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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

Saturday, June 06, 2026
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Legend’s View: New President Faces Challenge, Opportunity

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Congratulations to Shouan Pan on his new job as head of Mesa Community College. Now that we have the celebratory niceties out of the way let’s tell it like it … Read More

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Sharp enrollment decline worries MCC

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Nick Kosmider Some MCC instructors spent much of their time during the last week of winter break on the phone.No, they weren’t ordering classroom tools, instead they were dialing students … Read More

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Tips for a better bachelor pad

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Jesse Mock A pizza box on the coffee table, bean bag chairs in the living room, clothes all over the bedroom floor, and the ever-dreaded, no toilet paper in the … Read More

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Colleges crackdown on downloads

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Greg Corby With the cooperation of universities across the country, the Recording Industry Association of America hopes that it can put a dent in the ever-growing trend of illegally downloading … Read More

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New year’s hockey game gives sport a new fan

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Aaron Dunton Two years ago, hockey was nearly dead. I could’ve made a strong argument that golf had surpassed the sport of hockey in popularity. The ratings were at an … Read More

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Students found in unplanned situations have help

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Elisa Vincitorio The cost of birth control shot up significantly to kick off the new year, but what about the cost of not using it? According to the Medical Institution … Read More

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Early treatment encouraged for those who contract HPV

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Jessica Becaj College students have much more than just grades and parties to worry about with the widespread epidemic of HPV or Human Papillomavirus among those who are sexually active.HPV … Read More

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Men’s basketball stuns Howard in overtime thriller

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Aaron Dunton Head coach John Mulhern said it best the next morning. “You missed a great game.” If you weren’t in the Heap gymnasium on January 3 to see the … Read More

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Opportunities plentiful for student volunteers

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Heather Valmy Students interested in getting involved in the community can find outlets at MCC through service learning, Peervention, or the honor society, Phi Theta Kappa. Duane Oakes, director of … Read More

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Up and down season plagues women’s basketball

Mesa Legend Staff 01/14/2008

Aaron Dunton The rocky basketball season continued for the lady T-birds when they took on Central Arizona College on Jan. 9. Central Arizona College showed why they were the number … Read More

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  • MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer
  • Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver
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