Volume 43, Issue 7. Today is

December 6 , 2005
FEATURES

Celeste Wyrick
Mesa Legend

Mesa Community College’s Celebration of Cultural Diversity featured guest speakers, food, and a serenity auction whose proceeds benefited the Inter-Tribal Student Organization scholarship fund.
Nate Yazzie attended the event to help field questions regarding the serenity auction.
“There are over 60 items donated for the auction. The items vary from pieces made from Indian market vendors, MCC students, and photographers,” Yazzie said.

photos by Amanda Smith

Saving cord blood may cure diseases

Shan’e Jenkins
Mesa Legend

Advancements in stem cell research are happening everyday. The most popular to date is cord blood research.
According to Cord Blood Registry, cord blood, which is also called “placental blood,” is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta following birth and is routinely discarded with the placenta and umbilical cord.

Sports Bars
Differences in taste isn’t only in beer

Matt Wohl
Mesa Legend

Our resident conissour of thing sports and beer related gives us the skinny on local pubs and sports bars that you can catch the game at, which ever game that is, and wet your whistle in the process.

Event encourages smokers to kick the habit

Laurel Brower
Mesa Legend

The Great American Smoke Out took place on MCC’s main campus Nov. 16, which is designated as the national quit smoking day.
The event was funded by the State Counseling Department, and has been held for more than 15 years. Five of those years have been here on campus.

A hiding place for tattoos may be best bet when job hunting

Leigh Acosta
Mesa Legend

Beneath the elbow-length, black polo shirt, Brad Hamilton, assistant manager of Sprint in Paradise Valley, is hiding something, several “something’s” in fact.
Hamilton, like many others, keeps his six colorful tattoos on his back and arms undercover during work hours.