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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

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Category: Features

Features

MCC black history is fascinating even at a glance

Mesa Legend Staff 02/20/2017

Karlyle Stephens Mesa Legend This year for black History month, the Mesa Legend recognizes and celebrates every single African American student that has ever made MCC a home while on … Read More

Features

Rioting provoked by intolerance of differing opinions

Mesa Legend Staff 02/20/2017

Alex Underwood Mesa Legend So, I’d like to have a discussion regarding the riots that broke out on the campus of UC Berkeley, on February 1. Let’s start by calling … Read More

Features

The curious complexity of the Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos case

Mesa Legend Staff 02/20/2017

R. Nicholas Evans Mesa Legend It wasn’t long after 10 p.m. on February 9, when Channel 12 starting reporting breaking news of the Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos protest from downtown … Read More

Culture Features

History of the Psi Beta Chapter and Heather’s Bears

Mesa Legend Staff 02/20/2017

Rebecca Stapley Mesa Legend Dr. Ann T. Ewing has been working as a full-time professor at Mesa Community College since 1987.  Her influence at MCC through the Department of Psychological … Read More

Features

MCC Jumpstart Pre-School Program a success

Mesa Legend Staff 02/07/2017

Daniel LaBarbera Mesa Legend The Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) and Jumpstart are looking for student leaders at Mesa Community College (MCC) to work with preschoolers on literacy, … Read More

Features

‘Legends’ is equal parts cerebral and compelling television

Mesa Legend Staff 02/07/2017

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend Sean Bean delivered a captivating performance in “Legends” as Martin Odum, a man who has worked undercover using fake identities so long that he struggles to … Read More

Culture Features

Richard Renaldi’s Touching Strangers exhibit at MCC Art Gallery

Mesa Legend Staff 02/07/2017

Mesa Community College is host to an exhibition featuring renowned photographer Richard Renaldi, began in late January. The initial MCC showing was attended by Renaldi himself, who also taught a … Read More

Culture Features

Red Mountain Holds To Environmentally Friendly Ethic

Mesa Legend Staff 02/07/2017

Tristan Spencer Mesa Legend Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain campus is leading the way as an environmentally friendly college campus. After receiving the LEEDS Gold Certification, Red Mountain has become … Read More

Features

Final Fantasy XV summons a fun new age for the future of the franchise

Mesa Legend Staff 12/10/2016

Andrew Sandoval Mesa Legend Final Fantasy XV is the latest installment of Square-Enix’s massive RPG franchise, a game that has been in development for over a decade. In May of … Read More

Features

Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ mystifies global audiences

Mesa Legend Staff 12/10/2016

Andrew Sandoval Mesa Legend Marvel Studios is back at it, with their second film release of the year, this time astral projecting itself onto the big screen in the form … Read More

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