Mesa Legend • 25th November 2024

I told you this election was Joever

Editor’s note: This article represents the opinions of the author and does not reflect the views of The Mesa Legend or Mesa Community College.


Well, the results are in and Donald Trump is back in office for a second term. It really was Joever.


The reality TV star-turned-president found liable for sexual abuse, among other things such as trying to effectively rig the 2016 election, even won the popular vote and swept every swing state. More Americans prefer a liable sex abuser over a woman...

Mesa Legend • 19th November 2024

‘It’s been such an honor.’ Miss Native MCC to transfer crown in upcoming pageant

The Miss Native Mesa Community College Pageant will determine the college’s next Native American student ambassador on Nov. 21, a position that comes with an increased number of responsibilities since years past.


At the end of her yearlong reign, Kadence Sayles, a creative writing major and the current Miss Native MCC, will pass the crown to either Raegen Ellis or Tanielle Klah, both members of the Navajo Nation.


Sayles, a member of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation with partial Lakota line...

Mesa Legend • 11th November 2024

MCCCD employees organize drag show to raise scholarship funds

Employees of Maricopa County Community College District would soon host the third annual PRISM Drag Ball at Phoenix College, all in effort to raise money for a scholarship that supports LGBTQ+ students.


Equality Maricopa, described by the district as “a dynamic group of Maricopa Community Colleges employees who identify as LGBTQIA+ and allies,” will hold the event on Nov. 15 at Phoenix College for students, staff and community members alike.


Money raised at the drag ball will go towards th...

Mesa Legend • 5th November 2024

This election is Joever

Editor’s note: This article represents the opinions of the author and does not reflect the views of The Mesa Legend or Mesa Community College.


Let’s face it: the Democratic bid for the 2024 presidential election was doomed from the start.


To say that this presidential election season was a tragicomedy for the history books is the understatement of the century. Not even Quentin Tarantino could come up with a production this chaotic.


I think I speak for a lot of Americans when I say that...

Mesa Legend • 31st October 2024

Arizona Governor votes at Mesa Community College with bipartisan support

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs dropped off her ballot on Wednesday at Mesa Community College, campaigned for local officials on the importance of civic duty and motivated young voters to head to the polls for the 2024 general election.


Hobbs and Mesa Mayor John Giles held a morning news conference on the Southern and Dobson campus, highlighting the importance of voting less than a week before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, where MCC serves as a convenient early voting location for the neighbo...

Mesa Legend • 29th October 2024

Mesa track and field team without coaches

Sprinters on Mesa Community College’ track and field team are currently under interim leadership after their coaches were fired without explanation three months before the season begins.


Former coaches Shakeia Pinnick and Lawrence Trice Jr. of the track and field team, told The Mesa Legend they were released in early October while sprinters were still in the process of training for a January start to the season.


The former coaches expressed surprise at the decision and are looking for answ...

Mesa Legend • 14th October 2024

Here’s how MCC honored Indigenous boarding school victims on Orange Shirt Day

The American Indian Institute hosted Mesa Community College’s third annual Orange Shirt Day event and the campus’s inaugural open mic, on Sept. 30 in the Navajo Room.


The event coincided with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, a holiday of reflection and recognition of Native American trauma caused by specialized boarding schools in the United States and Canada, according to the Orange Shirt Society.


The event included vendors who mainly sold jew...

Mesa Legend • 30th September 2024

Indigenous boarding school victims honored at MCC

Orange Shirt Day at Mesa Community College is an opportunity to commemorate the victims and survivors of Native American boarding schools through the performing arts.


Also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the holiday is federally recognized in Canada and occurs annually on Sept. 30, but is not federally recognized in the United States.


Here’s how to celebrate and honor Indigenous students and community members at MCC’s Southern and Dobson campus.


The meaning behin...

Mesa Legend • 16th September 2024

Mesa College Promise starts fourth year of free college for eligible city residents

Over 300 new Mesa Community College students joined the Mesa College Promise program for its fourth consecutive year, a nearly 50% increase from 2023, according to a MCC news release.


The Mesa College Promise is offered at MCC and brings two years worth of fully funded tuition and fees to all eligible full-time students, even if they use resources like FAFSA or scholarships, as stated on the MCC website.


The program was previously endorsed by First Lady Jill Biden in 2023 when she visited...