Features
Deconstructing Cruelty
Acts of shocking cruelty seem horrific and beyond the border of basic humanity. But the dehumanizing mindset that permits them may be reversible.
Laband Art Gallery Spotlights Chicanx Art
“Seeing Chicanx: The Durón Family Collection,” an exhibition of 50 artworks from Southern California Chicanx artists whose pieces span five decades, is showing at the LMU Laband Art Gallery.
Mark Volman’s Hits and Humor
Mark Volman ’97, MFA ’99 wasn’t your typical student when he transferred to LMU from L.A. Valley College. For one, he was already in his mid 40s. For another, Volman had already lived the rock ’n’ roll life that other students might have dreamt of doing.
The Road From Loss
After the wildfires of January 2025 ravaged Pacific Palisades and Altadena, we asked nine writers in the LMU community to reflect broadly on the experience of loss.
To Grieve For Oneself
Lynell George ’84 writes about losing and grieving parts of oneself when circumstances beyond our control force major and unwanted life changes upon us.
Going, Going, Gone
John Rosengren has collected baseball cards since his childhood. But when he sold them, he wondered what else he’d lost in the exchange.
What’s the Matter With U.S. Soccer?
Is the pay-to-play system prevalent in U.S. youth soccer the reason for frequently disappointing results from the U.S. Men’s National Team?
L.A.’s Guardian Angels
If L.A. politics has shifted toward the progressive end of the spectrum in recent decades, Catholic organizations and activists have played major roles in the process.
Behind the Hits
Denny Tedesco’s films, “The Wrecking Crew” and “Immediate Family” turn the spotlight on the session musicians behind the hundreds of songs and albums that have lived in the playlists of our minds for decades.
Japanese American Incarceration: How It Happened Here
After years of government planning, a president’s executive order in February 1942 launched the U.S. policy of rounding up, forcibly relocating, and incarcerating some 120,000 Japanese Americans.