When Robert B. Lawton, S.J., resigned as president of Loyola Marymount University as of May 31, one of the most significant eras in university history came to a close.
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Joseph Wakelee-Lynch
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Reading the Waters
It’s not all happening at the beach for members of the Surf Club. One thing Chris Collato ’10 has learned, after 10 years of surfing, is the ocean isn’t necessarily as it appears: “Standing on the beach and looking out,…
Profile: Lecia Brooks ’78
Lecia Brooks is no stranger to the “isms” that exist as the ugly potholes on the road to a better society. In 2004, she took a job in Montgomery, Ala., with the Southern Poverty Law Center, which fights racism and intolerance.
Profile: Kate Micucci ’03
Not everyone gains fame and success with catchy ditties filled with clever wordplay. But Kate Micucci is doing just that. She and her original songs — and her hilarious and appealing personality — together have led to a recurring role…
Profile: Brett Beach ’96
Brett Beach is hoping for some sweet success in his new venture with partner Timothy McCollum. The duo founded Madécasse, a company that grows and manufactures chocolate “from bean to bar” in Madagascar, an island off the southeastern coast of…
Object Lesson: History Set in Sand
It must be one of the oddest historical pieces in the William H. Hannon Library Archives and Special Collections: a sand jar, eight inches tall, with the words “The New Loyola — Rev. Joseph Sullivan —For the greater glory of God,” an image of the U.S. flag, and a jagged pattern of green, white, red, tan, pink, gray and gold sand lines. Even stranger is its origin.
No One Left Behind
In fall 1950, the Civil Rights movement had barely begun. Sit-ins and Supreme Court decisions were a few years away. But ethical stands against segregation were already being taken, including at Loyola University, where a great football team refused to play a game in Texas when told their African American players couldn’t take the field.
My Take: Defense Walls
An L.A. Times business editor assesses the damage in the tumultuous decline of the newspaper industry.
Love Story: The Bonn Connection
Every year they got closer, but Suzanne Pompili ’04 and Ryan Lucke ’04 had to travel halfway around the world to meet.
How To Get There
You know the freeway connector from the 110 S carpool lane to the 105 W to LAX? It’s what the avenue to heaven should be like: graceful, sweeping, a short trip through a holy atmosphere. Down in Long Beach, there’s…