A Porta-Potty jacked up on sugar rockets flies 100 feet into the desert air. A hydro-jet pack fashioned from fire hoses lifts a man out of a lake. That’s the stuff of “It’s Effin’ Science,” a G4 cable network TV series co-hosted by Chad Zdenek.
Articles
Beth Katz, M.A. ’08
For her students and others around her, Beth Katz purposely sets simple examples of how to live a more sustainable lifestyle. “The best way to spread a message is through your daily actions, making the little changes you can make in your own life,” she says.
The St. John’s Bible
Before the printing press was perfected, copies of the Bible were produced in a long, laborious process by monks.
Remembering the San Bruno Fire
An alumna discovers how much can be found amid loss.
Tradition Rules
Aleksandar Trifunovic ’02 and Jelena Stankovic ’05, ’07, were married Aug. 2, 2009, in Belgrade, the capital of their native Serbia.
Las Vegas
After graduation in 2006, I moved back to Las Vegas, my hometown, and earned my law degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. What I find amazing since graduation is that my LMU experiences continue to impact my life.
The Beach View
At LMU, geography is gift: beach, ocean and mountains are all nearby. From the Del Rey bluffs, the views of them are spectacular. But the greatest view may be the view of the possibilities, some of which extend our geography.
Knowing What’s Write
For the past four years, the byline of José Martinez appeared in almost every issue of the Los Angeles Loyolan. Martinez’s range was broad: a critique of a campus policy, a defense of the university’s mission, and even humor, which is a very serious assignment. Martinez, who graduated in May, grew as a writer before our eyes. We asked him to tell us what he learned.
—The Editor
Higher Calling
For more than 30 years from 1921–55, Simon Rodia, an Italian immigrant, accumulated, assembled and constructed the Watts Towers — 17 sculptures, including three massive towers reaching to the sky, that evoke both playful randomness and meticulous order. English Professor Paul Harris has visited, studied, and written and taught about the towers for more than 20 years. To him, the Watts Towers, a National Historic Landmark, are a testament to one man’s workmanship, engineering talent, artistic vision and near-mystical sense of spirituality. Harris was interviewed by Editor Joseph Wakelee-Lynch.