Calling All Angels
Whether the Catholic Church will shape the Los Angeles of the future may depend on its ability to call forth our better angels.
A Conversation With Mayor Eric Garcetti
Mayor Eric Garcetti says that for Los Angeles homelessness is the “the moral and humanitarian crisis of our time.”
Fletcher on First
Former Lion shortstop David Fletcher remembers a series of firsts from his rookie season in Major League Baseball as a Los Angeles Angel.
Brand Identity
When the Jesuits planted their third California college in the L.A. basin, their brand included hope, commitment and an ability to imagine a better world.
Wazed and Confused
Does convenience threaten our quality of life when apps like Waze turn neighborhood streets into drivers’ shortcuts?
My L.A.: Mariachi Plaza
Mariachi Plaza, in Boyle Heights, is a cultural, historic and community hub reminding us that L.A. was once Alta California.
Dodgers vs. Giants
It’s California’s great divide — do you bleed Dodger blue or back the Giants? Watch fans on the LMU campus talk the talk to back up their team.
Burning the Roots
In some of California’s farm communities, the education of farmworkers’ children is going up in flames.
Girls in the Garage
You may not recognize all their names, but these 10 all-female rock bands have shaped, and changed, your rock ‘n’ roll.
Looking for Sepulveda
Driving the length of Sepulveda Blvd., a major city arteries, is a sojourn along a border between L.A.’s past and present, and its living and its dead.
Letter From Malibu
When the Woolsey Fire tore through Malibu in November 2019, it brought destruction and psychological trauma to the city’s residents.
LMU Athletics Adds to Fame
The LMU Athletics Hall of Fame adds former star players, an entire team and two alumni benefactors to its roster.
Homeless Country
Homelessness may be more like a territory, not a state of life, where we may live, visit, pass through or work.
Equal Play
Should a child’s access to recreation depend on ethnicity, family income or geography? Renata Simril ’93, CEO of LA84 Foundation, says never.
A Conversation With Kyla Danforth ’19
A long-distance runner describes how her competitiveness helped her not care about pain.
LMU’s Great Carmelite
Albert P. Koppes, O.Carm., served under six LMU presidents and shaped almost every aspect of the university’s life, from athletics to academics.
Credential-Sharing
Credential-sharing may seem victimless. But if you care about the future of streaming content, you may miss what you haven’t paid for.
Robert B. Lawton, S.J.
Robert B. Lawton, S.J., left a legendary legacy as LMU president. His honorary doctorate was fitting tribute to his leadership and vision.
Bingeing
LMU’s 2019 Day of Giving, a one-day call for gifts, surpassed all expectations and raised hopes for even greater success next year.
Do Not Fear Grief
Loss and suffering in her and her students’ lives led a teacher to grief’s depths. Then she learned a deeper meaning of the words “Be not afraid.”
Sweet Hope
Lynell George finds hope amid strife when she looks back to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the journey her family made years before from New Orleans for a new life in Los Angeles.
This Is Chris
Chris Sullivan ’02 talks about his role in NBC’s “This Is Us,” a show that strikes tones of honesty, vulnerability and human connection.
The Pod Coast
Teamwork unites nearly 70 students in business and the sciences in developing a Hyperloop pod for a competition sponsored by SpaceX.
