The United States appears increasingly engaged in internal political warfare. Editor Joseph Wakelee-Lynch asks, “What is the cost of joining the battle?”
Editor’s Blog
Unmasked
The COVID-19 pandemic may be in its final stages. Will the experience leave us with enduring lessons?
Campaign Melodies
Presidential campaign jingles have become a thing of the past. But when done well, they reinforced acandidate’s pitch and spoke to voters.
Election Fever
Election 2020 occurs in a year that seems without parallel. (Take a look at special election coverage from LMU Magazine.) But when voters went to the polls in the presidential election of 1968, they cast ballots in a year of…
Hope’s Thin Thread
“Where is your hope?” often feels like the hardest question to ask in the COVID-19 crisis, let alone answer.
Student-Athletes and Mental Health
This past week, I had a second meeting with senior Keara Reilly, a psychology major who swims everything from the 200 to the 1650 freestyle for the LMU swim team. In spring 2018, Reilly came by the LMU Magazine office…
Vain and Unfulfilled Hope
For most of my adult life, I’ve worked on magazines — three in higher education, a lifestyle magazine focused on diabetes, and a religious social justice monthly. From the very first issue that came off a press with my name…
Patrick Stewart: The Lucky Knight
Patrick Stewart, globally famous for his roles in TV’s “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and Marvel’s X-Men movie series, took a seat on the Mayer Theatre stage Nov. 1 and gave SFTV students a career retrospective. He was interviewed by…
The Man Who Gave and Went
Last night in Portland, Oregon, a memorial service was held for Brian Doyle, an award-winning writer of essays and fiction who was editor of Portland Magazine, published by the University of Portland. Brian died this past May from a brain tumor….
Acting and Thinking
Life on the LMU campus during the months of June, July and August often matches what I imagine European summers to be: cities that have been vacated by their citizens who have gone off to breezy, pleasanter climes. It’s quiet…