The Collegian Reporter – Page 300

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Mustang Football – Stay ahead

By Lynx Gregoire – The Mustang’s goal going into this upcoming football game/season is to stay ahead. Last season, the Stangs went 12-2, having lost their first game to Benedictine College and a playoff game right before the National Championship. In between, they went on a 12 game win streak, showcasing their skills and talents....

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Mustangs Ranked No. 3 in NAIA Preseason Poll

By Diego Ocando – The Morningside University football team will begin the 2025 season ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Football Preseason Poll, solidifying its place among the nation’s elite programs. The Mustangs earned 384 points in the coaches’ poll, finishing as the highest-ranked team from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Grand View, the...

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Women’s Soccer Team Ready for Season Opener

Women’s Soccer Team Ready for Season Opener Keyera Harmon – The women’s soccer team kicked off their season August 27, and the players are excited and ready to finally get into game action. Before the opener, players Kyla Severson and Fran Telford provided some insight about how preseason has been and how they’re feeling heading...

News, Sports / August 27, 2025 The Ultras are back!

By Maron Guimarães. – The Ultras are back for another exciting season of school culture and support! Founded in 2022, the Ultras started as a passionate group of students dedicated to boosting our Morningside athletes and creating an atmosphere that makes a difference in every game. With over 250 followers on Instagram and countless moments...

News / August 26, 2025 Morningside Welcomes Record-Breaking Freshman Class

By Mia Wenzel – Morningside University officially kicked off the 2025–2026 academic year by welcoming its largest freshman class in school history. The campus has been buzzing with excitement as students arrived for move-in day, jumped into orientation activities, and settled into their first week of classes. With such a large group of newcomers, campus...

Sports / August 25, 2025 The Road to Another GPAC Title Begins for Morningside Men’s Soccer

The 2024 Morningside men’s soccer team celebrating their GPAC Regular Season Championship. The men’s soccer team is preparing for its first game of the season this Tuesday, August 26, in Des Moines, IA, in a ranking match against the Grand View Vikings at 4 p.m. The Mustangs come into the season as the defending GPAC...

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...

Features

Making your dorm feel like home

By Jacquelyn Adams– Now that the school year is off to a good start and students are beginning to settle into their new class schedule and routine, it is a great time to make your dorm room a comfortable, relaxing place. For all students, new and returning, making your dorm feel more “home-y” can make…

Features

A match made in…where?

By Claire DeRoin– Debates over the lights being left on or off. Fights over leaving the door unlocked. Arguments over unwanted visitors. Shouting matches about clothes being borrowed. Annoyance over sex on the shared furniture. Do any of these sound familiar? If so, you may be living with a bad roommate. It seems that everyone…

Arts & Entertainment

The evolution of social media

By Shelby Powell– What started as a small idea in the mind of a young man named Tom became, in 8 short years, a full-blown phenomenon. Social media, or communication through the web-based technologies, began with Myspace. All one needed was a camera and an Internet connection to put themselves (or a carefully crafted version…

News

Hometown pride or hometown discrimination?

By Claire DeRoin — “If attending college in your hometown isn’t still living at home with your parents, I don’t know what is.” Statements like this can occasionally be heard around campus, usually tossed around by students from areas outside of the Sioux City metropolitan area. There seems to be a stigma attached to attending…

Features

The sweatpants epidemic

By Claire DeRoin — A majority of students on Morningside’s campus walk to and from class, sit in the cafeteria, work in the science labs or do other things, clad in sweatpants all the while. Students donning sweaters or skirts are definitely in the minority. One professor has taken note of Morningside’s sloppy dress code….

Features, Food and Drink

Fat Boy’s Food Tips

By Kevin Green — Your stomach bellows, your eyes grow weary, suddenly you feel lightheaded. Hunger has set-in and you need food fast. Reaching in your wallet you find one single crisp five-dollar bill. The student café is close, but you’ll have dinner there later and right now the “same old same old” doesn’t sound…