Mesa Legend - FEATURES


Volume 42, Issue 4. Today is .

October 12, 2004

Features

A student's how-to guide for self-promotion

Zahid Arab
Mesa Legend

The fall of 2001 marked the opening of Mesa Community College’s multi-million dollar Red Mountain campus with the concept of “One College — Two Campuses”.
Although many first think of the Southern and Dobson campus when one mentions MCC, this trend has changed as more and more students are utilizing the hidden treasures that lie within the Red Mountain campus.

Fashion mayday? A student’s guide to discount shopping

Used clothing clothing stores offer big bargains for fewer bucks

Leilani Sesate
Mesa Legend

Perfecting a style is not impossible when hampered by a budget if trendsetters know where to shop. The mall may not seem like an option, but there are those exciting occasions when stores like Dillard’s, Macys, or Robinsons May, hold a clearance extravaganza. Events of that magnitude come around every season’s end (or beginning), and sometimes randomly, but always on holidays.
Now, even though some savvy shoppers have the stamina to await a clearance occasion, there are stores in the mall that cater to the young, trendy, and tight-fisted, in need of fashion now.

Hookah Bars

Trendy smoke parlors attract crowds

Rita Kasha
Mesa Legend

Photo illustration Rebecca Straughmatt Mesa Legend

Sarah Gorman (top left) and Lisette Quintana imbibe smoke from a water pipe as Sammy Mustafa prepares coffee for customers.

College students are suddenly spending their Friday and Saturday nights smoking hookahs at a local hookah bar. Hookahs, also known as Nargilas, have become the latest craze for students everywhere, especially on the west coast.
A hookah is a pipe with long, flexible hoses, which are connected to a water pipe. The famous hookah roots from ancient Arabia and didn’t become popular in the states until the 20 century. The hookah has been around for centuries in places suck as Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Iraq. Now, hookahs aren’t only available in the Middle East, but are also available in the states.