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Gas prices advertised at a Quiktrip location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. (Photo: Jak Holdcraft)

MCC says ongoing fuel crisis has changed their spending habits

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

Thursday, May 07, 2026

Category: Sports

Sports

T-birds volleyball nationally ranked after big win

Mesa Legend Staff 10/02/2016

Christopher Jones Sports Editor The Mesa Thunderbirds volleyball team topped the once #12 nationally ranked South Mountain Cougars on Wednesday, September 14 after going four sets, 25-12, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21. … Read More

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Men’s Mesa soccer team fall to No.8 Yavapai

Mesa Legend Staff 10/02/2016

Tristen Spencer Mesa Legend This past week our Mesa Community College Thunderbirds took on the powerhouse No. 8 Yavapai Roughriders.  The result came out to a painful 2-1 Mesa loss. … Read More

Sports

MLB is in store for an exciting NL wildcard race final

Mesa Legend Staff 10/02/2016

Christopher Jones Sports Editor As the MLB playoffs get closer with every passing day that comes and goes, the wild card standings are becoming more like a rush hour freeway, … Read More

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Thunderbirds suffer shocker against Phoenix Bears

Mesa Legend Staff 09/13/2016

Christopher Jones Mesa Legend College football is back! Another season has come and we could not be any more excited for its long overdue. Performance definitely lived up to the … Read More

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Ryan Lochte caught in high water during Olympics

Mesa Legend Staff 09/13/2016

Christopher Jones Mesa Legend We all know of stereotypes, everyone acts on them in some way or another; and for society, stereotypes are usually a burden. Assumed characteristics based on … Read More

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Golden State to dominate in 2017 and beyond

Mesa Legend Staff 09/13/2016

Christopher Jones Mesa Legend Many changes occurred this off season, as has normally been the case in the past.  Golden State being so far ahead of the competition is forcing … Read More

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Student body participation in sports should matter

Mesa Legend Staff 09/13/2016

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend The sports teams at MCC exemplify some of the best traits students can possess, but if only a few are watching, the efforts they make will … Read More

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Mitchell Morimoto, an insight on what it takes to be great

Mesa Legend Staff 04/15/2016

Joe Jacquez Mesa Legend Mesa Thunderbirds baseball team is vying for yet another conference title in 2016 as one of the top team’s in the ACCAC: Mesa’s lineup is stacked … Read More

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The Suns seek to escape proverbial league limbo

Mesa Legend Staff 04/15/2016

R. Nicholas Evans Mesa Legend It’s almost playoff season for our Phoenix Suns, meaning it’s time for ownership to decipher which draft picks look promising and what current players are … Read More

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Arizona’s sport franchises demand money from tax payers

Mesa Legend Staff 04/15/2016

Joe Jacquez Mesa Legend Three of the Valley’s four professional sports teams are entangled in “stadium games” threatening to dominate the sports conversation for many years to come. The Phoenix … Read More

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