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“As soon as I heard the story,
I thought of the
kids who were
left without fathers.”
Ruben S.
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“This was an
opportunity to say thank you to all the officers.”
Crazy Kid |
DJs raise funds for slain officers
Two popular DJ’s hold
carwashes to help families of deceased police officers
Ashley Mendivil
Mesa Legend
When two Valley disc jockeys, Krazy Kid and Ruben S. of KISS FM heard of the shooting deaths of Phoenix Police Officers, Jason Wolfe and Eric White, they were quick to respond to the families.
The officers were killed in the line of duty, Aug. 28, while trying to detain Douglas Tater, who had barricaded himself in an apartment at 19th Avenue and Northern, in Phoenix. The officers kicked down the apartment door and were fatally shot by Tater, whom the officers suspected was holding a hostage inside.
“As soon as I heard the story, I thought of the kids who were left without fathers, and when Kid walked in the next morning and said, ‘Hey, we have to do something about this,’ I was totally on the same page,” Ruben said.
Kid echoed the sentiment. “I felt we had to do something because too many times you hear about people running into officers on their worst day, so this was an opportunity for us and the community to say thank you to all the officers for everything they do.”
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"Liberal" bias raises concern
Jamar Younger
Mesa Legend
A student concerned about the presentation of balanced views in the MCC bookstore took his case before the college government.
John Laurie addressed the student senate, Sept. 15, in hopes of getting the school to establish a policy that promotes an equal presence of political ideas on campus.
Laurie went into the bookstore Sept.1, and observed that an overwhelming amount of the books in a display of political literature expressed “liberal” point of views.
According to Laurie, he requested to speak to the bookstore manager and after telling him the stock was not unbalanced, the manager refused Laurie’s request to do an inventory.
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Group's plan stirs debate on arming officers
Sean Dixon
Mesa Legend
A series of proposals by the College Safety Work Group would create a district-level executive director’s position for Public Safety and reorganize the Maricopa County Community College District’s public safety departments them into an armed, district-wide police department.
The plan would require a minimum of four College Certified Public Safety Officers on-staff at each of the 10 Maricopa County community colleges, and increase the number of support staff.
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Service learning engages students
Zahid Arab
Mesa Legend
The term civic engagement can be best described as the active participation in the public life of a community in an informed, committed, and constructive manner, with a focus on the public good. Civic engagement and higher education have complimented each other dating back to the origins of college systems.
Through the Service-Learning program, MCC students are exposed to a wide array of opportunities to become engaged in their communities.
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Photo by Casey Ferguson |
| Pannaporn Kerdanan (left) invites students to the Asian Pacific Islander booth during clubs carnival day on Sept. 22. |
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