Where has student leadership gone?
“The students of Mesa Community College unite to serve student interest through building a proactive student body.” According to the Associated Students of Mesa Community College’s constitution, that is the mission...
Pay attention, pleaseTo all those who think their professors are giving them bad grades, I have an idea that may help. Pay attention in class! You paid for the class and book most likely out of your own pocket. Get your money’s worth. Take advantage of what your professor has to teach you. You may not always agree on the approach or method of teaching but...
The joy of debateI admit, I salivate over the sheer pleasure to be derived from viewing “shout TV” debates on cable news networks, which are brimming with talking heads who refuse to go against their party’s political ideology. In fact, the entire political debate in this country has become so divisive, that many of us outsiders view politics as the least...
Steroids and shady actions leave sports fans with no heroes
Charles Barkley once said, “I am not a role model”. He could not be further from the truth. We, as a society, look up to sports figures as role models and heroes. But in the past couple of years it seems that role models have been diminishing and headlines have been dominated by horrible actions on and off the field. For example, instead of...
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If you could create a class that would be taught at MCC, what would it be?
Speak Out: “I had finished reading your September 12 issue of the Legend and I was pretty distressed..."