The Collegian Reporter – Page 257

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...

Sports

Sports Photos: October

Photos by Jamie Byrnes.

News

First Lady reaches out

By Claire DeRoin– First Lady Michelle Obama assured women that her husband is the best candidate to protect their rights Monday night at the Sioux City Convention Center. Stressing that Barack Obama has fought hard for women’s rights, the First Lady campaigned in Sioux City in the last week of the campaign season. Mrs. Obama…

Editorials

Mingling with ‘cheeseheads’

By Paige Potter– It had been a month since the Green Bay Packers hosted a home game. The last weekend in October took care of that though. The Packers took on the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 28, which had to have been one of the coldest days in October this year. My family and I…

News

“No Easy Day” is no light reading

By Claire DeRoin– If you’re looking for an in-depth perspective into a historic Special Forces operation, “No Easy Day” is the book for you. Matt Bissonnette, penname Mark Owen, wrote “No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden” with Kevin Maurer. The book was originally set to be released…

Sports

Spikers lose to Northwestern

By Paige Potter– The Morningside volleyball team fell in four games to Northwestern Wednesday night, October 24. Their overall record moved to 14-12, 5-8 in the GPAC. The Red Raiders took the first two sets within the match. Morningside rallied to come away with the win in set number three, only to fall short again…

Features

A Helping Hand for Siouxland

By Gustav Hollnagel– The need for human services has increased with the slow state of the economy and the desperate demand for social security services for the poor and people in need. The Center for Siouxland (CFS) is a local human services center that is dedicated to help the needy local community. Jonette Spurlock is…