RCTC Student Newspaper
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief Ramadan is essentially a month of self-improvement. However, with my stomach growling for over 15 hours for the 30 days, it’s easy to forget the real meaning behind the month. If you’ve never heard of Ramadan before, it’s an Islamic holiday that takes place once a year and consists of fasting … Read more
By Breanna Shen Arts and Entertainment Editor Newspapers around the nation can warn us that we are in the midst of a measles epidemic and a mental health epidemic, but who will warn us that we have all been slowly falling victim to an insidious pandemic, the Chronic Short-of-Time Syndrome? Our schedules are relentlessly booked … Read more
Echo staff report WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota ó Rochester Community and Technical College students Tom Yang and Thy Duong were among more than 80 students who presented original research in oral and poster sessions at the 32nd annual Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium. Yang presented The Mitigation of Photoinduced DNA-Oxidation by Using Antioxidants Found in Foods … Read more
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief Five RCTC horticulture students competed in a National Collegiate Landscape Competition on March 20-23 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. A total of 64 collegiate teams, which included 788 students, competed during the annual three-day competition for students in two- and four-year colleges and universities. Brice Bias, Karl Grebe, Elizabeth … Read more
By Ekhlas Abdullahi Business Manage This past semester multiple students have been targeted by phishing scams. These scams have been sent through the RCTC email portal. According to RCTC’s Technology Services website, phishing scams are where an attacker tries to fool their target into revealing private information about themselves or who they affiliate themselves with. … Read more
Echo staff report Bring a hard hat if you’re going to be on campus this summer. There will be a flurry of construction projects. Here’s an overview of the renovations scheduled across campus immediately after commencement. Plaza-Memorial Hall project Work continues on the project, with anew flurry of activity beginning shortly after commencement including: Moving … Read more
By Nasro Araye Managing Editor RCTC students elected the 2019-2020 executive officers during the spring general election that took place from March 4-6. The new officers are Sudi Adow, Mohamud Mohamed, and Siham Abdi. Adow received 60.53 percent of the votes for the president position, Mohamed received 55.9 percent of the votes for the vice … Read more
By Ekhlas Abdullahi Business Manager An initiative to install trans-inclusive bathrooms is underway at RCTC. These trans-inclusive bathrooms will have signs that signify that this bathroom is safe and accessible for use. Not only that, they will also include disability access symbols. The purpose of these bathrooms is to be explicitly inclusive, said Lori Halverson-Wente, … Read more
By Abigail Furutani Graphics Manager RCTC hosted the President’s Cup Chess Tournament on Feb. 2. Math instructor Paul Kinion has been involved in chess clubs since 2006. Three years ago, chess was re-introduced to RCTC, and that was the beginning of the tournament. Kinion, 63, who has been playing since he was 6, asserts that … Read more