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Gas prices advertised at a Quiktrip location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. (Photo: Jak Holdcraft)

MCC says ongoing fuel crisis has changed their spending habits

Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center's 27th Annual Community Breakfast presenting the new Arizona Support Autism license plate. From left to right : Daniel Openden, President and CEO of SARRC; Joe Bradley, Support Autism license plate artist; Arizona state senator Flavio Bravo (D) District 26; and Denis Resnik, founder, president and CEO of First Place AZ hold their own personalized license plates. The event was held in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on April 17, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of SARRC)

Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Gas prices at a Circle K location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Standard fuel has up to a 10% ethanol blend, labeled 'octane 87.'

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Vaughan (right) teaches his students about the history of Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic community, during the Study Abroad Ireland 2022 trip. There were no cities in Ireland until the 9th century, so communities like these were the only representations of advanced knowledge in early Medieval Ireland. (Photo: Barry Vaughan)

MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Gas prices at a Quiktrip station in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Arizona's statewide average is $4.57 per gallon as of April 21, according to AAA, over one dollar more than the statewide average in 2025. (Photo: Angel Marcos)

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Brian spends hours a day on the field carefully supervising and mentoring the Thunderbirds men's soccer team. (Photo: Erick Romero)

Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Gas pump fueling up a car

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Voters waiting in line outside of the SRP headquarters in Tempe on April 7, 2025, the last day to drop off ballots. (Photo: Gwendolyn Owen/The Legend)

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Cesar Chavez (center) on march from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, California. (Photo: John Malmin/Los Angeles Times)

Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs

Sunday, June 28, 2026
Opinions

Diversity in mainstream media

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Kayla Crotty Mesa Legend In the past few decades, immigration has skyrocketed, making America one of the most diverse countries in the world. The most noticeable change is in television. … Read More

Opinions

‘Black lives’ protest the profit

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Karlyle Stephens Mesa Legend There is a fresh meaning to the “black” in Black Friday.  For the second year in a row, the money spending ritual that takes place on … Read More

News

Knowledge key in fight against skin cancer

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Nikki Waldmann Mesa Legend Not only is Arizona known for the desert and hot weather, but it is also one of the top-rated states in America for greater risk of … Read More

News

After Paris attacks, status of AZ-bound refugees up in air

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Joe Jacquez Mesa Legend The Syrian civil war between the Bashar Al-Assad government and Western-backed rebels has lasted four years, and many Syrian citizens have realized that it is not … Read More

News

Sanders defines, defends democratic socialism

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Keith Whittemore Mesa Legend Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gave a speech at Georgetown University on Nov. 19 to explain his views on democratic socialism. Sanders began his … Read More

News

Domestic violence not limited to women

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Lulu Cardoso Mesa Legend One-fourth of all women will experience domestic violence from abusive relationships in their lifetime.  While statistics are harder to find for men, according to SafeHorizon.org, 3 … Read More

News

Struggling Fiesta District, Mall to experience revival

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Cameron Abbott Mesa Legend Times are changing, and the flow of time only works one way. That, however, doesn’t mean that something only has one life to live. A second … Read More

Sports

Cirelli inducted into Hall of Fame

Mesa Legend Staff 11/10/2015

Joe Jacquez Mesa Legend Head baseball coach Tony Cirelli will be inducted into the MCC Hall of Fame as part of the College’s first ever ceremony to honor faculty, athletes, … Read More

Sports

Jordan Zimmerman swinging for success

Mesa Legend Staff 11/10/2015

Alli Cripe Mesa Legend It seems that Jordan Zimmerman was born to be a baseball player. He got an early start, has been playing ball since he was 4, and … Read More

Features

The Force is strong with this one

Mesa Legend Staff 11/10/2015

Lulu Cardoso Mesa Legend “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away…” So begins one of the most enduring and well-loved franchises in American cinema, Star Wars.  Much like … Read More

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  • Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 
  • MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer
  • Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver
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