Mesa Legend

The Mesa Legend serves as the official student-operated newspaper for Mesa Community College. Established in 1972, The Legend has been dedicated to delivering accurate news and information to the Mesa community for many years.

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JAM Club Open Mic delivers chaotic, but lighthearted vocal performances

2 weeks ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

A relatively new club at MCC further established its presence by holding a second open mic event with hopes of making it an annual event for everyone’s entertainment. The JAM Club may only be just shy of two years old, but they have already made a name for themselves on campus by performing at various events such as the past two Thunderbird Leadership Awards.
Mesa Community College Student Art Show showcases student artists’ talent

2 weeks ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

Student artists at MCC showcased their recent work in a variety of mediums at the annual Student Art Show for a chance to receive compensated prizes for their creative talents. The college’s Art Gallery will host 142 of over 300 student submissions from April 14 to May 8. Students must be taking an art class with an ART or AVC prefix to be eligible for their works to be displayed in the show.
Mesa Community College’s Children’s Center closes after 50 years of operation

1 month ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

MCC’s Children’s Center will cease operations at the end of the semester, leaving nearly two dozen families, many of them students and staff, without a daycare for their children.
MCC Lost and Found Sale resells unclaimed and donated items at affordable prices

1 month ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

A fundraising sale hosted by MCC’s Center for Community & Civic Engagement (CCCE) sold heavily discounted unclaimed lost and found items to attendees in need of affordable materials. Funds raised by the event will be put towards the CCCE’s Making a Difference grant, which administers financial aid for students who have committed to any service working project, according to the grant application.
MCC Festival of the Arts returns to raise money for local artists

1 month ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

Artists at MCC raised money for their businesses by flexing their artistic abilities at the college’s annual Festival of the Arts. The 11th rendition of the event took place in front of the Southern and Dobson campus’s Theatre on March 20 and featured food from Guac On Up, a local food truck, and a lineup of local musicians from the college community. Nearly 30 vendors gathered around the lawn by the Theatre from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. to sell a variety of pieces.
Mesa Community College responds to federal DEI reversals with program cuts

1 month ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

The signing of Executive Order 14151 into law has led Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and school administrators to announce cuts to certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)-related programs. At MCC, one announcement came in the form of an email sent to all students on Feb. 28 by the district declaring that the cultural and special interest convocations held separate from the graduation ceremony will not occur.
Navajo student wins Miss Native MCC 2025-26

2 months ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

Raegen Ellis came to Mesa Community College working through discovering herself hundreds of miles away from her small hometown in Northern Arizona. Now, she is the college’s next Indigenous student ambassador. The Navajo film major earned the title of Miss Native MCC 2025-26 during the annual eponymous pageant on Feb. 20 in MCC’s Performing Arts Center. Tanielle Klah, a Navajo psychology major, earned the title of First Attendant. The pageant was originally set to occur on Nov.
Regional theatre festival returns to MCC

2 months ago | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

An annual festival of the performing arts saw Mesa Community College’s Communication, Theatre & Film Arts department host the event for the first time since 2018. The Region VIII Conference of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) united performing arts students for five days of theatre performances and workshops. These students represented colleges in Arizona, Central and Southern California, Hawaii, Southern Nevada, Utah and Guam, according to the festival’s website.
MCC dental hygiene program serves record number of community members for free

Feb 12, 2025 | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

Some of Mesa Community College’s dental hygienists-in-training addressed more local patients’ oral health concerns than in years past during their annual free screenings. The program, headed by second year clinical coordinator of the MCC Allied Health Department Dawn Brause, aimed to give students a preview of work life in the dentist’s office while also serving the community.
Right-wing Christian protesters organize on campus grounds

Feb 6, 2025 | mesalegend.com | Luke Hagen

A protest full of hateful rhetoric from a right-wing Protestant group of individuals erupted in the courtyard of the MCC Southern and Dobson campus earlier this morning. The protests began around 9:30 a.m. and resulted in a gathering of students expressing their outrage. Police were on standby to oversee the incident. Among the targets of their speeches and picket signs were Muslims, Catholics, Democrats and the LGBTQ+ community.