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...

News / September 14, 2026 New AAFS Coordinator Brings Hands-On Agricultural Learning to Morningside

By Tayden VanPelt – Mia Heilman is bringing her background in agricultural education and production agriculture to Morningside University as the new Agricultural Facilities and Experiential Learning Coordinator in the Applied Agricultural and Food Studies department. Heilman’s position focuses on maintaining and expanding the university’s agricultural facilities while creating hands-on learning opportunities that connect students’...

News / September 9, 2026 Mustang Football Kicks off Season Against Top GPAC Rivals

By Cameron Hamilton – Football season is in full swing, but this year is different from most: the Mustangs not only opened the season with Benedictine, who was ranked #3 at the time, but also with local rivals the Northwestern Red Raiders (week 1) and the Dordt Defenders (week 3). These early games can decide...

News / September 3, 2026 Construction Near Elwood Olsen Stadium Brings Temporary Parking Changes to Campus

by Tayden VanPelt – Students and visitors returning to Morningside University this fall may notice construction and parking changes near Elwood Olsen Stadium. The construction is part of the Pulaski Drainage Improvement Project, which began in June and is expected to be completed by mid-September. Pulaski Park consists of 32 acres of recreational land made...

News / September 2, 2026 Meet Annette McNamara, Student Activities Coordinator on Campus

By Doreen Mshana – Morningside Activities Council (MAC) has a new face: Annette McNamara, the new student activities coordinator. Originally from Ackley, Iowa, McNamara spent years living across the country, with stops in California, the Lake of the Ozarks, and Nashville. She spent five years traveling 80,000 miles in a converted school bus while running...

Music in Film: Sioux City International Film Festival
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Music in Film: Sioux City International Film Festival

by Payton Miller–The Sioux City International Film Festival is returning for its 17th year this Thursday, September 29, at the Promenade Cinema 14. All short film entries on display this weekend must be 30 minutes or less in length and fall within one of the categories of Comedy, Horror/Thriller, Documentary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and Drama. The overall…

Katie Copple Revisits Morningside
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Katie Copple Revisits Morningside

by Josie Dike–Katie Copple is a 2015 Morningside graduate who is now an evening news anchor for Siouxland News. Before she was writing and sitting alongside fellow anchor Larry Wentz, she dabbled in news cast producing, digital content producing, and photojournalism. However, a career in the media is not exactly what Copple originally envisioned when…

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Gas Leak and Power Outage

by Rena Ketelsen – Last Saturday the power went out for a few hours, and on Thursday there was a gas leak. At about 9 am on Thursday, Sept. 22, a contractor hit one of the gas lines supplying Charles City College Hall which caused a gas leak. As a result, a few buildings on campus…

Women grab GPAC win; men draw with Red Raiders
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Women grab GPAC win; men draw with Red Raiders

Morningside women’s soccer picked up their first GPAC win of the season with a 5-3 win over Northwestern. Jil Hellerforth, Keyera Harmon, Sina Feeser, Maddie Moore, Ellie Gengler all had first half goals. The men’s game was a defensive battle with the Red Raiders, leaving them 2-0-1 in the conference standings.

Soccer Update
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Soccer Update

By Rena Ketelsen – Soccer coach Tom Maxon reflects on the first part of the season with the women’s and the men’s teams. Both soccer teams have their first two GPAC games behind them. While the men’s team won both of them, the women’s team did not. Maxon said both teams this year are good….

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