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Magazine Current Issue Stories Features Conversations Sports Alumni 2020 Election Coverage Coronavirus Coverage Editor’s Blog Video Off Press Podcast About About Magazine Mission Awards Contributors Contact Us Update Current Issue Stories Features Conversations Sports Alumni 2020 Election Coverage Coronavirus Coverage Editor’s Blog Video Off Press Podcast About About Magazine Mission Awards Contributors Contact Us Update MenuCurrent Issue Stories Features Conversations Sports Alumni 2020 Election Coverage Coronavirus Coverage Editor’s Blog Video Off Press Podcast About About Magazine Mission Awards Contributors Contact Us Update MenuCOVER STORY Black History Under Siege Henry Louis Gates Jr. says truth will out if people of all colors resist the censorship of America’s Black history. Read more VIDEO Anima Mundi Prof. Jose Garcia Moreno created a luminous multimedia presentation celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Loyola-Marymount merger. The stunning visual display was projected onto the façade of Sacred Heart Chapel. Watch it here. Read more The Pride The Pride: Marcela Escobar-Alava ’92 The career of Marcela Escobar-Alava ’92 has led her from her family’s restaurant business in El Monte when she was 9 to the White House. Follow her path here. Features Joan Didion’s California Odyssey In essays, articles, novels, and plays, the iconic writer mapped her beautiful, battered state with landmarks by which we find our way. Read more VIDEO is the OFFICIAL University Partner of the Los Angeles RAMS! In fall 2023, and the Los Angeles Rams professional football team entered into a new educational partnership. Watch the campus celebration of the unique collaboration. Read more Features Your Move The transfer portal has brought dizzying roster changes, new opportunities, and, possibly, a shorter path to success in college athletics. Read more Conversations A Conversation With Donegal Fergus Donegal Fergus, new head coach of baseball, discusses his approach to the game of baseball, recruiting, and the challenge of hitting the curve ball. Read more VIDEO KXLU 88.9 FM Salsa Fest 2023 KXLU’s Salsa Fest is the annual outdoor Latin music party that brings salsa music lovers and entire families to campus to celebrate the station’s Alma del Barrio” Spanish-language programming. Read more VIDEO On Location: The Merger President Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., talks with representatives of each of ’s sponsoring religious communities—Robert Caro, S.J., Mary Genino, R.S.H.M., and Mary Beth Ingham, C.S.J.—about the long-lasting significance of the university’s groundbreaking merger 50 years ago. Read more Features Canto de la Ciudad KXLU’s Alma del Barrio” has been singing its songs to L.A. and binding together and the city’s Spanish-speaking communities for five decades. Read more Features The Loud-Mouthed Neighbors Noisy, smart, social, resourceful — crows, as readily as humans, have adapted to L.A.’s urban-wild and thrive among us. Read more Conversations A Conversation With Cheryl Grills Prof. Cheryl Grills talks about her work with the California Reparations Task Force and its landmark 2023 report. Read more Mysteries Hunting Demons James Keane ’96 remembers the fear he felt at 14 when he saw The Exorcist.” He still wonders if exorcism can rid him of the demons in the world. Read more VIDEO Dordick Family Trial Advocacy Center Dedication Highlights of the dedication ceremony marking the $8 million commitment by the Dordick family to Loyola Law School’s trial advocacy programs. Read more Martin Sheen’s Five Minutes of Fame Actor Martin Sheen describes how his Catholic faith has shaped some of his best-known roles and his commitment to social justice. Read more AI’s Impact on Artists AI technology now allows any user to generate an image of almost anything they like that copies the work of almost any artist, putting the livelihoods of painters, illustrators and photographers at risk. Read more News Hollywood Standstill No one knows how this story will end, least of all the Hollywood scribes whose fate hangs in the balance. On Tuesday July 18, the Writers Guild of America — representing 11,500 screenwriters — entered the 12th week of a historic strike. … Research Tracking Fish With eDNA Demian Willette, biology professor, has patented a device to collect environmental DNA that helps detect fish fraud — the mislabeling of fish — as well as protect endangered species. Read more News Florida’s Battle With Black History Florida’s rejection of the College Board’s new AP African American Studies course puts a spotlight on the U.S. struggle to deal with racism and Black America’s past and present. Read more Features The Outsider President Jimmy Who?” people asked in 1976 as the virtually unknown James Earl Jimmy” Carter came out of nowhere to capture the Democratic nomination for president, eventually winning the presidential election. Carter was able to accomplish this unlikely victory for one… PODCAST Ben Bolch on NIL’s Impact on College Athletics Name, image and likeness (NIL) payments represent a new, large cash flow into college athletics. Much will stream toward athletes through sponsorships and endorsements. But some scenarios are deeply troubling. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times staff writer, describes a new era that is changing college athletics. Features Shelves of Selves To Lynell George ’84, every book on her shelves is a window into who she was, is and will become. How to live when a treasured one goes missing? Read more Features Big City Oil Oil used to be big in Los Angeles. In fact, it still is, and the industry’s impact on the region’s populations is far from equitable. Read more Conversations A Conversation With Misty Copeland Misty Copeland was the first Black female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. She talks about her experience and struggles while breaking new ground. Read more Conversations A Conversation With Abby Wambach Abby Wambach, who delivered the Commencement address at the 2022 Commencement Exercises, talks about Title IX, equal pay for women and misogyny. Read more Features A Well-Aimed Rock Blake Pickens MBA ’19, a Chickasaw film producer and stand-up comedian, uses film and jokes to change people’s minds about Native Americans and people in poverty. Read more Features Alvarado and 3rd The United States meets Central America at L.A.’s Westlake intersection. Rubén Martínez finds that survival is one of the many stories found at this hemispheric meeting place. Read more Features Climate Chaos Extreme California weather may bring chaos, but do we resist, mitigate or adapt to preserve the climate, our common good? David L. Ulin explores the path head and our responsibilities. Read more News Magazine Podcast Wins Top Media Award Off Press” took first place for Sports—Any News or Feature in the Los Angeles Press Club’s 63rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards. Read more Conversations A Conversation With Holly Mitchell Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who was elected chair of the Board of Supervisors in December 2021, talks about her goals as supervisor Read more VIDEO Behind the Scenes of a Race Driver’s Photo Shoot Louis Foster, an 18-year-old first-year student, has quickly made a name for himself in professional racing just three years since his initial full season. It’s not so surprising: He comes from a well-known British racing family. We interviewed Foster in the new issue of Magazine. Take at our behind-the-scenes video of the magazine photo shoot. Read more 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. Read more 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? Read more PODCAST Eric Strauss on Climate Change The impact of...