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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
Endangered monarch butterflies breeding at MCC
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Endangered monarch butterflies breeding at MCC

Laura Daniella Sepulveda 02/24/2021

As monarch butterflies face threats, MCC breeds more than expected in conservation projects.

MCC hosts Black History Year 2021
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MCC hosts Black History Year 2021

Allison Cripe 02/22/2021

Mesa Community College is now hosting Black History 2021, a year-long celebration of Black history and faculty, for the first time ever. “Because of the events that happened last summer … Read More

Student Life and Leadership to host free one-day wellness retreat
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Student Life and Leadership to host free one-day wellness retreat

Brock Blasdell 02/19/2021

Students can join yoga sessions, talk with classmates and learn more about self-care at this all-day virtual event.

‘Malcom and Marie’ brings character study to Netflix
Culture

‘Malcom and Marie’ brings character study to Netflix

Jordan Jones 02/12/2021

It’s not for everyone, but “Malcom and Marie”‘s brutal disputes force you to focus on just them.

Pam Dempsey, graphic designer for MCC, dies at 60
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Pam Dempsey, graphic designer for MCC, dies at 60

Brock Blasdell 02/12/2021

On Feb. 3, Pam Dempsey, longtime graphic designer for the Office of Institutional Advancement at Mesa Community College, died at the age of 60 after a long battle with a … Read More

President Biden promised more vaccines for Arizona, but is it enough?
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President Biden promised more vaccines for Arizona, but is it enough?

Brock Blasdell 02/11/2021

One statewide COVID-19 testing network weighs in on vaccination challenges.

Driving around East Mesa sucks
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Driving around East Mesa sucks

Savage Hess 02/11/2021

Living on the outskirts of Phoenix is a life sentence of car ownership.

Lessons learned from Reddit’s use of Gamestop Stock
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Lessons learned from Reddit’s use of Gamestop Stock

Adam Terro 02/10/2021

There’s a lesson in the Redditers who came together to manipulate stock for their own gain.

After tragedy and time, MCC professor’s “Snakes of Arizona” is complete
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After tragedy and time, MCC professor’s “Snakes of Arizona” is complete

Allison Cripe 02/09/2021

The 850 pages on Arizona snakes took 20 years for MCC’s Andrew Holycross and the late Joseph Mitchell.

‘Pushed into isolation’: Students struggle amid lockdown
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‘Pushed into isolation’: Students struggle amid lockdown

Brock Blasdell 02/08/2021

The MCC counseling department speaks out about the decline of mental health among college students

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