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2 days ago · Simpson College reported an 89% retention rate for full-time students for the 2025 spring semester. Only 73 of the 1,183 full-time traditional students from fall 2024 are not returning this spring. This is an expected trend. A majority of the 73 non-returning students are part of 3+1 programs or implied they will return to Simpson...

12 hours ago · Women’s wrestling has hit another benchmark in accomplishment. The NCAA announced during its annual convention earlier this month that women’s wrestling will be added as the 91st championship after being approved by Division I, II and III. Establishing the 91st championship advances women’s wrestling from the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The national collegiate...

2 days ago · The Heck family in ABC’s sitcom “The Middle” is described perfectly by Axl Heck, the oldest of the three Heck kids, when he says, “I know it’s not pretty to look at, but we get the job done. It’s like a crappy looking football team that manages to win …

2 days ago · Simpson College men’s tennis has not gotten the attention it deserves in years past, but the program is trending up. With help from students and athletics, Simpson could rise to a top-four spot in the conference. Over the past couple years, I have been playing tennis at Simpson. Coming from Estherville, a small town in...

2 days ago · Simpson Productions’ newest show will be “Working: A Musical,” a show created in the 1970s, updated in 2012, and now converted by Simpson College to revolve around the Indianola community. “Working: A Musical” was written in the 1970s by Stephen Schwartz, who based it on the book “Working” by Studs Terkel. It was a story...

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Oct 9, 2024 · Simpson College Homecoming 2024 is set to be an exciting week for the Storm community. From the events hosted by the college administration to activities and games provided by the Simpson College Campus Activities Board (CAB), Oct. 6-13 will be a busy time in Indianola. “March on Simpson” has been deemed the theme for Simpson’s...

The Simpsonian is the nation’s oldest continually published student newspaper. It has been published nonstop since September 1870. Single copies are available on the Simpson College campus Thursdays during the academic year, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas Break, Spring Break and May Term. The newspaper is available for all Simpson College students, faculty and staff members to...