Letters From Our Readers, Summer 2017
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AUTHOR
Joseph Wakelee-Lynch
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LMU Jesuits
Share your memories of the Jesuits who taught you, and we’ll publish some in the next issue of LMU Magazine. Email us at magazine@lmu.edu.
Exit Lighting
Los Angeles may appear to be rich soil for the Seven Deadly Sins. But if you look closely, you’ll find their opposites around the City of Angels.
What You See
What happens to a representative political system when truth and reality become contested, or even subverted, by actors within the institution itself?
‘Dreams Will Lead You’ Says Student Valedictorian
If children are good at dreaming, then María Augusta Díaz ’17, an international student from Ecuador, urges her fellow graduates to hold fast to their child-like gifts as they enter the adult world.
Faculty Hall of Fame Gains More Fame
Nine legendary professors, whose careers total many decades of service to the university, are added to the LMU Faculty Hall of Fame.
Commencement Speaker Anna Deavere Smith Talks with LMU Magazine
Film, TV and theater actor Anna Deavere Smith talks about racism, her plays that explore racism and poverty, and her experience with the Jesuits’ commitment to justice.
BP’s Deepwater Disaster Seven Years Later
In his new book, “BP Blowout: Inside the Gulf Oil Disaster,” Prof. Daniel Jacobs examines the ongoing consequences of the disaster that killed 11 people and discharged 3.2 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Have you seen the Hut?
The Hut, in the Desmond basement, used to be a break room, an unofficial clubhouse of the Student Worker program. If you recognize the Hut, then you’ve probably been a Student Worker, and you have some stories to tell. Share them with us, and we’ll include some in the next issue.
Deluge and Drought
During the past several months, California’s skies have unexpectedly opened up and drenched the state with rainfall. Prof. Joseph Reichenberger discusses whether the state’s multi-year drought finally is over.