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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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Coachella Sucks

Allison Cripe 11/06/2019

The word Coachella conjures up images of green summer fields, large crowds, cold beers, and pretty girls with flower headbands dressed as new-age hippies. But, the truth is, despite great … Read More

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Blizzard in bed with China

Marcus Campbell 11/06/2019

In an absolutely unprecedented move Blizzard-a U.S. based business-appeased a foreign government and censored peoples participating in the company. An American company should never censor its users and Blizzard doing … Read More

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Funding America’s Education

Brock Blasdell 04/26/2019

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the United States spends more per student on primary and secondary education than the average developed country. Yet standardized test scores and … Read More

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Disarming America

Brock Blasdell 04/26/2019

The United States is hooked on gun violence. A 2019 report by the firearms industry trade commission reported firearm and ammunition sales in the United States were responsible for over … Read More

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Save the Humans!

Brock Blasdell 03/19/2019

Scientists believe that the sixth mass extinction on Earth is already occurring. In the 11,000 years since the last ice age, biodiversity on this planet has been shrinking at an … Read More

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Disney+ Competitors in for War

Student Contributor 03/19/2019

Companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu couldn’t have possibly seen their eventual streaming empires becoming what they are now, but they should’ve seen this coming. They should’ve seen the largest … Read More

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Lets Go Bernie!

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When people our age think “Bernie Sanders,” we first think of the meme appeal. Sanders, a frail man, remains relatable to younger generations through it all. During his presidential campaign … Read More

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Feel The Rug Bern
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Feel The Rug Bern

Nienke Onneweer 03/19/2019

Bernie Sanders has announced his presidential campaign for 2020. With his sights set on the Democratic nomination, he sure looks like he might make it. After all, his campaign raised … Read More

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Less is More
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Less is More

Allison Cripe 02/20/2019

  We’re stuck in an age of business where being preoccupied fools us into thinking we’re progressing. For Mesa Community College students, this leads to a cluttered life squeezing work, … Read More

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The Rom-Com Renaissance

Nienke Onneweer 02/20/2019

Younger me despised pink, and a slightly older me couldn’t stand romantic comedies, or romance in general. But this Valentine’s Day, I stand before you and proclaim: romantic comedy is … Read More

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