Huskies in the news

John Mariucci and Herb Brooks, considered the godfathers of modern college hockey in Minnesota, never could have envisioned this in their lifetimes. But when Coach Bob Motzko left St. Cloud State after last season to succeed the retiring Don Lucia at the University of Minnesota, he arguably made a lateral move, not a step up.

St. Cloud State University is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year. Once a month Archivist Tom Steman comes on the News @ Noon Show on WJON to talk about the long history of the school. Tuesday the topic was the school’s presidents.

Just short of two years following the death of prominent Pine River archaeologist Douglas Birk, St. Cloud State University is immortalizing and continuing his work with the Feb. 15 dedication of the Douglas A. Birk collection at SCSU.

Forget this week’s Champions League, the real football action was played out on a pitch a furlong long in a game packed with thrills, spills and no-holds-barred tackling.

Winona native Dr. Christopher Mechell will present a classical piano benefit concert for the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA).

Sydney Albertson shares her story as a St. Cloud State psychology major with the Fergus Falls Journal as part of their Dollars for Scholars series.

One of the great coaches from Central Minnesota is former Milaca High School Head Wrestling Coach Randy Zimmer.

Wayzata has officially sworn in its newest police officer — Corinn Jimenez ’08 ’10.

The St. Cloud State University Men’s Hockey Team went from raising the Penrose Cup Saturday night to spending Sunday in jail.

American Indian Center Director Jim Knutson-Kolodzne explains the meaning of St. Cloud’s newest street name Mni Sota Makoce.

President Robbyn Wacker and Dean Mark Springer talk critical thinking and creativity with WJON.

Inside the Performing Arts Center at St. Cloud State University, a “Curious Incident” is unfolding.

St. Cloud St. men’s hockey was last year’s top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Then head coach Bob Motzko left for the Gophers. The new coach was left with a lot of talent, and he got some support from another former Huskies coach.

St. Cloud State faculty member Mary Kay Sobcinski is helping manage the clinical trials for Veinplicity at Mayo Clinic, Regions Hospital in St. Paul and Midwest Immunology in Plymouth. 

Here’s a good trivia question, who is the all-time leading men’s college basketball scorer in Minnesota across all Division I, II, and III programs? The answer is St. Cloud State University’s own Gage Davis.

Question: What event is 50 hours long, yields a ceiling-high stack of empty pizza boxes and brings the St. Cloud area together for a marathon of random knowledge and excitement? Answer: Trivia weekend at St. Cloud State University, of course! 

Tom Steman and Jo McMullin-Boyer sat down with WJON to talk about KVSC Trivia weekend and it’s place in the university’s 150 year history.

The St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra will honor St. Cloud State University’s 150th birthday at their next concert.

Story time felt a bit like a motivational speech for Habso Mohamud as she opened her book and read aloud to dozens of antsy toddlers and children.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate increase in December likely tipped monetary policy into a restrictive setting that may be pushing the economy farther from one of the Fed’s key goals, James Bullard ’84, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, said on Thursday.

Mynul Khan lost his first job after graduating from St. Cloud State University due to the Great Recession. Next, he launched a business that grew to employ hundreds of people.

Abby Honold spoke to a Women on Wednesday crowd at St. Cloud State on efforts to better train police on how to speak to victims of sexual assault.

An Oscar and Emmy-winning Rabbi, writer and filmmaker stopped by St. Cloud State University to discuss anti-semitism Tuesday.

Trivia Weekend at St. Cloud State University is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. It is the campus radio station’s biggest event of the year.

The School of Public Affairs sponsored a pop-up seminar on the turmoil in Venezuela Monday. Economics professor Mónica García-Pérez and political science professor Edward Greaves presented. Venezuela has made headlines with political unrest, a humanitarian crisis, mass migration out of the country, and civilian demonstrations. García-Pérez gave the students, faculty and community members in attendance a historical, ...