LMU Magazine Digital Edition 2024

2024 Digital Fall Issue

Ribbons of Division

Right Coast, Left Coast

L.A.’s Mexican Melody

The Future of Democracy

Is America’s democracy under threat in the presidential election of 2024?

Ribbons of Division

L.A.’s freeways, symbols of the high cost of affluence, have both joined communities and atomized neighborhoods.

L.A.’s Mexican Melody

The Mata family is sinking ever deeper mariachi’s Mexican roots in L.A.

Right Coast, Left Coast

NY’s urban canyons or L.A.’s Pacific sunsets: Is your coast clear?

Where Is Voting Under Threat?

Legislation revising rules about several aspects of voting processes across the country could influence final tallies in the upcoming November election.

Who You Gonna’ Call?

In the heavenly pantheon, there’s a saint for almost every cause or need. And praying to the saints for help goes back centuries.

The Art of the Pose

Taking up yoga may be one of the nicest and most helpful things you can do for your body.

Marks of the City

An L.A. muralist ponders the shifting views about graffiti and street art.