The Collegian Reporter – Page 239

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...

Food and Drink

Hungry for Hungry’s?

by Brittany Conolly Steak, potato, and Texas toast, all cooked in front of you on a grill. Hungry’s restaurant in Dakota City provides just that atmosphere. The restaurant is centered at the middle of town, and sits on the main road that goes through Dakota City, North 14th Street. The inside welcomes any customer who…

Arts & Entertainment

Enter the Maze at MIA

by Jescy Rodriguez If you are a gamer, nerd, or strategic mind or all of the above, you might know it is hard to confront the sad truth there just aren’t many good places around Sioux City you can just geek out and enjoy a good strategy game or RPG. However, local game store M.I.A….

Editorials

New App Spreading in Popularity

By Nancy Seeman– Videos are popping up over the Twittersphere under the title of vines. It has become all the rage with Morningside students in recording the last few weeks of school. For students with iPhones, the Vine app is the perfect distraction from finishing projects and papers. Vine is the best way to see…

Sports

Larson Places First at KU Relays, More Qualifiers for the Mustangs

by CR Staff– Monte Larson was the lone Mustang that traveled to the Kansas Relays last Saturday. He competed against Division 1 athletes in the seeded 800-meter run. Coming into the final 100 meters of the race Larson was in 4th place. He ended up finishing first with a time of 1:50.34. You can see…

Features

Retirement Series – Larry Martin

By Emily Domayer–Even if you’ve never had a chemistry class, you might recognize the outback hat from seeing it around campus. “When you’re as bald as I am, you have to protect your head from the sun,” joked chemistry professor Larry Martin. Martin is retiring after 24 years of teaching chemistry at Morningside College. He…

Editorials, Features

Got Blood? Need Cash?

By Nancy Seeman– Some students work on campus, some at the local grocery or retail stores, and some students sell their bodies for money. Well, sort of. Many students have resorted to selling plasma for extra cash. BioLife Plasma Services in Sioux City is where most students go for this service. BioLife collects plasma that…