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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

Monday, October 05, 2026
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Making school top priority vital to students’ future

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Everywhere we turn, there are people openly complaining about their money problems and the slump in the economy. It is impossible to go a day without hearing about rising gas … Read More

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Cell phone link to cancer unclear

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Chelsea Zaft Does excessive cell phone use lead to cancer? The truth is, there are currently no hard facts linking cell phone use to cancer, at least none that are … Read More

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Arizona Cardinals: America’s lovable loser

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Michael Jasper It may be easier for Brett Favre to stay retired, than it is for someone to be a die-hard Arizona Cardinals fan.Every season seems to be splattered with … Read More

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President’s vision raises bar for MCC

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Welcome to the 2008-09 academic year at one of the leading community colleges in the nation. It has been five months since taking on the responsibilities of president at Mesa … Read More

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Stretched to the limit

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Kevin Bonneville The nation’s economy continues to show that it’s struggling with a positive outcome looking bleaker as the days and months go by.The country’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7 … Read More

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Students’ disinterest in reading, writing increases

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Brad Gruggisberg The English language has evolved steadily throughout the centuries, from the old English style to the new, from Dickens to Palaniuk, from pen and paper to text messaging, … Read More

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Economy forces students to find new ways to budget

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Erica Tiffany With the current uncertainty of the economy, many students heading back to school are searching for different ways to stretch their dollars.According to a survey conducted by the … Read More

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Binge Drinking becoming an all too common problem

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Jesse Mock Most college students only fear the hangover that comes after binge drinking, but they do not realize there are far worse things to fear.Binge drinking has become an … Read More

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Traveling tips for cheapskates

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Ryan Abril People are always on the go these days, with school, work and trying to ?have a social life they never seem to take time for themselves, and in … Read More

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Full-time students find balance between work, school

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2008

Elisa Vincitorio Has life always been so tough on twentysomethings? Well, yes, but most of us are just discovering it now. Life is whizzing by at light speed with stakes … Read More

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  • Mesa Community College hosts public forum for the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board election
  • MCC says ongoing fuel crisis has changed their spending habits
  • Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life
  • 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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