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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

Sunday, April 26, 2026

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Students donate jackets to needy

Mesa Legend Staff 09/30/2014

By: Joshua Bowling An MCC student from the Navajo Nation decided to hold a winter jacket drive in the Fall semester of 2013 after MCC’s regularly-scheduled jacket drive. Marlinda Haudley, … Read More

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Fall fashion hits the hallways

Mesa Legend Staff 09/30/2014

By: Michelle Chance Although autumn in the Valley is virtually non-existent, MCC students were spotted incorporating pieces from their fall wardrobe in their daily outfits, despite the 100 degree temperatures. … Read More

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MCC Street Style

Mesa Legend Staff 09/30/2014

By: Michelle Chance This fall semester, students mixed fall accessories with summer staples to survive the desert heat in style. Women’s fashion on campus ranged from casual and bohemian, to … Read More

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Music stores make E. Valley home

Mesa Legend Staff 09/30/2014

By: Ryan Scott Asylum Records has relocated from Tempe to downtown Mesa and recently celebrated its new location’s grand opening on September’s First Friday art walk. The store’s former location … Read More

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New Zia Records Megastore

Mesa Legend Staff 09/30/2014

By: Michelle Chance On Sept. 19, Zia Record Exchange opened a new megastore location less than three miles from the MCC Southern and Dobson campus. Located on the northeast corner … Read More

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MCC planetarium offers immersive experiences

Mesa Legend Staff 09/30/2014

By: Kian Hagerman The Mesa Community College planetarium at the Southern and Dobson campus offers both students and educators a unique way to access information. Part of the physical science … Read More

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Review: New anime ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ impresses with unique plot

Mesa Legend Staff 09/30/2014

By: Warren Younger It has been awhile since we have witnessed a good “dark” anime series. Not since the cult hit Madoka Magica came out in 2009 has the anime … Read More

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Anti-textbook professors save students money

Mesa Legend Staff 09/16/2014

By: Michelle Chance According to the U.S. Department of Edu- cation’s 2013-2014 IPEDS survey, the average student at Mesa Community College spent ap- proximately $632 on textbooks per semester. It … Read More

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After hours delivery service caters to East Valley

Mesa Legend Staff 09/16/2014

By: Michelle Chance Two years ago local business owners, Gerson Cedil- los and Maddie Garney opened Nighttime Nosh, a late night convenience store delivery service in Tempe. Cedillos and Garney … Read More

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Library offers free calculator check out

Mesa Legend Staff 09/16/2014

By: Michelle Chance Math students can check out a graphing calculator for a period of 3 hours, free of charge at both MCC campus libraries. “It can leave the library, … Read More

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