The Collegian Reporter – Page 80

Sports / April 15, 2025 Mustangs Dominate Doubleheader Against Concordia

By Dayne Davis – On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Morningside Softball hosted the Concordia Bulldogs. The Mustangs allowed only one run across both games of the doubleheader, sweeping Concordia with scores of 8-0 and 7-1. In Game 1, Adeline Fliege pitched a complete game in just 5 innings. This marks the freshman’s second complete game...

News / April 7, 2025 Explore the World With Morningside

By Katie Miller – Are you interested in traveling abroad? Morningside is offering two unique trips in 2026 that will explore diverse cultures. Both trips will provide students with the opportunity to experience new places and people while engaging in hands-on learning. One of the trips is Cuisine of Spain and Portugal , which will...

Morningside People, News / March 31, 2025 Morningside Celebrates Women of Excellence

By Jaden Carney – On Friday, March 28, 2025, four members of the Morningside University community attended the 40th anniversary of the Siouxland Women’s Aware, Women of Excellence. The Mustangs in attendance were Dr. Leslie Werden, Chair of the Humanities Department; Melissa Nelson, Externship and Internship Coordinator for the Applied Ag and Food Studies Program;...

Arts & Entertainment / March 28, 2025 Faiyaz provides a calming diversion

by Gustavo dos Santos — Larger Than Life by Brent Faiyaz presents a smooth, immersive experience that is ideal for his personal style. Faiyaz, who is well-known for his captivating and reflective lyrics, goes deeper into his typical relaxed vibe to create an album that feels both private and wide. Each song expands time and permits reflection,...

Arts & Entertainment / March 28, 2025 CHROMAKOPIA is a deep dive

by Maron Marcel Guimaraes — Tyler, The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA album is a 14-track album packed with genre-bending production, interesting lyrics, and Tyler’s signature different flair, offering an immersive listening experience. Right from the jump, CHROMAKOPIA feels like a dive into Tyler’s mind. The opening track, St. Chroma, featuring Daniel Caesar, sets the tone with a...

Morningside People, News / March 25, 2025 How Music Forms the Movie Experience

By Katie Miller – Morningside will host “Experiencing Music in Film” as part of its ongoing Humanities Speaker Series. This discussion will explore the relationship between music and film and how it is used to influence cinematic experiences. This event will take place today, March 25, at 7 p.m. in Weikert Auditorium and will be...

Arts & Entertainment / March 21, 2025 A Rock Sails By is ‘out of this world’

by Gabriel Ruiz — Simultaneously out of this world and profoundly grounded, Sean Grennan’s A Rock Sails By takes audiences on an existential expedition to explore the unknown, the unspoken, and the unidentified. Directed by Russell Wooley, A Rock Sails By follows dry–witted Dr. Lynn Cummings (portrayed by Diana Wooley), a renowned professor and astrophysicist who has the ability...

News

Mustangs take down Briar Cliff in home opener

photos by Abby Koch-Despite losing the first set, the Morningside women’s volleyball team found their first win of the season against Briar Cliff. Morningside struggled during the first set of the game, where Briar Cliff would pull ahead and win the first set. The Mustangs would make a turn around and push back to win…

News

Theater department goes to YouTube to continue the arts during pandemic

by Kassidy Hart–As the 2020 fall semester begins and the COVID-19 virus continues, extra-curriculars on campus have seen a drastic change in how they can remain active but still follow CDC guidelines. The performing arts is one of those that have found an alternative way to continue performances in order to allow students the opportunity…

Arts & Entertainment

Hulu’s ‘The Binge’ is a pleasant surprise

by Kassidy Hart–All alcohol and drugs are illegal and the use of them can have harsh consequences, except for one 24-hour period. One day a year anyone 18 and older can consume as much of these mind-altering substances as they want. All other crimes are still illegal, though, and because it’s based on personal decisions,…

News

Phi Alpha Theta to restart Mentorship Program

By Mari Pizzini Phi Alpha Theta (PAT), Morningside’s History Honors Society, is restarting a mentorship program for history students. “This mentor program is a group of upperclassmen history majors who have been assigned two-three underclassmen history majors or minors, in hopes of helping them with the adjustment to college and helping them feel welcomed to…

Sports

A motivated tennis team enters new season

Cancellation of the spring tennis season last year has become motivation for competitive playing this season by Kassidy Hart–With the national spread of the Coronavirus in March came the cancellation of spring sport seasons, disappointing athletes all across campus. For some teams, like Morningside Tennis, the season was just beginning to pick up. Both the…

News

SURP trio builds database

by Abby Koch – “There are a mind-boggling number of comics being produced by both mainstream and independent publishers,” wrote Professor Elizabeth Coody in her portion for the Student Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). “And with a few exceptions, they are notoriously difficult to search for and within. Scholars need a way to find new examples of…