By Hannah Hecht–Five women in one-piece racing swimsuits, goggles, and swim caps stand lined up behind the starting blocks at the Morningside HPER center’s pool facility. Their faces are fixed in stony concentration and a couple of them are jumping around and stretching to loosen up their arms and legs. A man announces the beginning…
By Darius Hicks–If you could build the perfect coach what characteristics would you want them to have? You would like them to be passionate about what they do. You would want them to be dedicated to their athletes and their craft. And finally you would want them to have great character. Those are all qualities…
By Hannah Hecht–By the time first-year students arrive on campus for move-in day, most Morningside students are already familiar with the life in the Midwest. However, that was not the case for senior Miguel Beltran, who lived his entire life in Santa Ana, California, before coming to Morningside in August of 2010. “It’s different here,”…
By Emily Domayer–Do you like Sailor Moon? Did you collect Pokemon cards as a kid? If you said “yes,” then Anime Club is for you. Morningside’s Anime Club meets Sunday afternoons from 1-5 in Room 111 in the library. The group was created last fall by seniors Megan McLaury, Jessica Sievers and Karen Hatlestad. “They…
By Amber Burg–The Pilgrims first celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621. They ate food such as corn, wild fowl or deer and pumpkins. Anything they were able to grow in their gardens and fields. They celebrated Thanksgiving with a feast of food because it was their first harvest on the new land. Thanksgiving is a time to…
By Emily Domayer–Thanksgiving conjures up images of a huge feast, with families sitting around a large table. For Morningside students the holiday means food… and much more. For freshman Madeline Trott, this Thanksgiving is traditional… and particularly special. “My uncle and his family just came back from doing missionary work for nine years in Angola,…
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