobiles to the list. Two car parked in campus lots were reported stolen the weekend of Sept. 28. A handful of others were vandalized. Sunday morning Assistant Director of Security Brett Lyon received a call…

Sports

Sitzman named to Good Works Team

By Darius Hicks–Morningside football player Jordan Sitzman has been named to the 2013 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. He will be going to New Orleans to assist with a community service project in conjunction with the 2014 Sugar Bowl. Sitzman’s nomination stemmed from his mission projects overseas and his volunteer work in the local community….

News

It’s time you learn about the Writing Center

By Hannah Hecht–As midterms approach, professors begin to assign more and more lab reports, personal statements, literary analyses, and history essays. One of the most important steps in the writing process is often one of the most often overlooked: obtaining a second opinion. That’s where the Morningside College Writing Center comes in. Located on the…