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By Whitney Gries It’s that time of year—lights, decorations, snow, and mistletoe! With Christmas just around the corner, Morningside is getting festive and working hard to make it a great holiday on campus. Greenery has already been hung around campus, along with lighting the tree in front of Roadman, so in the evening it can be seen twinkling and reminding everyone that yes, it is December. (Dec. 5) |
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| By Rachel Wright As the Christmas season rolls around, the time of giving begins yet again. The Psychology National Honor Society, Psi Chi is helping to give back to the community by starting a Winter Clothing Drive here at Morningside. Since November 12 boxes have been laid out in the hallways of all the major buildings on campus. They will be out until December 12. (Dec. 5) |
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| By Steven Postolka We often complain about the influence of money in politics. And probably for good reason. In recent years we have had officials in trouble for money–related, white collar crimes. Remember the Jack Abramoff scandal? But money also has a lot of influences in American politics that aren’t illegal. (Dec. 5) Glorification of the military creates only more bloodshed By Samantha McCarville A few days before Thanksgiving break I decided I needed to take some time to relax, so I went to a movie with some of my friends. I was ready to have a great time and enjoy the movie, when the screen was filled with guns and military personnel. Momentarily I was confused. Had we come into the wrong movie or was this just a preview for some horrible upcoming show? In reality, it was something far worse: military propaganda. (Dec. 5) |
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| Mack's Observations Cartoonist Mack Maschmeier's trenchant observations of Morningside College. |
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Spikers get 2nd loss in the national tournament | |||
| By Ashley Catchpole The Mustang Volleyball team suffered two losses in their first National Tournament appearance. On the opening day of the tournament, Morningside fell 3-1 to their first opponent, the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions. The Mustangs won the opening set in a hard fought 25-21 set. Catie Bobier, Amber Jarzynka, and Addi Radke, had crucial kills against the Sea Lions, to carry that set win. (Dec. 5) |
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| ‘Stangs end with 10-2 record after heartbreak loss to Lindenwood, 34-31 | ||||
By Ashley Catchpole The word “heartbreaking” doesn’t begin to describe the emotion that lingered on the field at Elwood Olsen Stadium last Saturday. The Morningside football team suffered a 34-31 loss to Lindenwood University in the NAIA quarterfinals. PHOTOS (Dec. 5) NAIA Playoffs, Morningside vs. Baker Photos by Nick Buth |
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| The Killers rebound with Day and Age | ||||
By Jesse Pick The Killers’ third studio album, Day and Age, rocks with plenty of stomping beats that will surely fill dance floors. Brandon Flower’s smooth voice connects to listeners with emotional lyrics and passionate melodies. With their newest album, the Killers prove to the world that they are a force to be reckoned with. (Dec. 5) |
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| Guns and Roses returns... finally | ||||
| ByKeith Crane Fourteen years. That is a long time. Fourteen years is more time than what we put into our pre–collegiate schooling. Fourteen years is surely a long time. It has been 14 years since Guns N’ Roses last released a studio album, with the last being The Spaghetti Incident released in 1993. It is now the end of 2008, and it has finally happened. (Dec. 5) |
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| College Culture: ‘Hell between the holidays’ | ||||
| By Amanda Franzen The library overflows with students staring at computers in frustration. Desperately they attempt to finish the research papers that were assigned at the beginning of the semester. No one can believe that time slipped away this quickly. It seems as if only yesterday the school year began. (Dec. 5) |
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• Plastic people Plastic people returned to campus briefly over Thanksgiving breakThis couple was having trouble making their way across campus. The figures were constructed by Brooke Spencer, Kat Sorenson, Natasha Hemmelrick and Amanda Forgey in Art 103 Design. |
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| • Photos from Morningside's NAIA playoff game against Baker | ||||
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December 5, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Next issue: Jan. 15
Merry Christmas!
Next issue: Jan. 15
