Loyola Marymount’s Estanis Ruiz competes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA track and field championships in June 2022. In an effort to “adapt to the quickly changing NCAA landscape,” Loyola Marymount University has announced that it will be eliminating six athletic programs at the end of the 2023-24 season due to new rules regarding name, image and likeness and …
Tom Plate, a former Los Angeles Times editorial editor and leading expert on Asia and China’s relationship with the United States, died May 23 of natural causes. “I will be forever grateful to Professor Plate for his loving friendship, humor, and unparalleled global imagination,” wrote Loyola Marymount University President Timothy Law Snyder. “Tom was instrumental in bringing world leaders like …
Los Angeles mayoral candidates, from left, former Metro board member Mel Wilson, L.A. City Atty. Rep. Karen Bass still has a small lead in the Loyola Marymount University Center for the Study of Los Angeles poll released Wednesday, but City Councilman Kevin de León is a close second. “This poll says there’s an opportunity for someone to catch fire and …