Managing
funds needs to be priority
Trevor Denton
Mesa Legend
One of the most significant things to learn after high
school is to learning to manage personal finances. Unfortunately, this is
not usually taught in a college class. Whether they live with mom and dad
or on their own, many students work part-time and full-time jobs while they
are enrolled in college.
Last minute tax preparation help
Sandra Altamirano
Mesa Legend
The deadline for taxes is April 17. Many students will
wait until the last minute, to file their taxes. However now students can
prepare taxes with trained professionals on campus.
ABC’s help teach life-saving
skills
Ivy Villaflores
Mesa Legend
First graders from different elementary schools in Mesa
had fun while learning about water safety at the 7th Annual Water Safety
Day on the MCC campus by Theatre Outback.
Bill shot down
Danny Wenger
Mesa Legend
The professors of colleges and universities statewide
will retain their academic freedom.
Senate Bill 1331, that stipulated that professors provide alternative course
work for students, was defeated on the floor. The bill lost 12 to 17 in
a Committee of the Whole debate.
Campus Elections
The ASMCC Student Government Elections will be held from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 5-7 p.m. on April 11 at the Southern and
Dobson campus.
Red Mountain will hold elections from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 5-7
p.m. on April 13.
Rapex aims to ‘cut’ number
of rapes
Kimberly Meurer
Mesa Legend
The Rapex, a female anti-rape condom, designed to clasp
onto an attacker’s penis, was invented in an effort to cut down the
rape crimes in South Africa.
Developed by Sonnette Ehlers, the Rapex prototype will not enter South African
markets until the second half of 2006.
ASMCC says yes to hike in fees to
fund services
Matt Wohl
Mesa Legend
Not only will tuition be increasing next semester, but
the registration fees will be tripled as well.
MCC instituted a $5 registration fee in 1992 and it has remained the same
for the last 14 years.
Winners of tech competition show skill
and knowledge
Joe Calcaterra
Mesa Legend
“A lot of long nights and long weekends” is
how Corey Kincaid describes the process involved in winning the inaugural
Avnet Tech Games.