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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

United States Supreme Court building (Photo by Wally Gobetz, Flickr)

Future of mail-in voting uncertain

Friday, May 01, 2026

Category: Culture

Mesa Community College holds annual Empty Bowls event
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Mesa Community College holds annual Empty Bowls event

Kat Carlson 11/17/2023

Mesa Community College held its annual Empty Bowls event in honor of World Hunger Day.

Mesa Community College signs academic collaboration agreements with four new international universities
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Mesa Community College signs academic collaboration agreements with four new international universities

Kat Carlson 11/16/2023

MCC has signed academic collaboration agreements with universities in Peru, Japan, New Zealand, and Ireland.

Mesa Community College to hold its annual Empty Bowls event
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Mesa Community College to hold its annual Empty Bowls event

Kat Carlson 11/09/2023

MCC will hold its annual Empty Bowls event in honor of World Hunger Day

Indigenous community at Mesa Community College come together for “Rez Market”
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Indigenous community at Mesa Community College come together for “Rez Market”

Rey Covarrubias Jr. 10/04/2023

The free event had local vendors and a fry bread sale that raised approximately $1,000 for the Inter-Tribal Student Organization.

October to see busy theater and performing arts schedule
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October to see busy theater and performing arts schedule

Rey Covarrubias Jr. 10/03/2023

From jazz concerts to murder mysteries, MCC entertainment will be lively to bring in the fall semester.

Mesa Community College honors Orange Shirt Day
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Mesa Community College honors Orange Shirt Day

Kat Carlson 10/03/2023

Mesa Community College honored Orange Shirt Day in a two part awareness event.

Google Fiber donates $25,000 to the Mesa College Promise Program
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Google Fiber donates $25,000 to the Mesa College Promise Program

Kat Carlson 09/28/2023

Google Fiber has donated $25,000 to the Mesa College Promise program for students pursuing a degree in STEM at MCC.

Maricopa Community Colleges host Student Life retreat for young leaders
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Maricopa Community Colleges host Student Life retreat for young leaders

Kat Carlson 09/06/2023

Maricopa Community Colleges will host a Student Life Retreat for college students to get engaged in leadership

Maricopa County elections department to hold presentation for civic action hour at Mesa Community College
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Maricopa County elections department to hold presentation for civic action hour at Mesa Community College

Kat Carlson 09/05/2023

Employees from the Maricopa County elections department speak to students all about voting.

Former Mesa Community College faculty speaks at Mesa Public Library for release of her book “Jasmine Breeze”
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Former Mesa Community College faculty speaks at Mesa Public Library for release of her book “Jasmine Breeze”

Diego Esquivel 03/24/2023

Author Marla-Tiye Vieira participated in a library speaking event to talk about the message behind her book.

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