Category: Articles
Tradition Rules
Aleksandar Trifunovic ’02 and Jelena Stankovic ’05, ’07, were married Aug. 2, 2009, in Belgrade, the capital of their native Serbia.
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.
Dispatches Summer 2011
1945 John Flynn, S.J. [SciEng], is celebrating his golden anniversary as a Jesuit this year. 1950 Robert Stanton [BusAdm] and Marie “Terry” Stanton, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in July 2010. They have five children: Tony [LibArts ’76], Kathleen, John, Robert and Todd, and eight grandchildren. Home is amid 20 acres of Hass avocados in […]
Dear LMU — Letters From Our Readers, Summer 2011
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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
The merger of Loyola University and Marymount College 50 years ago was a hugely significant commitment on the part of the university’s sponsoring religious communities.