One of the great Irish singers died today. Seamus Heaney passed away today in Dublin at the age of 74. Heaney was one of the world’s great poets, of course, and a winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995. He…
Editor’s Blog
The D.C.-Lincoln Heights Connection
Our next issue of LMU Magazine, arriving in a few weeks, will feature a piece we’ve dreamed about for almost three years: a photo essay and feature story on the murals of Los Angeles. L.A.’s murals are inspiring and…
A Good Story Wins the Day
Here in Los Angeles, we’re passing our days in the season of awards: The Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild awards have already exchanged hands, and the new Grammy awards and Academy Awards will soon be in living rooms,…
The Ace Adams Award
This past December, the LMU men’s lacrosse team received an award that recognizes sportsmanship and respect for the game. For the second year in a row, LMU received the District 10 Ace Adams Award, the first time that consecutive Adams…
To Arrive and Not Depart
Like other Los Angeles landmarks — Hollywood, the freeways — LAX is a symbol of transience.
Sam Fischer’s Triple Crown Path
It was a baseball fan’s dream: a 30-minute conversation with a player who will likely go down in the history books as the greatest hitter in LMU softball history — Sam Fischer. In the upcoming issue of LMU Magazine, due…
Red Cabbage and Cool Water
I have a friend at work who, as any good friend would, has steadily been offering advice to improve my life. I’ll call him Good Ben/Bad Ben. Lately, Good Ben has been urging me to go with him to volunteer…
If Families Were Sports Clubs
Tawni Martino ’14 ended her career tied for No. 3 in goals (19) and total points (45), and No. 1 in game-winning goals (9). A few weeks ago, I spent an afternoon watching the season’s first home game of the…
Remembering Clay
Last night, we paid our respects to a young man who was changed by the world, in some ways for the better, in others for the worse. At a memorial service for Clay Hunt in Sacred Heart Chapel, we experienced…