The Collegian Reporter – Page 256

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...

Morningside People

Student balances college and ROTC

by Claire DeRoin– Gage Thackston, a junior mass communications major, knows exactly what he is going to do once he graduates. That’s more than can be said for some seniors. Thackston is currently enrolled in ROTC: Reserve Officer Training Corps. ROTC is a program that allows students to complete military training and classes at the…

Features, Food and Drink

Qdoba, Chipotle, Panera hit M’side

By Nancy Seeman– Tired of the cafeteria food? Coming close to the end of the semester, students may be running out of flex points or Ramen Noodles. Lucky for them, new developments within Lakeport Commons give students the opportunity to try something new. Within the past week, Chipotle, Panera, and Qdoba have opened within the…

Arts & Entertainment

Olympus Has Fallen review

by Michael Lewis — We all have the privilege of living in a country where freedom is taken for granted. But what would happen if our freedoms were taken away? In this suspenseful movie, the President of the United States of America, played by Aaron Eckhart, has been held hostage along with his fellow cabinet…

Arts & Entertainment

Beauty Killed the Beast to Play Yockey Tonight

By Jescy Rodriguez — Local bands may come and go, but Beauty Killed the Beast is here to stay. Beauty Killed the Beast is the brainchild of various musicians from various Sioux City Colleges. Two of them — Jordon McCubbin, a senior Psychology Major, and Mike Kessel, a junior Mass Communications Major — are from…

News

Student Government Executives Elected

by Claire DeRoin and Cassie Burnside– According to a student-wide e-mail from current Student Advocate Ashleigh Starr, voting results are in and Morningside’s 2013-2014 student government executives have been elected. No surprise: Brendan Pinto has been elected as the new president with Spencer Eiseman as his vice president. Both were running unopposed. Pinto is a…

Sports

Come support the Morningside Volleyball team!

by Caitlin Casey– Are you craving some of those delicious barbeque wings from Buffalo Wild Wings? TODAY (March 20) or Sunday, March 24 you have the opportunity to eat them for a good cause! On either day just tell your waiter/waitress that you are there to support the Morningside Volleyball team and a percentage of…