Huskies in the news

St. Cloud State wrestling coach Steve Costanzo received the top honor for coaches from the National Wrestling Coaches Association for the third time in his tenure with the Huskies.

Medical workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in central Minnesota will soon be donning life-saving personal protective equipment made on the campus of St. Cloud State University.

As more Minnesotans are sent to work from home, many are worried about staying on task and efficient when working from home.

Alumna Anna Gruber joins the city of Sartell as the new city administrator.

WJON — Many retail outlets are closed and all restaurants and bars to closed to dine-in because Covid-19.  St. Cloud State, Dean School of Public Affairs, and Economics Professor King Banaian joined me on WJON today.  He talked about the importance of local residents to buy local, (when possible) from local retail and order delivery ...

Dean King Banaian and Rich MacDonald share the latest local economic outlook as it becomes dominated by the uncertainty of the impact of the spread of COVID-19 as they report on the Quarterly Business Report.

ST. CLOUD TIMES — St. Cloud State University students hoping to walk across the stage for spring commencement May 8 have yet another event to cross off their calendar. All in-person graduation ceremonies have been canceled for schools within the Minnesota State system in response to the novel coronavirus health crisis, according to an email sent Wednesday by ...

WJON —  The search for a new Sartell city administrator is coming to a close. During Monday’s city council meeting, the council approved to extend an employment agreement with Anna Gruber for the position. … Gruber earned her degree from St. Cloud State in 2008 with a major in public administration and minors in general business and community development. Read ...

WJON — The campuses at St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud Technical Community College are much quieter than usual these days with classes suspended due to concerns over COVID-19. Classes at both schools are suspended through next Friday, and then when they do resume on Monday, March 30th it will all be done online through ...

ST CLOUD TIMES — Do you pay more for your groceries than your friends in the Twin Cities, but less for housing? It’s a St. Cloud thing. According to data from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and shared by the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Cloud residents’ grocery costs were approximately 17% higher than the ...

WJON — St. Cloud State University President Robbyn Wacker joined me on WJON today. We talked about factors that contributed to SCSU eliminating football and men’s and women’s golf in December. Wacker indicated the state 15 years covered 70 percent of their operating expenses while 30 percent was paid for with tuition and fees. Since then ...

As Super Tuesday quickly progresses, young voters are heading to the polls. At St. Cloud State University, there’s been a steady flow of voters Tuesday afternoon.

Local talent Heather Mastromarco ’19 spent more than a year writing the script of “Ahoy! Murder! Dead Ahead!” for GREAT Theatre. The work debuts this month as the company’s dinner theater production at The Grands at Mulligans.

Alumna Jill Riley ’04 has been with The Current since the beginning as a host.

Many animals — from marine species like fish to corals and land creatures like penguins and parrots — have a hidden skill: gleaming blue, green or red under certain kinds of light (SN: 11/17/17). But when it comes to amphibians, experts knew of only one salamander and three frogs that fluoresced — until now.         

ou’ve never seen amphibians in this light before. Like, literally, this specific azure light. Today in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers for the first time show that amphibians glow if you throw blue light on them. The tiger salamander suddenly pops with brilliant green spots. Cranwell’s horned frog is striped in a nuclear glow. Even the marbled ...

Dr. Christopher Lehman testifies on a proposed bill to ask voters to amend the state constitution to delete references to slavery and involuntary servitude.

The 12th annual Big Sing is happening at St. Cloud State University and combines more than 200 vocalists from across Minnesota.

Students studying at St. Cloud State at Alnwick participate in Alnwick’s annual Shrovetide match.

Dr. Christopher Lehman presents on his new book “Slavery’s Reach: Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State” Feb. 22 in Moorhead.

Experts will examine and present on the economic impact of climate change during this year’s Winter Institute, hosted by St. Cloud State University.

If you’re looking at the local economy in the same way as King Banaian, you’d better be wearing a party hat.

The St. Cloud State University dance team is celebrating a national championship win.

Jack Ahcan entered an exclusive club this past weekend when an assist on the game-tying goal to Easton Brodzinski against Colorado College gave Ahcan his 100th career point with the Huskies.

A college radio station’s trivia tradition continues with a new scoring system. It’s the 41st annual 50-hour Trivia Weekend presented by St. Cloud State University’s KVSC 88.1 FM.