Edgefest headliners play first U.S. show in 2 years

On Saturday, Sept. 30th, thousands gathered at Tempe Town Beach Park for the much anticipated music event, Edgefest. At 1 p.m. the gates opened to endless lines of concertgoers filing in to see their favorite bands play, and the crowd only grew throughout the night. Near dusk, local favorite Authority Zero took to the stage and...

Instructor moonlights as rock musician

Mild-mannered Tom Maland teaches Latin to college and high school students five days a week, but once a month he lets his hair down, takes his glasses off and picks up his guitar to play lead for the local band Rough Rider. Maland began playing guitar at age 10 and it became a lifelong passion. He has been playing for over forty years...

40th year marks career journey for instructor
By today’s standards, 40 years of anything is a very long time. Forty years living in the same house, 40 years married to the same spouse, or 40 years employed by the same company. Forty years seems an eternity today, worthy of mythical and legendary status. For Mesa Community College’s longest employed faculty member...

Breaking up isn't all that hard

“It’s not you, it’s me.” “I think we should just be friends.” “I’ve met someone else.” “This just isn’t working for me.” All of these are classic break up lines. But what does one do once they receive one of these classic lines? Go home and cry for ten hours? Drink away their sorrows? Sleep with the first person they lay eyes on? How can...

TV show about Texas football mimics real life

Every fall there are countless new television shows trying to find a place in America’s living rooms. Many fizzle out after an episode or two, finding it difficult to land permanent rotation on the major networks. One new show this fall, however, is likely to become a staple in NBC’s rotation for quite some time...