Huskies in the news

Organizers at St. Cloud State University continue to ramp up their plans to celebrate the universities 150th birthday.

Lois Vossen’s journey to become one of the most powerful gatekeepers in the documentary film world includes stints at the Loft and Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Sundance Film Festival. But the most intriguing stop may be the summer she spent in Cold Spring, Minn., yanking feathers off carcasses in a chicken production plant.

Immigrants Realities, Immigration Series 2018 launches this week. It was created by St. Cloud State University’s Faculty Research Group, which partnered with various institutions.

You can learn about the traditions and culture of Vietnam right here in St. Cloud. The Vietnamese Student Association at St. Cloud State University is hosting their cultural night on Saturday.

Bubble teas are popular in China, and now they’ve made their way here to St. Cloud. ViVi Bubble Tea is a new business on 5th Avenue in downtown St. Cloud.

After spending years in her previous field, Jolene Foss decided it was time for a change. That change has made Foss this week’s “Rookie of the week.”

After nearly 30 years in the beverage industry, David Yantes is stepping into the classroom as the first Executive in Residence at the Herberger Business School at St. Cloud State University.

Kari Mugo, a St. Cloud State University alumna who lives in Kenya, discussed insights from her 2016 article about gun violence in an event held by the St. Cloud State University Women’s Center Wednesday afternoon.

St. Cloud State University says three new lighted signs on campus are an important display of Husky pride.

St. Cloud State Women’s Center Director Jane Olsen joined WJON to talk about what the #metoo and #timesup movements have done to local communities.

A group of graduate students, along with their professor, are exploring St. Cloud State’s history from a different perspective in the wake of its 150th anniversary.

Educators and state government recently announced a variety of initiatives, scholarships and events aimed at students, potential workers and employers in fields involving science, technology, engineering or technology.

THE JOURNAL — Local students heard from recovering addicts Wednesday about their struggles with drug abuse. The Underage Substance Abuse Coalition (USAC) sponsored Know the Truth, a prevention and outreach program, an effort to speak in area schools and share stories of drug abuse. Jeremy Sutliff’s struggle with drugs linked back to his four-year-old brother, who died from ...

WJON — St. Cloud State University students and staff are giving back to the community through a national initiative. St. Cloud State hosted a One Million Acts of Good food packing event, Wednesday to help feed people in need in the St. Cloud metro area. The student organization, Healthy Huskies partnered with Chartwells, Matter, General Mills and Ellen Degeneres ...

Ellen Keane’s Irish grandmother tried to pray her mother out of being a dancer.

ST. CLOUD TIMES — When people think about living with a disability, it can be easy for those who don’t have disabilities to see them as a hindrance – a handicap. It’s a reflex, a response to discomfort in the face of an experience people cannot fully understand. This is why local people with disabilities are working to change the ...

Since the mid-1980s, Dawn Schenk has been unofficial mom for numerous St. Cloud State athletes, many of them far from home.

Hundreds of kids participated in the Central Minnesota Regional Science Fair Saturday morning at St. Cloud State University.

SCSU alum Reggie Engebritson has been named as the new superintendent for the St. Louis County Schools.

St. Cloud State received a grant of about $277,000 for the expansion of the Center of Academic Excellence-Cybersecurity Education Programs.

St. Cloud State alum Dave Hinnenkamp has been named chief executive officer of BerganKDV.

St. Cloud State University’s campus radio station 88.1FM KVSC is hosting its 39th annual Trivia Weekend this Friday-Sunday.

Stearns Resident Hall, which has been closed for four years, was on deck to be demolished but now the university has had second thoughts.

There’s a burgeoning underground scene in St. Cloud, and it has nothing to do with music. Well, next to nothing.

St. Cloud State director of development for intercollegiate athletics Kurt Stelten helped the Huskies’ wrestling team raise more than $20,000 through Crowdsource funding to help pay for new wrestling mats for the team’s practice room.