RCTC Student Newspaper
By Kyle Parker Staff Writer [email protected] Relegated to the sad sideshow of the bars and restaurants and bowling allies, arcade cabinets have been on what could be considered life support for a very long time. With the ease of video games in the home and on the go it would not be all that unexpected … Read more
By Luke Buehler Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Editor’s Note: My first opinion article this academic year concerned textbook access codes. Clarification is needed; the professors are not solely to blame for this issue. They are simply the messengers in this case, but they are still partly to blame. The blame is actually spread across three groups: students, … Read more
By Luke Buehler Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Merry Christmas! Even if you personally don’t celebrate Christmas, it is a federally recognized holiday in the United States and many countries around the world that deserves to be realized and enjoyed as such regardless of if you are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, or belong to the Church of the … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Staff Writer [email protected] For many students, work and college go hand in hand. Before they’ve finished a degree in anything, they’ve started working, gaining on-the-job experience in their career of choice or doing something they’re passionate about. Melody Edgar, an RCTC student of two years, is passionate about helping others. She started … Read more
Echo staff report Rochester Community and Technical College recently received a Minnesota Job Skills Partnership grant award of $48,913 for the Kerry Bio-Science project. Kerry recently announced an $18.1 million expansion of the Rochester facility at 2402 Seventh St. NW as part of a larger expansion project at the manufacturing site. This expansion includes a … Read more
By Seth Boyum Graphics Manager Since 1961, the RCTC Foundation has worked to provide students with an array of scholarships. The qualifications for these range from obscure to basic, but many students have benefited. “There are a lot of different ones for lots of different majors, and there are some that it doesn’t matter what … Read more
By Angelina Labonne Managing Editor [email protected] One wet summer season, water broke through the decrepit halls of our beloved Rochester campus and brought about a plague of fungus that would infect every student, teacher, or innocent bystander who dared step foot in our East Hall. Mold crept into every inch of the floors, ceilings, and … Read more