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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

Tuesday, May 05, 2026

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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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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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Students against slavery
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Students against slavery

Brock Blasdell 03/10/2020

A group of Mesa Community College (MCC) students have joined the national anti-sex trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad to form an on-campus special interest group dedicated to raising awareness and … Read More

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Beyond the scoreboard
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Beyond the scoreboard

Aaron Decker 03/02/2020

Women’s Basketball team were heading into halftime with a large lead.

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Women’s Basketball win 81-54, earn first seed
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Women’s Basketball win 81-54, earn first seed

Aaron Decker 03/02/2020

Mesa Community College’s (MCC) Women’s Basketball team earned the first seed and home field advantage in their 81-54 victory over the Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) Coyotes. With the Region 1-Arizona … Read More

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Guided pathways to student success
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Guided pathways to student success

Cristina Mills 03/02/2020

Mesa Community College (MCC) is making changes to focus on student success.  Professors, advisors, and faculty have joined together to make a task force that aims to help students identify … Read More

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Spring Training returns
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Spring Training returns

Aaron Decker 02/28/2020

It is baseball season again, but the only place it may feel like that is in Arizona and Florida. While ballparks like Wrigley Field and Fenway Park are still quilted … Read More

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Second best in the nation
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Second best in the nation

Aaron Decker 02/28/2020

The Mesa Community College (MCC) baseball team has ranked second of 135 Division II baseball teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

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Mesa Promise pays tuition
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Mesa Promise pays tuition

Allison Cripe 02/28/2020

The Mesa College Promise Program (MCPP) seeks to help Mesa residents who have little to no financial options for college. Unlike scholarships, it won’t pay a designated amount; it will … Read More

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