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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

Friday, July 03, 2026
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Agony and ecstacy, another year down for Thunderbirds

Mesa Legend Staff 05/03/2011

Matt Schaeffer Thunderbird football was disappointing with a third consecutive losing season. The team went 1-9 and parted ways with head coach Denver Latimore. The men’s soccer season was far … Read More

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New head coach Greg Croshaw addresses the Thunderbirds after the annual Red vs White game.

Mesa Legend Staff 05/03/2011

James Mello “Today is going to be a key to how we evaluate our team,” first-year Mesa head coach Greg Croshaw said before the MCC spring Red vs. White football … Read More

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Tennis star returns to play after dislocating knee

Mesa Legend Staff 05/03/2011

Ben Garcia Thunderbird women’s tennis star Iman Alibrahim’s performance on the tennis court is far beyond her young age of 17. According to her coach Adam Cohen, last year when … Read More

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Tuition for undocumented rises, no public funding to ease burden

Mesa Legend Staff 05/03/2011

Joseph Starkloff An increase in requests for financial aid from undocumented students who recently had their tuition increased by $241 per credit is expected, according to several MCCCD employees involved … Read More

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Mesa Legend Staff 04/19/2011

Ben Garcia Recently, the Maricopa to ASU Pathway Programs (MAPP) has added 33 new majors for students to choose from, upping the total of majors offered to 125.MAPP is a … Read More

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Local couple bring swing dance back to the masses

Mesa Legend Staff 04/19/2011

Jeff Moses The Savoy Hop Cats are a husband and wife swing dancing tandem that has been entertaining, and educating Phoenix area dance enthusiasts for more than two years. Nathaniel … Read More

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New film ‘Hop’ puts modern twist on Easter tradition

Mesa Legend Staff 04/19/2011

Leslie Philp When it comes to Easter, images of scavenger hunts for colored eggs and collecting candy come to mind. Why not picture an enchanted candy factory hidden away on … Read More

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New ASMCC offices built with hopes of increasing interaction

Mesa Legend Staff 04/19/2011

Ben Garcia Walking into and through the Kirk Student Center, students might have noticed something new. Next to the Navajo room is the future site of the new offices of … Read More

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Mesa Legend Staff 04/19/2011
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Mellow Mushroom provides cheap food and fine beers

Mesa Legend Staff 04/19/2011

Allison Palmer When thinking of Mill Avenue, thoughts of countless bars, drunken college students and the Mellow Mushroom come to mind.Unlike some of the pricier restaurants on Mill, the Mellow … Read More

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  • MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer
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