Fall Sports Preview
James Mello As a new school year starts, so does another year of Mesa athletics starting with the fall sports. Each team leaves last year’s successes and failures in the … Read More
National Debt Ceiling
Leslie Philip News: The Debt Ceiling rises to accommodate discretionary spending As of Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, the House of Representatives approved a compromised deal between the White House and … Read More
A nation where the minority is larger than the majority
Ryan McCullough America is in transition. The United States now boasts more than 50 million Hispanics. From the 2000 census, the Hispanic population grew by 43 percent. This means that … Read More
MCC awards Banquet, goodbye Bob Klassen
Jeff Moses The Mesa Community College athletic awards banquet was a melancholy event for everyone involved.Coaches saying goodbye to sophomore graduates and transfers, players saying goodbye to the coaches and … Read More
E-sports, pro-gaming, is most definitely a sport
Ryan Garner Looking for a source of diversion? That’s the simple definition of a “sport” according to Merriam-Webster. How about two Koreans battling away in a game of Starcraft 2? … Read More
Agony and ecstacy, another year down for Thunderbirds
Matt Schaeffer Thunderbird football was disappointing with a third consecutive losing season. The team went 1-9 and parted ways with head coach Denver Latimore. The men’s soccer season was far … Read More
New head coach Greg Croshaw addresses the Thunderbirds after the annual Red vs White game.
James Mello “Today is going to be a key to how we evaluate our team,” first-year Mesa head coach Greg Croshaw said before the MCC spring Red vs. White football … Read More
Tennis star returns to play after dislocating knee
Ben Garcia Thunderbird women’s tennis star Iman Alibrahim’s performance on the tennis court is far beyond her young age of 17. According to her coach Adam Cohen, last year when … Read More
Tuition for undocumented rises, no public funding to ease burden
Joseph Starkloff An increase in requests for financial aid from undocumented students who recently had their tuition increased by $241 per credit is expected, according to several MCCCD employees involved … Read More
A second student makes accusation against counselor
Joseph Starkloff A second student has accused MCC counselor Hubert Ross of making unprofessional comments.Ali Sohie, a federal work-study student for the counseling department since last semester, claims that Ross … Read More