Extreme California weather patterns caused by climate shifts may force us to change how we live. But to protect the climate, our common good, will require more: to change how we live with one another.
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Gates and Soyinka On Mentors and Ancestors
Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka — student and mentor —came to campus to share stories about the ancestors shaped them and their decades-long friendship that binds them.
Kara Allen, Ed.D. ’14, CIO, on the Spurs’ Role in San Antonio
Kara Allen Ed.D. ’14, chief impact officer, is the San Antonio Spurs’ face in their community. Putting seats at the table where decisions are made — that’s how Allen describes her job. But it goes both ways, she says: not only putting a Spurs voice at community tables but adding community voices at the Spurs’ table.
Alvarado and 3rd
The United States meets Central America at L.A.’s Westlake intersection. Rubén Martínez finds that survival is one of the many stories found at this hemispheric meeting place.
Driving Ambition
Louis Foster is a first-year student with a reputation for fast driving. He’s been seen topping 160 mph. Not on Loyola Blvd. — this British speedster drives race cars.
Climate Chaos
Extreme California weather may bring chaos, but do we resist, mitigate or adapt to preserve the climate, our common good? David L. Ulin explores the path head and our responsibilities.
LMU Magazine Podcast Wins Top Media Award
“Off Press” took first place for Sports—Any News or Feature in the Los Angeles Press Club’s 63rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
Trellises
How does a Filipino family gradually transplanted in new American soil grow? For Oliver de la Paz ’94, ’95, carefully, surely, like a vine that rises along its trellis.
A Conversation With Holly Mitchell
Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who was elected chair of the Board of Supervisors in December 2021, talks about her goals as supervisor
A Tribute To Lane Bove
Elena “Lane” Bove ’69, M.Ed. ’72 has played a role in the lives of LMU students for four decades. In January 2022, she retired as senior vice president of Student Affairs. To honor her innumerable contributions, members from across the LMU community testify to her impact on almost every area of the university’s life.
Behind the Scenes of a Race Driver’s Photo Shoot
Louis Foster, an 18-year-old first-year LMU student, has quickly made a name for himself in professional racing just three years since his initial full season. It’s not so surprising: He comes from a well-known British racing family. We interviewed Foster in the new issue of LMU Magazine. Take at our behind-the-scenes video of the magazine photo shoot.
A Conversation With Vin Scully
Former Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully P ’95, P ’99, talks about what he misses about his job and the influence of his Jesuit education on his life.
The Dogs That Save Us
The human-dog lovefest may be 15,000 years old, and the pandemic has given it a shot in the arm. Are they our most faithful friends, or are we theirs?
Eric Strauss on Climate Change
The impact of climate change on Southern California — in heat, ocean temperatures and coastal damage — is now evident, with more on the way, says Eric Strauss of the LMU Center for Urban Resilience. The worst effects will likely be distributed unequally. Our goal, he says, is not climate change reversal but adaptation.
The Pandemic Lessons
Evelyn McDonnell says she never again wants to teach in ‘Zoom university.’ But, she learned how to make her future in-person courses even better than before.
Stage Rights
In 1963, James Baldwin masterminded a tense nighttime meeting with Robert F. Kennedy to break down the Kennedy administration’s reluctance to act on civil rights. Baldwin’s summit changed RFK forever after.
Cougar Town
Native mountain lions risk their lives to cross the U.S. 101 freeway. A wildlife crossing, in the form of a bridge, could save them.
Amped Up
An executive producer with the Obamas’ Higher Ground Audio amplifies voices and stories that are too rarely heard. An interview with Mukta Mohan ’14.
The Bones of St. Peter
James T. Keane ’96, an editor at America magazine, recalls a trip he led with a group of students to the catacombs of the Church of San Silvestro in Capite in Rome.
The Next Mile
Chris Louie ’91 is a marathon runner. Maybe a marathon marathon runner is more accurate — he’s run 128 of them. Here’s what makes him move.
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass On Election Results
With votes nearly tallied, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, describes changes she expects in a possible Biden presidency and a new Congress.
Jason Bentley ’92 on KXLU And Artists’ Conversations
Jason Bentley ’92 says his stint as general manager of KXLU occurred during “the golden age of college rock.” Here he talks about his days in the KXLU studios and his new podcast, The Backstory, featuring interviews with artists.
California’s Catholic Browns
Pat and Jerry Brown — father and son — together governed California for a span totaling nearly a quarter century with their Catholic culture’s influence never far from the foreground.
America’s Unfinished Democracy
The political chasm opened by the January 2021 insurrection reveals that America’s democracy build is not, and never has been, completed.
Click Here For Open Democracy
When he was confronted as a student with misinformation about proposed laws, Patrick Utz started thinking about an app to improve transparency in the legislative process. It’s now in use.
The Afterlife
With a coronavirus vaccine now being distributed, we may be able to see outlines of what life and work will look like when the COVID-19 pandemic passes. In The Afterlife, our new department, seven LMU experts look ahead.
A Dream Born on Skid Row
Marina Marmolejo ’17 doesn’t believe youth homelessness must forever be an intractable problem. She has developed an app-based program that offers mentorship and education opportunities to homeless young people as path toward a new life.
The Hard Road To Reconciliation
The journey toward reconciliation and justice probably isn’t short or painless, says Judith Royer, C.S.J. But education, example and dialogue will surely help us get there, if we’ll accept the invitation.
Losing Touch
A cost of the pandemic is loss of touch — bodily, physical contact. Brian Treanor says he’s learned again about “the richness of the tactile world.”
The Laws of Dance
The compression of movement has become a symbol of the pandemic. If dance is a compressed art on our computer screens, we may value more the theaters and environments where space and human motion intersect.
