RCTC Student Newspaper
By Angelina Labonne Managing Editor As the start of a new school year enters our lives and we load up our backpacks, stock up on supplies, buy our overpriced textbooks, and set our alarms, we as students will be confronted with challenges, old and new. We have been studying for tests since we were old … Read more
Echo staff report COON RAPIDS, Minn. – It was oh so close. Both RCTC basketball teams fell one game short of advancing to the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament. The women’s team lost 76-66 to Anoka-Ramsey, while the men’s team fell 100-83 to Anoka-Ramsey in the NJCAA Region XIII championship games on March … Read more
By Zachary Deppa Sports Editor Zachary.Deppa COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – This year’s RCTC wrestling team performed at an incredible level. RCTC was the top-ranked non-scholarship team in the 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national tournament on Feb. 24-25 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Yellowjackets were ninth overall among … Read more
By Isaac Sindt Photo Editor [email protected] An art exhibit will be showing from March 20 through April 6 and is open to all students at RCTC. Opening receptions will be held on Thursday, March 23, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided courtesy of RCTC. Also on March 20 at … Read more
By Seth Boyum Graphics Manager [email protected] Last year, former RCTC student Aaron Potter directed a short film “A Heart Under Shadow.” This year, that movie placed third in the Narrative Short category in the Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival. “A Heart Under Shadow’s acceptance into the Winnipeg Film Festival was very encouraging to … Read more
Luke Buehler Business Manager [email protected] First: Pay cash for school. Privilege does not exist. Never has. It’s fake news. It’s just about as real and as scary as the boogeyman. Sure, some students come from nice backgrounds. I didn’t as much as some of the student folk I know. I don’t care. Now that doesn’t … Read more
One of the first people to congratulate the Echo for winning seven awards in the 2017 Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest was a former student editor. He reminisced about his time at the Echo, which included a year that the Echo placed first in general excellence. Yet, at the same time, he expressed doubts … Read more
Echo staff report BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Rochester Community and Technical College Echo swept the column-writing category on its way to winning seven awards Thursday in the collegiate division of the 2017 Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Former Editor-in-Chief Zechariah Sindt placed first with column “Communication gap caused hard feelings” in which he examined … Read more
By Seth Boyum Graphics Manager [email protected] For the past four years, RCTC has maintained a food shelf for students with financial difficulties. Originally started by an campus-based branch of the Lion’s Club in 2013, the Student Senate took over responsibility for the shelf in 2015. “It’s run by faculty volunteers and student body,” said Janell … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Managing Editor If you aced your algebra class last semester, tutoring might be an option for you. RCTC’s Student Support Services offers a variety of programs to aid students who are first-generation college students, low-income, minorities, or disabled, and they’re always looking for qualified tutors to help students who are struggling. “We … Read more