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...
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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...
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...
Students face mental illness with unbelievable strength
By Ilhan Raage Staff Writer Ilhan.Raage2231@mb.rctc.edu It’s harder to say I have depression When most people hear the word...
New club changing conversation about mental health: Students fight mental health stigma by starting dialogue
By Drew Brinker Staff Writer Drew.Brinker3921@mb.rctc.edu If we can create an environment that encourages people to share their stories...
Six area students Beat the Odds
This January, $15,000 was awarded to six high school seniors or first-year RCTC students through the RCTC Foundation’s 18th annual Beat the Odds scholarship program.