RCTC Student Newspaper
Dwight BoyumEcho staff report Just in time for William Shakespeare’s 453rd birthday, SkyVault Theatre will present “On the Road to Verona” at 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 25, at Hill Theatre. Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” the fast-paced, 55-minute musical won three awards at the 2017 Minnesota Association of Community Theatres Festival and will represent … Read more
By Luis Enrique Cisneros Pito Arts & Entertainment Editor [email protected] Spring semester brings with it another timeless work for the Rochester Community and Technical College students, faculty and staff. “Peer Gynt,” a play by Henrik Ibsen, will make its splash on April 20. The story of indulgence and adventures is one that is guaranteed to … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Managing Editor RCTC encourages students who know they’ll be attending RCTC during the 2017-2018 school year to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. This will be used to determine how much financial aid students are eligible for to help cover the costs of tuition, books, transportation, and other … Read more
By Luis Enrique Cisneros Pito Art & Entertainment Editor [email protected] Former Rochester Community and Technical College student Kyong Juhn recently returned to her old stomping grounds to speak of her experiences at the Camino de Santiago. The return to RCTC was one of melancholic joy with art history instructor Catherine Egenberger giving a heartfelt introduction … Read more
One of the certainties of life is taxes. The other, of course, is death. The former to be preferable. It’s relatively less painful and can sometimes have good things come from it. Case in point, there has been this idea, supported by Gov. Mark Dayton, to use tax money for renovating Plaza and Memorial Halls. … Read more
By Faith Boyum Staff Writer [email protected] PROVO, Utah – Five RCTC students attended the National Collegiate Landscape Competition, and one of them, Jeremy Garner, placed second overall. This is not an easy feat. The National Collegiate Landscaping Competition allows contestants to compete in five of 30 events, which range from running landscaping equipment to analyzing … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Managing Editor Looking for wheels? Then you’ve come to the right place. RCTC’s Automobile Mechanic program might have just the ride for you at their car sale this April. These are cars that have been repaired by the students in the program. Over the course of the semester, the students work on … Read more
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