The Collegian Reporter – Page 254

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...

Arts & Entertainment

We’re going on an adventure! The Hobbit is out on DVD!

By Claire DeRoin– Finish up your second breakfast and get ready for a movie! The film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” is out on DVD Tuesday, March 19th. In this first installment of what will be another Peter Jackson trilogy on par with “the Lord of the Rings,” Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman),…

Arts & Entertainment

Oz: The Great and Powerful review

By Michael Lewis — In a world where magic and evil rule the land, a prophecy tells of a wondrous man who comes to save the helpless people of Oz. This may sound familiar, but this film comes with a slightly different twist. The American fairy tale “The Wizard of Oz” tells a story of a young lady,…

Features

Morningside Anime Division looks to share fandom with campus

By Claire DeRoin–Remember last year when a group of students made a chalk circle around the M complete with symbols and what seemed like hieroglyphics? That was a promotional stunt by a student group. The responsible party? The Morningside Anime Division. “All of the symbols were from different anime and video games, both new and…

Sports

Morningside Brings Home 13 All Americans

By Caitlin Casey– After a 15-hour bus ride through the night 14 track and field athletes that qualified for nationals finally arrived in Geneva, Ohio, at the Spire Institute. After two days of practice, the meet finally began. Andy Dougherty was the first competitor of the day, competing in the heptathlon, which includes the 60-meter…

Morningside People

Have you heard Sexy Mike?

By Jescy Rodriguez — “For me, music is a stress reliever and it’s a great way to express yourself when you can’t find the words to say or when you have something going on in your life,” explains Michael Oetken, 22, local talent and senior. It’s not exaggerating in the least bit if you were to…

News

Iowa Supreme Court takes stage in Eppley

by Claire DeRoin– The Iowa Supreme Court traveled from Des Moines to Sioux City to argue two cases in front of a small audience in Eppley Auditorium Tuesday night, March 12. These oral arguments were not typical court cases like from films, however. The Court, a panel of seven judges, took the stage in their…