Rudy deLeon ’74 on the Biden Presidency
Rudy deLeon ’74 capped a 25-year career in government defense policy as the No. 2 official in the Department of Defense in the Clinton administration. deLeon talks about the foreign policy challenges facing the new Biden administration.
The Magazine of the Year
LMU Magazine wins the 2020 Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year Award, the top honor in university magazine publishing, in the annual CASE Circle of Excellence Awards competition.
Ivan Ehlers ’04 on Drawing in The New Yorker
Ivan Ehlers has produced work for The New Yorker, MAD Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. But rejection is part of the job, he says, and studying psychology at LMU has come in handy.
Powering Down
America’s status as a global media leader — in film, TV, pop culture, internet content — has provided a platform to promote free speech and oppose censorship. But content generation is increasingly internationalized, and the U.S. may be losing both marketshare and self-identity.
Stefan Bradley on the Black Lives Matter Movement
Stefan Bradley, chair of African American Studies, talks about the killing of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against racism in America.
Justin Levitt and Election 2020
Justin Levitt, constitutional law professor at the LMU Loyola Law School, may be one of the few experts on U.S. voting laws and rights who does not foresee an electoral apocalypse on Election Day, Nov. 3.
Chaya Crowder on Black Voters and U.S. Elections
“The Republican Party has made little to no attempt to historically appeal to Black voters since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” says Prof. Chaya Crowder in describing why Black voters, especially Black women, are the backbone of the Democratic Party.
Michael Genovese
Prof. Michael Genovese, a leading expert on the presidency, discusses the upcoming presidential election, which will present voters with a stark choice and promises to be as unpredictable as it will be momentous.
Sean Kennedy ’86, LLS ’89
In May, an LMU Loyola Law School suit was rejected that would have forced the release of more juveniles in detention who are at risk for the coronavirus. Sean Kennedy, director of the LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, explains why the decision is a failure of juvenile justice.
Troubling Calm
In the COVID-19 era, what was has changed, what is now seems uncertain, but will be may be ours to decide. L.A. writer Lynell George ’84 writes about life during a pandemic.
David Romero ’09 on Joining the Jesuits
David Romero, S.J., an LMU alumnus of 2009 and newly ordained Jesuit, talks about his image of God, the challenge of Jesuit formation and why he joined the Society of Jesus.
Sung Won Sohn
The rapid, global onset of the coronavirus pandemic slammed economies around the world. Sung Won Sohn, LMU professor of finance and economics, discusses signs of hope in a stark U.S. and California economic forecast.
The Shuttering of Olvera Street
Olvera Street, a major L.A. tourist draw and Mexican and Mexican American heritage center, faces a deeply cloudy future due to tourism’s collapse during the pandemic.
Fall in Love With LMU
This prayer, that has become synonymous with Pedro Arrupe, S.J., who was Father General of the Society of Jesus, describes the intimate connection of love to one’s truest identity.
Fernando Guerra and Brianne Gilbert
When the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles surveyed L.A. residents this spring about Mayor Eric Garcetti’s leadership in the COVID-19 crisis, they documented overwhelming support across the board.
The Coronavirus and Catholic Schools
The coronavirus has upended every aspect of U.S. education. Kevin Baxter M.A. ’01, chief innovation officer of the National Catholic Educational Association, discusses the pandemic’s impact on Catholic schools.
Lessons From the Virus Wars
A century ago, the 1918 flu ravaged the world’s population. There was no vaccine and quarantining was essential. Carla Bittel, an LMU historian, talks about the lessons the world learned that may help today.
Tragedy’s Ripple Effects
LMU’s William D. Parham talks about grief’s impact on professional athletes.
L.A.’s Financial Prognosis
No one may be better positioned to evaluate the likely impacts of COVID-19 on this L.A.’s financial health than City Controller Ron Galperin LLS ’93.
Kate Pickert
COVID-19 has created a global medical crisis and a U.S. health policy crisis. Kate Pickert, who covered the U.S. healthcare system as a reporter, talks about the impact of a lagging governmental response on the medical community and health agencies.
Service in the COVID-19 Lockdown
Does service to the community have to stop during the COVID-19 crisis? Patrick Furlong, interim director of the LMU Center for Service and Action, talks about how to serve the community while on lockdown.
Dramatis Personae
If Washington politics were a Shakespearean play, would it be a history, comedy or tragedy?
Highlights From the DNC Debate at LMU
Take a behind-the-scenes look at how LMU hosted the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate this past December, when many of the nation’s most important leaders came to campus.
The Counter Vote
If the Electoral College vote produces a result that doesn’t reflect the popular vote for president, is it time to shutter the institution?
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EPISODE 41 • AUGUST 18, 2021
Paul Krumpe on LMU Men’s Soccer Hopes
Paul Krumpe, head coach of LMU men’s soccer, heads into the 2021 season with perhaps the strongest team he has fielded in his 24-year tenure. Krumpe talks about a squad that brings almost everyone back from last year’s championship season and his expectations for his team’s performance this year.
EPISODE 40 • FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Ernesto Colín ’99, M.A. ’01
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted far more than the day-to-day operations of America’s schools. “What happened here is that the pandemic has revealed the fissures that we have in education settings and amplified all of them,” says Ernesto Colín, LMU professor of education. Colín talks about what we’ve confronted and what we’ve learned.
EPISODE 39 • NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Jason Bentley ’92 on KXLU And Artists’ Conversations
Jason Bentley ’92 says his stint as general manager of KXLU occurred during “the golden age of college rock.” Here he talks about his days in the KXLU studios and his new podcast, The Backstory, featuring interviews with artists.
