Responding to concerns of its American Indian community, St. Cloud State University took the issue of offensive sports team mascots to center stage by sponsoring the Midwest Summit on American Indian Mascots on March 21, 2001. The summit brought together higher education representatives, tribal leaders, activists and students who are working to change sports team […]

While he may not have made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame while he was alive, Negro Leagues star John “Buck” O’Neil is in the record books as the oldest person to play in a professional baseball game. O’Neil batted for the minor league team, the Kansas City T-Bones on July 19, 2006. Buck […]

Winona LaDuke visited St. Cloud State University in February 2005 as the keynote speaker for NOVA’s week on Non-Violence. LaDuke took the challenge from her cousin to talk about wild rice, endangered non-genetically modified seeds, and the war in Iraq in one hour. She does just that. The key question LaDuke asks is who is […]

Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai spoke at St. Cloud State University’s Ritsche Auditorium on January 31, 2007. She tells her story of being selected to attend a college in the United States during the John F. Kennedy administration. Maathai shares what inspired her to form the Green Belt Movement, which has helped women plant more than […]

Ray Bradbury is a classic writer whose work has spanned two centuries. Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and the Martian Chronicles are must-reads for any student of literature. His writings range from novels to short stories to screenplays and television scripts. In recognition of his stature in the world of literature and the impact he has made, […]

Greg Brown has been a prolific songwriter–fans of his work know how his words can feel just right. During this interview Brown discusses his view on the war in Iraq, the changing tone of America, and his personal little record label housed in an Iowa trailer. The podcast offers a charming insight into this very […]

Sarah Weddington is an attorney, lecturer and mentor who gained world-wide fame when she and Linda Coffee represented “Jane Roe” in the landmark Roe v. Wade case before the United States Supreme Court. She was just 26 years old when the case, that legalized arbortion in the country, was first argued. Weddington is an active […]

Ralph Nader holds many titles, including attorney, activist, author and candidate. Many political historians believe the staunch independent was the spoiler of the 2000 presidential elections because he got more than 97,000 votes in Florida. The Sunshine state led to a Supreme Court decision that eventually gave the keys to the White House to George […]

1995 was a year filled with student activism at St. Cloud State University.  There were protests and rallies held throughout the academic year—culminating in a Hunger Strike by seven students.  Several of the striking students were members of MECHA — Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, the Council of African American Students and the Student Coalition […]

Wayne Bergerson, KVSC folk music host of 25 years, sat down with an artist he has long admired. Wayne interviews Canadian singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith at the 2006 Winnipeg Folk Festival. Eaglesmith hopped a western bound train as a young man and hasn’t stopped writing songs since. You can sense the connection Wayne and Fred make […]