Election day brings long lines, mellow mood to MCC
Voters cast ballots at Mesa Community College on election day
The other candidates: Howie Hawkins’s Green Party race to the finish
Arizona is prepared to handle mail-in ballots
Contentious Maricopa Community Colleges board elections include smear campaign
Proposition 207 explained
News
When QAnon spreads child sex trafficking misinformation, organizations push back
Phoenix organizations STIR and TRUST AZ show the facts, not conspiracies, of child sex trafficking.
City of Mesa continues Merry Main Street with safety in mind
City of Mesa’s Merry Main Street events began, adding safety to holiday fun.
‘Passionate about student success’–Linda. Thor and Jacqueline Smith win board seats
Smith will join the MCCCD governing board and Thor won reelection. Both candidates were Maricopa Fac
Diversity and student success project receives $3 million grant
A scramble to the deadline led to a $3 million Hispanic-serving institution grant for the college.
MCC archaeology students uncover Hohokam artifacts at Mesa Cemetery
After months of online work, students and instructors return to find artifacts at the local site.
Election day brings long lines, mellow mood to MCC
Even after a long, hot day, voters flocked to the polls to vote in the 2020 general election.
Sports
Hohokam League set to return on Oct. 17
Despite COVID-19, the Hohokam League is set to be Arizona’s only source of college football.
Maricopa fall sports moved to spring
The Maricopa County Community College District will delay all fall sports until spring of 2021.
Video games serve as escape during COVID-19
the video game industry has been immune to the coronavirus pandemic and one source of escape
Fans are moving on without sports
With many sports seasons postponed or cancelled, fans have had to adapt to the lack of sports.
JUCO Sports stop due to COVID-19
All spring sports at Maricopa Community Colleges will cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinions
A Non-Thanksgiving, why I’m staying home this year
With the pandemic, Thanksgiving was a more somber event this year.
It’s official: online learning is terrible
A month of online classes confirms my prediction that online learning just isn’t the same.
Letter to the Editor: The college youth vote matters
College youth have the numbers to make a significant impact in November--we just need to show up!
ASU’s COVID-19 policy is invasive and poorly implemented
Daily health checks and mandatory testing are a poor substitute for results
Culture
It’s time for the Mesa Legend Critic Awards
The Mesa Legend's Film Critic hands out awards for the films she's reviewed in 2020.
The Golden Age of Hollywood returns with ‘Mank’
"Mank" travels back to old Hollywood in a film for newcomers and fanatics alike.
‘Sound of Metal’ is striking in the silence
A metal drummer's journey with deafness profoundly portrays a huge life change.
Features
Meet three VIPs from MCC’s 2020 Hall of Fame: Wynn Call
Learn more about the history, motivations, and goals behind this Hall of Fame educator.
Meet three VIPs from MCC’s 2020 Hall of Fame: Mona Scott
Learn more about the history, motivations, and goals behind this Hall of Fame educator.
Meet three VIPs from MCC’s 2020 Hall of Fame: Betsy Hertzler
Learn more about the history, motivations, and goals behind this Hall of Fame educator.