Huskies in the news

As St. Cloud gets closer to taking ownership of George Friedrich Park, plans can begin for its future. The St. Cloud Times wants to hear your ideas for the 50-acre Friedrich Park. How would you like to see it used?

The plan to reopen a once very popular park in southeast St. Cloud is a step closer to reality. The St. Cloud city council voted this (Monday) evening to approve a land swap with St. Cloud State University.

If there’s one thing Maria Hauer is up for, it’s a challenge. It all started when the St. Cloud State three-sport athlete and Little Falls High School graduate was born deaf.

Bruce Bechtold, of St. Joseph, and his son Sam, of Sauk Rapids, took the St. Cloud Times to South Africa. They made the trip to visit Bruce’s other son, Ted Bechtold, who is a St. Cloud State University student studying abroad this semester.

There was no uncertainty who would finish in the top three, but which runner would cross the finish line first was in doubt until the race’s final strides.

Morcelli Kombo was excited and happy after he won his first 5K race in 2013. He was just as happy to win Friday’s Earth Day 5K, but a lot more reserved as he stood beyond the finish line at Husky Stadium and waited for the other runners to cross.

When Jordan Sefon looks around at his teammates at St. Cloud State football spring practice, he sees that everyone is younger than him. Everything has come full circle for Sefon, who was the youngest starter in the defensive backfield as a true freshman cornerback in 2012.

After spending decades blocked off to users, George Friedrich Park is moving closer to opening to the public.

Billed as a “non-offensive comedian,” Myles recalled that he backed into a career as a stand-up comedian. Originally hailing from Alabama, he attended St. Cloud State to play football, majoring in psychology and much to his own surprise, theater.

The world of creative expression got a little bigger when Dan Fergus, multimedia professor at St. Cloud State, discovered Instagram.

The commercial real estate industry remains a particularly white, male business in Minnesota, standing out even in a state that’s considerably less diverse than the nation as a whole.

Sometimes when an athlete’s dad is their youth sports coach, they get a chance to do some experimenting. For instance, when St. Cloud State’s Beau Fandel was playing youth baseball, he got a chance to play many positions.

Two members of St. Cloud State University’s Husky Bass Fishing Club finished in 20th place in Saturday’s Fishing League Worldwide College Fishing tournament on Table Rock Lake in Missouri.

If Thursday’s weather cooperates, the whale will fly — theoretically.

Passion for books and baked goods intersected Tuesday during St. Cloud State University’s annual Edible Books Festival.

It was a little too good to be true for Sam Price. The former St. Cloud State women’s basketball player thought she had signed a professional contract with a team in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Bryan DeMaine grew up about 15 minutes from the Canadian border in Munich, North Dakota. So he grew up on skates and playing hockey, right?

A three-time Paralympian addressed a room of students at St. Cloud State University this (Monday) afternoon speaking on no matter the obstacle anything is possible.

The 16th edition of the race begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on the campus of St. Cloud State University.

Art, science and culture will combine in “Native Skywatchers – Earth Sky Connections,” a series of 12 free art workshops and classes led by four artists with Native American heritage.

Anne Mahlum, 34, founder of a string of five Washington-area fitness centers called Solidcore, knows her strengths and weaknesses. Her first taste of Washington came during her final year at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, when she interned on Capitol Hill for then-Sen. Kent Conrad.

“Slut: The Play” is intended to prompt thought and frank discussions. The university’s Women’s Center will present the program at 7:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday in Headley Hall.

Lisa Bergh, the new executive director at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, described the nonprofit as “a young and dynamic arts organization rooted in innovative collaboration.”

The St. Cloud State Muslim Student Association will host a community forum with the U.S. Department of Education next week on the recent protest at Technical High School.

The American Indian Center at St. Cloud State on Saturday hosted the 22nd Annual Traditional Pow Wow. Representatives from seven Midwestern tribes participated.