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The clock tower at Mesa Community College's Southern and Dobson Campus. (The Mesa Legend)

Students transform plastic into bedding for homeless

World Journalist students work hard on a story in the Mesa Legend newsroom as Legend editor Jasmine Kageyama works behind the editor’s desk (Photo: Joseph Barnhurst)

Mesa Legend editors mentor next generation of journalists at Model UN

Representative Greg Stanton presents Honorary Consul of Malaysia Winnie Kho Kaplan and Founder of the Asian Festival Steve Kaplan with a Congressional Certificate of Commendation honoring the Asian Festival’s dedication strengthening community connections on Jan. 31, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Asian Festival)

The Asian Festival fosters community and celebration

ASMCC engages student body

MCC students form club to protest Trump Administration

We Care Wednesday persists on MCC campuses

Monarch waystations at MCC aim to conserve butterfly populations

A 20-year-long enduring opportunity for Native American youth

MCC student leads makeup design for Julius Caesar theatre production

MCC brings back marching band competition

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Category: Opinions

Opinions

Earning bachelor’s degree in community college

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

  With graduation being just around the corner, I have been thinking a lot about what my next move will be.  As of right now, leaving MCC and moving on … Read More

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Women’s month looks back on accomplishments

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

March is National Women’s Month, which gives America an opportunity to look back and ponder the history of women in our society.  During the country’s infancy, America certainly did not … Read More

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Having goals and achieving them are two separate things

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

  Setting aside one’s goals in the pursuit of on that is greater, of more significance, does not necessarily mean abandoning said goals.  According to former adviser to President Barack … Read More

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Awards culture interferes with learning to love self

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

Many of us are just not there yet when it comes to love of self. With love lacking in many areas in the world, you would think in a selfie … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

Love yourself: Myth of popular advice We have all heard it said or even given the advice ourselves, “before you can love anyone else you have to learn to love … Read More

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Black history month provides the bare minimum

Mesa Legend Staff 02/17/2015

  “If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world.”  These were the words of Carter G. … Read More

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Not all high schools prepare students for college

Mesa Legend Staff 02/17/2015

  If you asked hundreds of college students whether or not high school gave them the right amount of preparation they needed for college, you probably wouldn’t reach a definitive … Read More

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Tolerance doesn’t mean endorsement

Mesa Legend Staff 02/17/2015

College is supposed to be the place where we learn to embrace tolerance, right? Tolerance is great. When I first started college, I was immediately thrust into a new world. … Read More

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Michelle Obama criticized for fashion statement again, yawn

Mesa Legend Staff 02/17/2015

Last month, social media erupted after photos surfaced of Michelle Obama not wearing a head scarf during a trip to Saudi Arabia.  Many people online condemned Obama for not “respecting” … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 02/17/2015

Be the change that you want to see It seems in our present day it is becoming very common for a lot of our peers to have a life verse … Read More

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