Category: Articles
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John Legend’s LMU commencement speech inspires young graduates
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On May 4, 2024, artist and activist John Legend was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa at Loyola Marymount University’s (LMU) 2024 Commencement Ceremony. Legend spoke to the graduating class of 2024, offering his wisdom and gratitude to the young graduates starting this new chapter in…
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Zauner paints an intimate portrait of a mother’s love
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Korean-American singer Michelle Zauner is known for her indie-rock, melancholic music produced under the name Japanese Breakfast. Her work focuses on loss and self-identity, and her creative endeavors expand into the literary world through published essays and multiple albums. Zauner’s personal memoir, Crying in H Mart, focuses more specifically on…
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ASLMU Launches new VR headset in the FitWell Center
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“That’s the big push–having people understand that [Virtual Reality] is something that can help with wellness,” ASLMU’s Vice President of Student Wellness Bailey Woinarowicz said, as she enthusiastically explains her fascination with both health and technology. Her passion has inspired the launch of a new Virtual Reality (VR) headset in…
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Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s Gemini Beauty
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“I really want to have a bigger reach than just the Gemini Beauty community–it’s always growing,” sophomore Joann Zehenni said, illustrating her passion for expanding her brand, Gemini Beauty. As founder and CEO of Gemini Beauty since 2021, Zehenni has wished to elevate her skincare products since the start of…
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Literary Criticism – Fortitude on the Frontier: Masculinity in Louis Sachar’s Holes
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In the 1956 film The Searchers, a Civil War veteran embarks on a harrowing journey across the plains of Texas to rescue his niece after his brother’s family is massacred (“The Searchers”). The protagonist, Ethan, is a hard-edged, rough veteran, the classic hero archetype of the American Western genre. His…
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Dr. Saeri Dobson Profile
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From a young age, Dr. Saeri Dobson thought and dreamt big. Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Dobson was close with her parents and brother. At the ripe age of 20 years old, Dobson took a leap and packed up, moving to New York City independently, without her family, and…
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Adam Esclamado Profile
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Senior Adam Esclamado has no issue with public speaking. Standing in front of around 50 members of Isang Bansa (IB), the on-campus Filipino Cultural Club at LMU, Esclamado talks with ease and animation. Dressed clad in comfortable basketball shorts and a matching shirt, Esclamado appears comfortable and at ease on…
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Laser Squad Bravo’s Rambunctious Rehearsals
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This past Monday night, a group of 11 students stood in a circle, clapping with their hands to keep a beat. One student, a tall, lanky boy, states his name loudly on the beat, followed by the pose of an elephant. With one arm extending from his nose, he moves…
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Literary Criticism – Familial Dynamics and Gender Discussion in The Sandman
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Throughout E.T.A. Hoffmann’s supernatural story The Sandman, the main character Nathanael’s unstable mentality depicts him as a deeply fascinating yet disturbed character in the current scholarship discussing the text. Haunted by a doppelganger figure with identities through Coppelius, Coppola, and Spalanzi, Nathanael’s mind slowly unravels in front of the reader…