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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 04, 2026

Tag: COVID-19

COVID-19 confirmed at MCC and MCCCD
Coronavirus News

COVID-19 confirmed at MCC and MCCCD

Allison Cripe 03/25/2020

A member of Maricopa County Community colleges (MCCCD) has been tested positive for COVID-19, or the coronavirus, according to a statement released by Interim Chancellor Steven Gonzales on March 23. … Read More

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Five Useful Self-Improvement Activities For Self-Isolation

Allison Cripe 03/24/2020

Many Arizona residents are huddled inside with a stock of groceries, water and toilet paper to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The current infected number is at 326 with … Read More

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Top 5 video games to get you through COVID-19 quarantine

Brock Blasdell 03/23/2020

Very rarely are true battle-hardened gamers, whose bodies and minds are forged in the fires of the virtual world, asked to guide us in reality. Very rarely are these giants … Read More

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Maricopa District extends campus shutdown ahead of online conversion
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Maricopa District extends campus shutdown ahead of online conversion

Brock Blasdell 03/22/2020

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) announced further postponement of in-person classes until April 5 to convert many of its courses to online only for the spring semester. This … Read More

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Democracy during the pandemic

Shayden Joe 03/18/2020

Arizona voters cast their ballots for the Democratic presidential general election candidate amidst a global pandemic. Instead of shaking hands, Marshall Bill Pierce and I shook elbows at the Dobson … Read More

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MCC suspends athletics due to Coronavirus
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MCC suspends athletics due to Coronavirus

Aaron Decker 03/16/2020

Mesa Community College (MCC) will suspend all athletic activities immediately in response to the growing concern for the coronavirus, according to an email sent by the MCC athletic director to … Read More

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Lights out, spring break extended at MCC
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Lights out, spring break extended at MCC

Cristina Mills 03/12/2020

Maricopa Community Colleges announced an extension of spring break as staff transition in-person classes to an online format to reduce the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Maricopa Community Colleges Interim Chancellor … Read More

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MCCCD creates Continuity Response Team to combat COVID-19
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MCCCD creates Continuity Response Team to combat COVID-19

Allison Cripe 03/12/2020

A Continuity Response Team (CRT) has been established by the Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The CRT’s main function is to ensure the … Read More

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Recent Posts

  • 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
  • Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver
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