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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

Friday, May 08, 2026
Theo J. Heap and John D. Riggs
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Theo J. Heap and John D. Riggs

Dylan DeVlieger 09/15/2022

MCC is what it is today thanks to the dedication of Theo Heap and John Riggs.

MCC community wait to judge new MCC president
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MCC community wait to judge new MCC president

Jodicee Arianna 09/15/2022

Two members of MCC faculty share their thoughts about the new MCC president.

MCC alumna Lorena Austin runs for state legislature
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MCC alumna Lorena Austin runs for state legislature

Seth Standage 09/12/2022

Former MCC student looks to represent the Arizona House of Representatives District 9 in this race.

Annual American-Indian Heritage Night returns
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Annual American-Indian Heritage Night returns

Keythin Thomas 09/12/2022

After back to back losses, the Mesa CC Volleyball team looks to bounce back against Pima CC.

First Club Rush since pandemic set to take place September 13 and 14.
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First Club Rush since pandemic set to take place September 13 and 14.

Jodicee Arianna 09/09/2022

Student Life and the Civic Engagement Center partner to host Club Rush

IT department at MCC partners with Apple to increase diversity and opportunity for students
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IT department at MCC partners with Apple to increase diversity and opportunity for students

Jodicee Arianna 09/09/2022

Mesa Community College and Apple partnered to create a certificate that starts in the fall of 2023 to create steps towards diversity and give community college students opportunities in the … Read More

Sustainable Agriculture program thrives with new funding
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Sustainable Agriculture program thrives with new funding

Rey Covarrubias Jr. 09/09/2022

Students enrolled in MCC’s sustainable agriculture and horticulture programs are benefiting from an extension of The Nexus of Agriculture and Urban Tradeoffs, a USDA grant that funded state of the … Read More

Mesa Public Schools experience teacher shortage despite partnership with MCC education program
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Mesa Public Schools experience teacher shortage despite partnership with MCC education program

Seth Standage 09/06/2022

The Mesa Public School District continues to face teacher shortages despite programs in conjunction with Mesa Community College that help guide prospective educators toward the field.  MCC’s partnership with Mesa … Read More

MCC men’s basketball drops from Division I to Division II starting in the fall of 2023
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MCC men’s basketball drops from Division I to Division II starting in the fall of 2023

Dylan DeVlieger 09/06/2022

Since the program’s inception in 1965, the men’s basketball team has played in Division I. Starting in Fall of 2023, the nearly 60 year continuation will come to an end … Read More

The Mesa Legend “Critic Awards”
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The Mesa Legend “Critic Awards”

Jordan Jones 05/13/2022

Jordan wraps up with her “Critic Awards” for the movies reviewed this semester.

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