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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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Food distribution for students returns pandemic-proof
Coronavirus News

Food distribution for students returns pandemic-proof

Nienke Onneweer 09/02/2020

Mesa Community College’s Mesa Market and We Care Wednesdays return as curbside pickup and drive-thru.

Millions awarded in grant for returning students as Maricopa district fights enrollment decline
Coronavirus News

Millions awarded in grant for returning students as Maricopa district fights enrollment decline

Brock Blasdell 09/02/2020

New Maricopa Opportunity Grant and full-time student discounts offer significant tuition reductions amid pandemic.

College students recruited as new generation of COVID-19 poll workers
Coronavirus Election News

College students recruited as new generation of COVID-19 poll workers

Brock Blasdell 08/25/2020

As November elections loom, advocacy groups see students as solution to likely poll worker shortage.

Automotive and welding programs go hybrid
Coronavirus News

Automotive and welding programs go hybrid

Allison Cripe 08/24/2020

Welding and automotive Mesa Community College programs will be hybrid this fall due to COVID-19.

The Arizona Primary made easy
Election News

The Arizona Primary made easy

Brock Blasdell 08/03/2020

A quick rundown on everything you need to know to vote tomorrow/today

Clinic opens free coronavirus drive-thru testing at MCC
Coronavirus News

Clinic opens free coronavirus drive-thru testing at MCC

Nienke Onneweer 07/25/2020

Embry Women’s Health opens free drive-thru coronavirus testing site on Southern and Dobson campus

MCC students leave more than a million unclaimed in CARES relief funding
Coronavirus News

MCC students leave more than a million unclaimed in CARES relief funding

Brock Blasdell 07/19/2020

MCC’s Senior Associate Vice President weighs in on distribution process, invites student engagement

How China, COVID-19 and a structural fire crippled Mesa’s recycling program
News

How China, COVID-19 and a structural fire crippled Mesa’s recycling program

Brock Blasdell 06/27/2020

The city explains the long journey that shut down recycling, continued fees and future solutions. Photo by Brock Blasdell.

Mesa’s Promise Program receives funding due to COVID-19
Coronavirus News

Mesa’s Promise Program receives funding due to COVID-19

Allison Cripe 05/29/2020

A portion of the $90 million provided by the COVID-19 relief fund is going toward the Mesa Promise.

All the home’s a stage for MCC Theatre Department
Coronavirus News

All the home’s a stage for MCC Theatre Department

Allison Cripe 05/10/2020

The MCC Theatre Department has faced unique challenges without their stage.

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