RCTC Student Newspaper
Echo staff report AT&T is providing a $14,700 contribution to the Rochester Community and Technical College Foundation to support its scholarship programs for students. The AT&T contribution will support 14 scholarships at $1,000 each for RCTC students with financial need who are pursuing a degree in a STEM-related field (science, technology, engineering and math), a … Read more
By Ekhlas Abdullahi Business Manager The OAKS Scholarships, which was originally known as Beat the Odds. OAKS stands for Overcoming Adversities Keeping Strong. This scholarship was created to inform the community about the struggles many students face and to help those students succeed. This scholarship has been sponsored by many local companies and business, and … Read more
Echo staff report ST. PAUL ñ Minnesota State, the system of 30 state colleges and seven state universities, released the results of a study that estimates the contribution of Rochester Community and Technical College to the regional economy to be $231.9 million and 2,009 jobs. At RCTC, our top priority is the success of our … Read more
Echo staff report In what was billed as an event 10 years in the making, Rochester Community and Technical College broke ground Nov. 2 on its new Memorial Hall building. The ceremony marks the beginning of a $23 million project funded by the passage of the 2018 bonding bill. The project consists of three phases: … Read more
By Ilhan Raage Staff Writer [email protected] It’s harder to say I have depression When most people hear the word mental illness, a depressed and unstable person immediately comes to mind. But unlike the stereotypical belief, people who have mental illnesses deal with far more than anyone can imagine. Take Tina Reisner, who is doing her … Read more
By Drew Brinker Staff Writer [email protected] If we can create an environment that encourages people to share their stories and get help, the world would be a better place. ~ Anonymous According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a one-in-four chance of being diagnosed … Read more
Echo staff report Mark your calendars for the 24th annual Yellowjacket Golf Classic on Monday, June 11, for a day of golf and fundraising to support RCTC athletics. The tournament will feature a day of golfing with several games, including land on the green and longest putt. Following the tournament, participants are invited to enjoy a … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Editor-in-chief Brandon Perce, a former RCTC student and linebacker for the Yellowjackets, is now playing football at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Perce, originally from West Allis, Wisconsin, signed a NCAA Division I scholarship to attend Bowling Green, making the transfer at the end of the fall semester. Under the scholarship, … Read more
By Munira Alimire Arts and Entertainment Editor [email protected] To close out the 2017-2018 season, the RCTC theatre presented Leaving Iowa, an uplifting and humorous rendition of Tim Clue’s and Spike Manton’s play. It tells the story of middle-aged Boston columnist, Don Browning, who comes home to Iowa to visit his family. His widowed mother discovers … Read more
By Munira Alimire Arts and Entertainment Editor [email protected] After an eventful year, RCTC’s Art Club recently donated its untitled piece focusing on diversity to RCTC. The club started work on the painting in the fall of 2017 and despite it being stolen over the winter break, the club has worked hard to restore the painting … Read more