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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

Monday, May 11, 2026
Paz de Cristo continues Empty Bowls partnership with MCC for the 20th year
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Paz de Cristo continues Empty Bowls partnership with MCC for the 20th year

Student Contributor 11/19/2018

Paz de Cristo, or Peace of Christ, is a food bank that serves an estimated 50,000 meals each month to families, veterans and seniors in need around the Valley for … Read More

Vigil for victims of anti-transgender violence
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Vigil for victims of anti-transgender violence

Casper Savoie 11/19/2018

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual tradition among the transgender community and its allies to honor the memory of transgender lives lost from anti-trans violence. On November 20, … Read More

Sexual harassment training available on Student Canvas
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Sexual harassment training available on Student Canvas

Student Contributor 11/19/2018

Students at Mesa Community College (MCC) are learning about sexual harassment and assault prevention through online course created to bring awareness about the issue. The Preventing Sexual Harassment and Sexual … Read More

Violence Against Women Act ends in December, awaits re-authorization
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Violence Against Women Act ends in December, awaits re-authorization

Allison Cripe 11/19/2018

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was enacted in 1994. The act addresses sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. It provides grants and support to organizations and law enforcement … Read More

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Rebranding the Campus
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Rebranding the Campus

Stephen Peck 11/17/2018

The Maricopa County Community College District board and top officials have been working on what they feel is appropriate for all 10 colleges. The District began their “transformation” in the … Read More

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Pro-Choice for the win

Janae Thompson 11/16/2018

As you may know, a very important protest went on in front of the Clock Tower at Mesa Community College (MCC). I say important because this kind of protest not … Read More

The Clothesline Project at MCC aims to educate on domestic violence
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The Clothesline Project at MCC aims to educate on domestic violence

Janae Thompson 11/14/2018

One in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Everytown research organization reports that the rate of intimate partner homicides in Arizona are 45 percent higher than the national … Read More

Candidates challenge governing board
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Candidates challenge governing board

Allison Cripe 11/10/2018

  On Oct. 29, the Governing Board Candidate Forum met in the Dobson and Southern campus library at 1 pm. Mesa Community College’s (MCC), Executive Vice President of ASMCC Travis … Read More

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DACA student enrollment drops
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DACA student enrollment drops

Student Contributor 11/09/2018

The number of registered Deferred Action Children Arrivals (DACA) students in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has dropped significantly since the Arizona Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, … Read More

Jokers Galore
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Jokers Galore

Janae Thompson 11/09/2018

Superheroes and villains are the perfect escape from our very mortal universe. The average citizen, turned superpower, can conquer all odds with dark punchlines and amazing story twists.   The … 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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