Overcoming stigma: A closer understanding of suicide addresses formerly taboo issues
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief Although one person dies by suicide every 16.2 minutes on average, the topic of suicide...
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Gift Basket Challenge to benefit TRIO program
Echo staff report The 14th annual TRIO Student Support Services Gift Basket Challenge will be held 11:30 a.m. to...
Opportunity often comes unexpectedly
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief For much of my life, I never held back from taking any opportunities that came...
President affirms Charter for Compassion
Echo staff report President Jeffery Boyd officially affirmed the Charter for Compassion, making Rochester Community and Technical College a...
AT&T donates $14,700 to RCTC Foundation
Echo staff report† AT&T is providing a $14,700 contribution to the Rochester Community and Technical College Foundation to support...
Scholarships recognize students who face adversity
By Ekhlas Abdullahi Business Manager The OAKS Scholarships, which was originally known as Beat the Odds. OAKS stands for...
What is RCTC worth?: Study estimates economic impact of $232 million
Echo staff report ST. PAUL ñ Minnesota State, the system of 30 state colleges and seven state universities, released...
Memorial Hall project finally begins: Groundbreaking marks 10-year lobbying effort
Echo staff report In what was billed as an event 10 years in the making, Rochester Community and Technical...