The Collegian Reporter – Page 247

News / November 3, 2025 The Ultimate Guide to Surviving a Sioux City Winter

By Maron Guimarães – Winter in Sioux City is no small thing, and Morningside students know it. Between the icy sidewalks, freezing winds, and surprise snowfalls, getting through the season takes prep. The key to surviving the cold starts with dressing smart (which means more than shorts and a hoodie). Layering is your best friend,...

Campus Life, Culture, international, Morningside People, News / October 31, 2025 Three Stages, One Journey: Life as an International Student at Morningside

Three Stages, One Journey: Life as an International Student at Morningside By Diego Ocando – Being an international student is about a lot more than just studying in another country. It’s about learning how to adapt, balance, and grow — all while being far from home. At Morningside, students from around the world bring their...

Campus Life, News / October 29, 2025 Time Management Tips for Busy Mustangs

By Maron Guimarães – Life at Morningside can get busy fast. Between classes, practices, campus jobs, and trying to squeeze in a social life, it’s easy for your schedule to feel overwhelming and stressful. But with a few simple strategies, staying on top of everything doesn’t have to be stressful. The first step is to...

News, Sports / October 29, 2025 The Mustangs Gallop Toward Second Place in the GPAC

By Diego Ocando – With one game left in the regular season, the Morningside Mustangs are in their best form of the year, just when it matters most. Last Saturday, the team galloped to a 5–1 road victory over Doane, extending their unbeaten streak to four matches, with three wins in that stretch. Now, the...

News, Sports / October 28, 2025 Morningside Women’s Soccer Clinches GPAC Title

By Keyera Harmon – this win, Morningside now sits at the top of the conference standings with the most points, locking in the GPAC title no matter what happens next. The win also means an automatic qualification for nationals, marking a huge milestone for the program. The team’s current record sits at 8-1-1, and they’ll...

News / October 22, 2025 From Caf to Career

By Keyera Harmon – Getting an internship on campus can be a lot easier than many students think. For Gustavo Santos, landing his internship at the campus cafeteria was a natural next step towards his future. After working for Sodexo for years, from Bucks, to catering, to Spoonholder, it wasn’t hard for Gustavo to find...

Morningside People, News, Opinion / October 22, 2025 What I Wish I Knew as a Freshman at Morningside

By Maron Guimarães. – When you first arrive at Morningside University, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of starting college life, meeting new people from all over the world, exploring campus, and adjusting to your classes. But one thing many upperclassmen realize too late is just how important it is to start...

Sports

Gates leads women’s swimming in first meet

By Hannah Hecht–Freshman Tracy Gates lead the Lady Mustangs in their first meet this weekend at the Morningside Women’s Challenge against NCAA Division II Northern State University and Division III University of Minnesota-Morris. Gates finished the mile in 18:50.51, an NAIA national qualifying time and a full 50 seconds ahead of the second place Northern…

Sports

Mustang women open BB season

By Darius Hicks–The Morningside College women’s basketball team will travel to Clinton, Iowa, the weekend of Nov. 1 to begin the 2013-14 season. They’ll be competing in the Ashford Classic. The Lady Mustangs enter the 2013-14 year with a preseason NAIA National ranking of third. They also were chosen as co-favorites to win the GPAC…

News

Reynders enthusiastic about campus changes

By Hannah Hecht–On October 23, Morningside College President John Reynders held a briefing with the student body. The event, “Go Inside M’side,” takes place every year after the October board of director meetings. The briefing gives students across campus the chance to speak with President Reynders, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs Bill Deeds,…

Features

10 things freshmen need to know

Students in Dave Madsen’s First Year Seminar class read the essay “The Freshman Year Thrill Ride,” written by Missy Loney and Julie Feist. In the essay, the authors shared their experiences of their first year at college. The students then came up with their own list of “Ten Things A Freshman Should Know When Coming…

Sports

No. 25 Concordia next up for Morningside

By Darius Hicks–The Morningside College football team will travel to Seward, Nebraska, to face off against the 25th-ranked Concordia Bulldogs November 7. The Mustangs enter the game holding the number one spot in NAIA football. But they are facing a Concordia football team desperate for a win in order to keep their playoff hops alive,…

News

Google Ideas creator to present Waitt Lecture

Imagine if just one organization could fight violent crime, empower people in third world countries to take part in their government, and use network mappers to show a political climate. These are just a few goals that Google Ideas has in mind. Jared Cohen, founder and director of Google Ideas, will present the 2013 Waitt…