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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

Monday, April 27, 2026

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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Sydney Ritter 10/31/2019

The Mesa Community College (MCC) Theater Department will be performing “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” from Oct. 11 through 19 at the MCC Theater. While everyone knows C.S. … Read More

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Students use medieval techniques as self-defense

Cristina Mills 10/31/2019

When students walk from one class to the next, they are likely to come across an unsuspecting scene by the clock tower. Thirty-or-so  knights wielding their weapons while advancing toward … Read More

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Delgado’s verses wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month

Marcus Campbell 10/31/2019

Hispanic Heritage Month at the Southern & Dobson campus concluded with the Versos Latinos event on Oct. 14 overlooking campus from the Navajo Room. Versos Latinos featured poet Diana Marie … Read More

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Four MCC students picked for All-AZ team

Sydney Ritter 04/01/2019

Four Mesa Community College (MCC) students were awarded up than $7,000 each in scholarship toward attending a four-year university. The award is part of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honors … Read More

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Seventeen-year-old running for Mesa City Council

Sydney Ritter 03/28/2019

Seventeen-year-old Jacob Martinez is still in high school, but he has big plans after he graduated for Dobson High School in May. He plans on running for a seat on … Read More

“Ism” wins best director at CIFF
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“Ism” wins best director at CIFF

Marcus Campbell 03/18/2019

“Ism” and its director Jeff Deverett were given the Best Director award at the 2019 Chandler International Film Festival. “Ism” is an independent film that has yet to be distributed … Read More

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Chandler International Film Festival highlights diversity

Marcus Campbell 03/18/2019

Chandler International Film Festival hosted its third iteration in Downtown Chandler from January 17-21st at locations around Chandler. The festival was presented in conjunction with the Chandler Multicultural Festival held … Read More

Fashion students styling a sustainable future
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Fashion students styling a sustainable future

Allison Cripe 02/26/2019

The E.A.R.T.H Forward Summit will hold their first ever sustainable fashion show collaborated by Wear-it Wise and Mesa Community College’s (MCC) fashion department this March. “We’re trying to get awareness … Read More

“Ceramics+” show debuts at MCC
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“Ceramics+” show debuts at MCC

Allison Cripe 12/06/2018

The Ceramics exhibit opened Nov. 26 at the Mesa Community College (MCC) Art Gallery. A wide variety of ceramic pieces are on display ranging in style, size, and concepts. One … Read More

Relishing six years on campus
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Relishing six years on campus

Marcus Campbell 11/19/2018

When students get hungry and have a hankering for a good hot dog they can count on Dawson’s Mad Dawgs. Michael Dawson started vending hot dogs on MCC’s Southern & … Read More

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