The Collegian Reporter – Page 282

News / September 30, 2026 ODK’s Into the Streets

By Doreen Mshana – Morningside University students recently took part in an exciting event called “Into the Streets,” sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), in Sioux City. This event aimed to help the community and encourage students to get involved. Through Into the Streets, students gain a deeper understanding of their local community and recognize...

News / September 30, 2026 Sports Management Class Aims to Level the Playing Field Through Experiential Learning

By Cameron Hamilton – In Katy Burford’s sports management class, the students are looking to improve and manipulate the game-changing factor of fan engagement and support. The class does this in cooperation with Morningside’s Pack the Stands events, held at specific home games for different sports throughout the year. Sports management is a relatively new...

News / September 30, 2026 Live-Posting Past Events, As If It Were Today

By RyAnne Steffen –If today’s social media were around for major events from the past, how would it appear? Would we be updated every hour, every minute, every second? Thanks to the X account @25YearsAgoLive (2001Live), we can now make an estimate of how those situations may have been handled. 2001Live, curated by Manny Marotta,...

News / September 18, 2026 Spanish Club Invites Morningside Students to Celebrate Latino Heritage in Siouxland

By Brayan Ramos – As September continues, the Siouxland community will have an opportunity to celebrate Latino heritage through a series of events connecting students, families, and community members through culture and education. The celebration began Wednesday, September 9, with the Spanish Club’s Spanish Film Festival at the UPS Auditorium at the Lincoln Center. The...

News / September 17, 2026 Sweet Corn Eating Contest

By Doreen Mshana – The Morningside Garden Club brought hands-on agriculture, community donation, and fierce student rivalry together last week during its second annual Sweet Corn Eating Contest at the Buhler outdoor theatre. This summer, AAFS interns planted sweet corn in the Cargill Outdoor Classroom. On September 9 students in AGRI classes 130, 234, and...

News / September 17, 2026 Klinger-Neal Theatre Receives Upgrades Thanks to Partnership with Lamb Theatre

By Carter Gill – Morningside University’s Klinger-Neal Theatre received a major facelift this summer with help from the new partnership with LAMB Theatre and their generous $1 million donation. These renovations bring massive improvements for theatre goers and students alike. Some of the biggest changes coming to Klinger-Neal are brand new state-of-the art technology, including...

News / September 16, 2026 Virgo’s Season Starts this September

By Trenton Eilerts – The esports program at Morningside has made a big change, with bigger changes yet to come. Dray Virgo has been appointed as the new head coach of Morningside esports. Virgo wants to add to the program and change how the program is viewed by students, staff, and faculty. Virgo is already...

Editorials

Saving money at Target

By Meghanne Adams– We are all college students, which usually can mean one thing: we are probably broke. Target is a store that has a lot of the must-haves on our weekly shopping lists and is fairly close to our school. I’ve compiled some tips together to help save students money while shopping there. Let’s…

Editorials

Reaction: Obama on campus

By Paige Potter– The cheering of hundreds of people and chanting of “four more years!” as President Obama made his way to stage on Saturday, September 1, 2012, was a feeling I will never forget. Over the past four days, all the Morningside students had seen the preparation taking place for the President to…

Arts & Entertainment

MAC attempts to get more attention

By Paige Potter– The MAC PAC is back and ready for this school year with fun activities and events planned for all students at Morningside. This year’s activities will be entertaining for all who attend, thanks to the staff of four experienced MAC executives and many student volunteers. The Morningside Activities Council (MAC) is made…

News

Obama fires up Sioux City, Morningside

Features

Theater professor finds his comfort zone

By Jescy Rodriguez–Starting a new school year means meeting new people and getting to know new faculty. This week we start with a professor newly planted into the metaphorical garden we know as the Theatre Department. His name is Kenton Jones. I started off the interview asking a very basic “Who are you?” Kenton then…

News

Campus prepares for Pres. Obama

Morningside College will host Pres. Barack Obama Saturday, Sept. 1, for a Grassroots Event on Hilker Mall at 6:30. Tickets were distributed this week. Ticket holders can enter the site beginning at 4:30.