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Candidates (from left) Rachel Walden, Jason Smithson, Josh Chilton, and Jennifer Echols participated in a forum on Sept. 16 at the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board Room hosted by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce. (Photo: Mesa Public Schools)

Mesa Community College hosts public forum for the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board election

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

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Book club for female veterans comes to MCC

Mesa Legend Staff 03/04/2015

  A book club open for female veterans of all ages recently opened at MCC, due to the efforts of Arizona Humanities, a nonprofit which seeks to serve Arizonans.  Hannah … Read More

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NASA research scientist speaks at MCC

Mesa Legend Staff 03/04/2015

  Claudia Alexander, a NASA research scientist, spoke at MCC as part of the Maricopa Community Colleges honors forum lecture series.  On Feb. 18, Alexander took the stage at the … Read More

Sports

Women’s basketball wins; men lose to TOCC

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

  Women’s Basketball Coming off a loss to Eastern Arizona College due to costly turnovers the Lady T-Birds won their final regular season game against Tohono O’odham Community College.  Megan … Read More

Sports

Softball defeats GateWay Community College 8-7, 11-9

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

Coming into the game, the Lady T-Birds were 1-11 after playing six sets of doubleheaders against mainly Division 1 teams.  Mesa started Division II play with a match up against … Read More

Sports

Women’s and men’s basketball advance to playoffs

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

  After finishing 20-8 and 17-5 in conference play, the Mesa T-Birds are headed to the Region I semi-finals.  On Feb. 28, the T-Birds will host Arizona Western.  During the … Read More

Sports

Baseball loses to Phoenix College in game two

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

  Coming off a 5-1 win against the Phoenix College Bears March 24 the Mesa T-Birds were looking to win another the next day.  The Bears started off the first … Read More

Features

Fraud hurts individual; requires responsibility

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

Scams and fraud are an ongoing issue that Americans are confronted with every day.  Modern fraud, no longer the purview of snake oil salesmen, is often initiated digitally, leading to … Read More

Features

MCC celebrates Chinese New Year

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

Photos by Tania Ritko  

Features

MCC carnival promotes student clubs

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

  Leaders and members of student clubs on campus promoted their groups at the Club Carnival on Feb. 18.  Held on the Clock Tower lawn, the event included music, games, … Read More

Features

‘50 Shades of Grey’ glamorizes dynamics of domestic abuse

Mesa Legend Staff 03/03/2015

  It’s the classic story of the romantic bookworm falling in love with the handsome bad boy. Well, maybe not so classic. Throw in some whips and cable ties and … Read More

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  • Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 
  • MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer
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