The Collegian Reporter – Page 306

News / October 21, 2026 Morningside University Builds High Tunnel to Expand Hands-On Learning

By Tayden VanPelt – A new outdoor classroom structure aims to extend the growing season, increase food production, and strengthen community connections. Morningside University’s Applied Agriculture and Food Studies Department is constructing a new high tunnel in its outdoor classroom to expand hands-on learning opportunities and increase food production for campus and surrounding communities. Construction...

News / October 6, 2026 My Very Own Taste of Morningside

By Carter Gill – As the Morningside Mustangs faced the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers at the Homecoming football game this weekend, Morningside’s annual Taste of Morningside event kicked off with a selection of local Sioux City food and drink vendors. Vendors included: Sippin’ 712, Kai Thai, Morningside Beef, Blue Tequila on the Go, 2 Fire Smash...

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...

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Ball in the House entertains Morningside

By Claire De Roin– Students clapped and sang. A few girls danced. Cell phones were waving in the air. Ball in the House, an a cappella group from Boston, performed in the Bueller Outdoor Performance Theater Monday night. This concert kicked off Morningside’s homecoming week. Ball in the House, a group made up of five…

Features

Morningside’s happily ever afters- Part 3

By Claire De Roin– This is the final installment in a three-part series on engagements and weddings during college. PICTURE PERFRECT COUPLE Rebecca Allen met her future husband, Garrett, in her freshman honors class. She thought he was nerdy, and he thought she was always running late. Who’d have thought they’d be married soon after…

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Morningside’s happily ever afters- Part 2

By Claire De Roin– This is the second installment in a three-part series on college engagements and marriages. The majority of couples who are engaged in college wouldn’t have it any other way. Whether engaged couples are living hours apart or just down the hall from each other, Morningside’s engaged students are handling their wedding…

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Morningside’s happily ever afters- Part 1

By Claire De Roin– This is part one of a three-part series on engagements and marriages during college. Writing research papers. Bridesmaids dress fittings. Working between classes. Reserving a venue. Staying up late working on homework. Wedding cake tasting. Studying for final exams. True love is hard to come by, but some people believe that…

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The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce holds dinner meeting

By Claire DeRoin–The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Meeting drew hundreds of locals to the Convention Center September 27.The sharp black and white theme in the banquet hall made for an elegant setting as guests in suits and business garb filed in and filled 112 tables. Servers weaved between tables, their crisp white uniforms…

Arts & Entertainment

James Bond takes on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

By Shelby Powell– David Fincher released the full-length trailer for his latest opus The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which stands at an unprecedented 3 minutes and 45 seconds. Starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, it is an American adaptation of the literary trilogy written by Steig Larsson. In what could be classified as a…