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Dr. Ashanti Hands speaking at the 2024 Commencement ceremony.

[Photo] Mesa Transfer Center Graduation workshops guide prospective graduates

Mia Jabbour, News Editor
September 19, 2024
The Rite of Passage's 2024 graduating class.

[Photo] Mesa College holds graduation ceremonies for diverse student populations

Cameron San Agustin, Staff Writer
May 23, 2024
Margaret Nobles' opening reception of Dark Loops.

[Photo] Exploring interconnected dualities at the Dark Loops exhibition

Cameron San Agustin, Staff Writer
February 15, 2024
New Mesa College President Dr. Ashanti Hands (right) helps out at a recent Farmers Market on campus.

[Photo] New president shares vision for Mesa

Hana Marrone, Features Editor
September 22, 2022
Growing up as a first-generation college student has its challenges and struggles.

[Photo] The struggles of being a first-generation student

Jennifer Aguilar, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2022
The District Governance Council College Police Review Task Force is a committee of SDCCD students, faculty and staff that formed as a response to systemic racism in the context of policing.

[Photo] SDCCD College Police Review Task Force releases list of policy recommendations

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
May 3, 2021
SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll said she was "stunned, moved and overjoyed to see justice done at last."

[Photo] SDCCD Chancellor responds to Chauvin verdict

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
April 23, 2021
The STEM Lecture Series this year was held via Zoom.

[Photo] Mesa hosts STEM Lecture Series

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
March 10, 2021
The Exercise Science Center. Without athletes on campus to use it, the center remains mostly empty.

[Photo] All spring sports officially cancelled, teams making pushes for next fall

Kyle Ayson, Sports Editor
March 2, 2021
Mesa President Pamela T. Luster.

[Photo] Mesa president seeking chancellorship shares her vision

Rae Zundel, Features Editor
February 23, 2021
Tina Smith was recently selected to temporarily fill the vacant Board of Trustees seat.

President Dr. Luster shared her excitement to be a finalist with the Mesa Press

[Photo] Mesa president selected as finalist in search for new chancellor

Kaitlin Clapinski, Editor-in-chief
February 11, 2021
Landscape photo of San Diego Mesa's Stadium. The arena has not been as widely used as it was before the pandemic.

[Photo] The pandemic’s second wind canceled spring sports

Kyle Ayson, Sports Editor
December 13, 2020
Madelyn Harris is a sophomore volleyball player for the Olympians

[Photo] Love at first spike: Harris excited for her future with volleyball

Kaitlin Clapinski, Editor-in-chief
October 7, 2020
SDCCD creates a district police task force that will investigate campus police's policies and history.

[Photo] SDCCD creates district police task force

Rosanne Bangalan, Editor in chief
October 5, 2020
The chancellor and Mesa College president informing the employees through a presentation

[Photo] Chancellor Constance M. Carroll hosts her last forum for Mesa College

Justin Choi, Features Editor
September 26, 2020
Gender reveal party in El Dorado causes fire over 13,000 acres when a smoke pyrotechnic device explodes.

[Photo] Gender Reveal Party Goes Off, Literally

Liz Spiering, Social Media Editor
September 15, 2020
The Student Services building at Mesa College.

[Photo] Student Services take part in Campus Community Forum on adapting to remote learning

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
September 10, 2020
SDCCD chancellor mentions it's very likely that spring semester will be held online

[Photo] SDCCD chancellor predicts spring semester will be held primarily online

Ava Moslehi, Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2020
Mesa campus left empty without in person classes for Spring semester due to COVID-19

[Photo] Spring 2021 classes to remain online again

Liz Spiering, Social Media Editor
September 3, 2020
Mesa student dancers competing in the Summer dance finals

[Photo] Mesa Dance Department takes on film this fall semester

Justin Choi, Features Editor
September 1, 2020
The enrollment number has gone down this semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo] Withdrawals at Mesa escalate due to pandemic

Ana Laniado, Staff Writer
May 27, 2020
Students in exercise classes are making do by creating and sending videos of their workouts to professors.

[Photo] Exertion evasion: Exercise classes take a hit 

Ava Moslehi, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2020
Professors Mary Gwin, Jaye van Kirk, and Gloria Kim presenting "Queer-ing Up Sex Ed"

[Photo] Mesa fills in queer sexual education gap

Isabelle Rozansky
October 31, 2019
A booth at the LGBTQ+ Celebration week.

[Photo] Mesa celebrates its first LGBTQ+ week

Isabelle Rozansky
October 16, 2019
SDCCD Chancellor Dr. Constance Carroll announces the new two-year free tuition plan at a news conference.

[Photo] California to offer two years of free community college tuition

Nyesha Harper, Staff Writer
September 17, 2019
Former Chicano studies professor and activist Gracia Molina de Pick died in August.

[Photo] Mesa Remembers Beloved Professor and Activist Gracia Molina de Pick

Isabelle Rozansky
September 17, 2019
The new Business and Technology (BT) building opened just in time for the Spring 2019 semester.

[Photo] Mesa’s New and Improved Buildings Going into Spring 2019

Jacob Wdowiak, Writer
February 24, 2019
A recent Mesa Associated Students survey queried students about their educational goals.

[Photo] Associated Students survey asks students about education goals

Samantha Festin, Staff Writer
December 9, 2018
Hopefully this grade option will help students in their academic journey.

[Photo] Mental Health Services Offered for Free on Campus

Kellie Summers, Staff Writer
September 13, 2018
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