Joseph Wakelee-Lynch
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See Yourself

Graciela Limón ’65, who has taught Latino literature, is best known today as a leading fiction writer herself. Limón’s novels are exercises in crossing borders. Her characters may be poor immigrants making a desert passage to new lives in Los…

In Memoriam Spring 2012

Henry M. Espoy [SciEng ’39] on Nov. 26, 2007 John W. O’Neil [LibArts ’41] on Nov. 27, 2007 Henry Ugarte [BusAdm ’42] on Aug. 19, 2011 Wayne T. French [BusAdm ’44] on Sept. 10, 2011 William F. Avitabile [BusAdm ’45]…

Bully Pulpit

First Amendment speech rights may be nowhere murkier than in schools. Is student speech protected on and off campus? Is bullying speech in cyberspace protected? What if it originates in a student’s home? Court rulings have been unclear, and school administrators are caught in the middle. We asked Martha McCarthy, President’s Professor in the School of Education, for some clarity. She was interviewed by Doug McInnis, a freelance writer in Casper, Wyoming.

Susan Barber

Susan Barber is an associate professor of film studies in the School of Film and Television whose expertise is in Australian and American films. She is finishing “Visions of Australia,” a book on the Australian Film Revival from 1970 to the present. Barber also is working on a project exploring the depiction of fathers and daughters in Australian films of the 1990s.

A Conversation with Wojciech Kocyan

Wojciech Kocyan is a clinical professor of piano in the College of Communication and Fine Arts, where he teaches piano and opera among other courses. Born in Poland, Kocyan has performed around the world and won multiple awards. In 2007, Gramophone magazine named his “Skriabin Prokofiew Rachmaninow” (Dux Records) as one of the 50 best classical recordings ever made. He was interviewed by Editor Joseph Wakelee-Lynch.

A Conversation with Raj Tut ’06

Raj Tut graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in mechanical engineering. Today, he is director of product for Disney Interactive Media Group in Palo Alto, Calif., a position he took in 2008 when Disney acquired Togetherville, a social networking website for kids that he co-founded. We spoke to Tut about children’s social networking sites and his engineering education. He was interviewed by Fred Puza.

A Conversation with Johnny Gilbreath ’12

Johnny Gilbreath ’12, a business administration major, is president of the LMU Men’s Lacrosse Team, a non-NCAA club sport. As a freshman, Gilbreath and Marc Napp ’11 began teaching lacrosse to Westchester kids. Today, the LMU team is deeply involved in the city program, and the Westchester teams compete in the West L.A. Lacrosse League. On March 4, Gilbreath was inducted into the West L.A. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in recognition of his work with kids. He was interviewed by Editor Joseph Wakelee-Lynch.

A Conversation with J.D. Hokoyama ’67, M.A. ’75

J.D. Hokoyama was president and CEO of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), an organization he helped cofound that develops leaders in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the United States and abroad. After 23 years at the helm, he retired in November 2011. We sat down with Hokoyama to talk about acculturation, social media and his views as an immigrant of the proverbial American melting pot. He was interviewed by José Martinez ’11.

“Shoot That Rat!” Gets Shot

Mikael Kreuzriegler, assistant professor at SFTV, filmed a live-action, feature-length movie on campus in June. It took 10 days to shoot with his students. He’s hoping the finished work makes the cut at upcoming film festivals.