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CBS News, Sept. 30, East L.A. Wants to be its Own City LMU Mention: Commonly mistaken for a part of Los Angeles, East L.A. is actually an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, with more than 130,000 people-96 percent of them Latino-packed into 7.4 square miles. Fernando Guerra, director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, pronounced East L.A. “the epicenter of Latino culture.”
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 30, Markets Plunge After House Rejects Financial Rescue Bill LMU Mention: Bush did his best to promote the plan, starting the day with a televised statement designed to calm the markets and rally votes for the bill. But his words appeared to have little effect either on the markets or on lawmakers. “It was a revolution by the troops,” said Michael A. Genovese, director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University. “The generals were saying, ‘Follow me,’ and they didn't.”
Monterey County Herald, Sept. 22, Tupac's Work an Inspiration to Idea Fest Author LMU Mention: Looking back on Shakur’s death, author/poet Michael Datcher, who co-edited the book “Tough Love: Cultural Criticism and Familial Observations on the Life and Death of Tupac Shakur,” said a lot of lessons have been pulled. Datcher is a professor of literature and poetry at Loyola Marymount University. He said he uses a ‘hip-hop aesthetic’ to present to his classes.
Naples Daily News, Sept. 22, Tom Monaghan Becomes National Power Broker for GOP Catholic Candidates LMU Mention: The Ave Maria nexus shows itself in the political candidates Monaghan chooses to support. “By interlocking all these organizations together, you almost geometrically increase your power,” said Michael Genovese, co-editor of the book “Catholics and Politics” and political science professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Daily Breeze, Sept. 22, Art LMU Mention: Loyola Marymount University, Laband Art Gallery: “Stephen Berkman: Chamber Pieces,” photographs and installations, reception, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, on view through Nov. 23. Hours, noon-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Fritz B. Burns Art Center, LMU, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester, (310) 338-2880, http://cfa.lmu.edu/laband.
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 22, McCain and Obama Different on Style as Well as Substance LMU Mention: The candidates’ snap reactions to unexpected events can offer “an insight into the real person behind the campaign ads,” said Michael A. Genovese, an expert on presidential leadership at Loyola Marymount University. “How do they respond to rapidly changing events? How well can they think on the run?”
Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 19, Neighbors Blame Microblogging For Wild Partying At Loyola Marymount LMU Mention: Residents of Westchester, the neighborhood surrounding Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, say microblogging services like Twitter are not only allowing students to find out where their classmates are partying, but also when the gatherings are about to be shut down by the police.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 19, Presidential News LMU Mention: Santa Clara University, a Jesuit institution situated near California’s Silicon Valley, has chosen a new president: the Rev. Michael Engh, dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles. He replaces the Rev. Paul Locatelli, who is retiring after nearly two decades in the post.
LA Watts Times, Sept. 19, Nobel Laureates Inspire Youth LMU Mention: On the weekend of one of America’s most solemn days in history, Sept. 11, thousands of youth from around the country and world gathered at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles for a cause they feel has the power to change the world n peace. As part of the 12th annual PeaceJam Global Call to Action Conference, 3,000 youth between the ages of 14 and 25 participated in numerous workshops that promoted peace and encouraged them to be leaders of change.
The Downey Patriot, April 4, Journalist, Author to Speak at Library LMU Mention: Award-winning author, journalist and educator Ruben Martinez will speak and sign books at the Downey City Library. Martinez is an Emmy-winning journalist, poet and author of five books. As a political commentator, Martinez has appeared on “Life & Times,” “Nightline” and “Frontline.” He currently holds the Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.