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Curtain Call
The Del Rey Players for eight decades have mounted plays on and around the bluff, from a prison to Hollywood film palaces, and they’ve crossed paths with everyone from Bing Crosby to Bob Denver. View a photo slideshow of scenes from the Del Rey Players’ past here.
When Two Become One
Today’s LMU, one might say, was born in 1965 in explorations of affiliation, not unity.
A Towering Achievement
For two years, California historian Kevin Starr researched LMU’s history to write the definitive chronicle of the university’s first 100 years. The result is a story that begins with the arrival of Catholic higher education in Los Angeles, and proceeds through a period of world wars, economic depression, massive societal change and a merger of two Catholic institutions, culminating with growth in the 21st century. The following is an excerpt drawn from the preface of Starr’s “Loyola Marymount University, 1911–2011: A Centennial History.” The book is available through the LMU bookstore See more about the centennial year here.
A Conversation with Alexandra Natapoff
Alexandra Natapoff is a professor of law at Loyola Law School. She is a nationally recognized expert on snitching in the criminal justice system and has written articles and given testimony before the U.S. Congress on confidential informant practices. Natapoff is the author of “Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice” (NYU Press, 2009). She was interviewed by Editor Joseph Wakelee-Lynch.
A Conversation With Chris Ayzoukian ’99, EMBA ’07
Chris Ayzoukian’s head and heart are in perfect harmony. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music theory and composition in 1999 and later returned to LMU and the Del Rey bluffs to a get a degree in the Executive M.B.A. program in 2007. Ayzoukian now is director of recorded media with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He was interviewed by Janis Rizzuto.
A Conversation With Chick Russell ’75, ’78
Chick Russell ’75, ’78 is a show producer for Universal Studios. He was interviewed by Aaron Smith.
The Careers of Dwayne Hickman ’56
Young Dwayne Hickman was a TV fixture in the 1950s and early ’60s. As a student at Loyola University, he had a supporting role in the smash hit “The Bob Cummings Show” and, after college, the lead — Dobie — in the groundbreaking comedy “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.” Hickman has enjoyed a full career in acting and directing, and another as a painter, which he pursues today. See his artwork here. We spoke to Hickman about his acting career, his friendship on- and off-camera with Bob Denver ’57, and his art work. He was interviewed by Editor Joseph Wakelee-Lynch.
Justice Anthony Kennedy
Anthony Kennedy, one of the most important jurists in the United States as associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court — and often that body’s “swing” vote — gave a keynote address at the dedication of the Loyola Law School’s new Alarcón Advocacy Center Sept. 28.
Trial and Error
Obie Anthony did not kill Felipe Gonzales Angeles on the night of March 27, 1994. Seventeen years later, the criminal justice system finally agreed