Features

The Dogs That Save Us

The human-dog lovefest may be 15,000 years old, and the pandemic has given it a shot in the arm. Are they our most faithful friends, or are we theirs?

Features

Amped Up

An executive producer with the Obamas’ Higher Ground Audio amplifies voices and stories that are too rarely heard. An interview with Mukta Mohan ’14.

Conversations

A Conversation With Vin Scully

Former Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully P ’95, P ’99, talks about what he misses about his job and the influence of his Jesuit education on his life.

Features

Cougar Town

Native mountain lions risk their lives to cross the U.S. 101 freeway. A wildlife crossing, in the form of a bridge, could save them.

Rankings

Western Waters

The watering holes of the Western U.S. have saved many a summer for vacationers needing to cool down. Check out the favorite western water sites of Chris Liedle ’12, outdoor photographer.

Features

Stage Rights

In 1963, James Baldwin masterminded a tense nighttime meeting with Robert F. Kennedy to break down the Kennedy administration’s reluctance to act on civil rights. Baldwin’s summit changed RFK forever after.

Conversations

A Conversation With Nadia Kim

Nadia Kim, professor of sociology, discusses anti-Asian racism in today’s America.

Voices

Black and White

George C. Fatheree III, who teaches at the LMU Loyola Law School, helped close a deal involving photographic images that document much of Black American history in the 20th century.

Civics 101

Court Extension

With President Joe Biden being urged to take steps to expand the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, FDR’s attempt in 1937 may offer valuable lessons.

My Take

The Bones of St. Peter

James T. Keane ’96, an editor at America magazine, recalls a trip he led with a group of students to the catacombs of the Church of San Silvestro in Capite in Rome.

Conversations

A Conversation With Dominique Hargreaves ’04

Dominique Hargreaves ’04, former deputy chief sustainability officer for the City of Los Angeles, discusses some of L.A.’s future climate scenarios.

Our Lady of the Qur’an

For students in Amir Hussain’s Intro to Islam course, nothing is more surprising than learning of Islam’s esteem for Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Dear LMU

The Rector Testimonies

Pam Rector’s passing elicited a trove of memories of her impact on many in the LMU community. Here are some that came in through LMU channels.

Sports

Getting To Buy-In

Aarika Hughes, new women’s basketball coach, says the path to success is built on culture and product.

The Afterlife

Press Forward

Journalism, already under siege, has been emaciated by the pandemic, but two young alumni are adapting to the field’s post-COVID-19 future.

Assigned Reading

Summer Glass

A guide to summer fiction reading, by Julia Lee, professor of English in the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

Letter From Atlanta

Moving Home

Monica LaBelle ’96, who has lived in villages and large cities on two continents, describes how she has come to identify home.

Dilemmas

Holding Back Kids

Redshirting, a common practice in Div 1 athletics, is now being practiced by parents of young athletes in the eighth grade to improve — so they hope — their child’s prospects for future athletic success.

Coastal View

May Knight Rindge (1864–1941) fought with ferocious determination a railroad and the State of California while resisting the development of her Malibu property.

My L.A.