DIEGO GARCIA WRITES– Rakesh Sharma, a former space traveler, and India’s first astronaut, stated at a conference on April 5th, 2019, “The Indian programme has advanced both in space science and space applications, and has developed unique low-cost space technologies”. As India continues to position itself as an important…
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ALBUS WANG WRITES – Sam Cassidy sits with a determined look, poised, and glowing with enthusiasm. I press the record button, scribbling away as I hear about Cassidy’s platform for the Associated Students of Loyola Marymount (ASLMU) 2019 Presidential elections. I first met Cassidy as the secretary of Gender Sexuality…
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JENICA ROSE GARCIA WRITES — Every December, the internet excitedly awaits the acclaimed “Moving Pictures” mashup, which strings multiple pieces of footage from disparate movie trailers into a whole new trailer. The creative genius behind “Moving Pictures” is Clark Zhu, who has accumulated millions of fans and has been featured…
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HALEY HARBUCK WRITES — “We are running out of time,” said Dr. Andrew Rohm, LMU’s Professor of Marketing. Rohm was explaining what happens when we get carried away with our dependence on technology. As a professor, he has noticed America’s millennials’ growing use of technology that, in their minds, seems…
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TOM PLATE WRITES – Over the decades, China’s leaders have been known to greatly respect the tell-it-like-it-is political instincts of Malaysian maestro Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad. But now you have to wonder how much love may have been lost of late. No one in Beijing or anywhere else doubts even…
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ALEXIS CRUZ WRITES — The end of summer marks the start of the academic year, and I am ecstatic to go back to school. But this time, I will be in graduate school pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Policy at the USC Price School of Public Policy. I figured…
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ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL WRITES — For the third consecutive year, South Korea’s famed Yonsei University and the USA West Coast’s celebrated Loyola Marymount University concluded a special and most innovative experiment in trans-Pacific international education, From the official AMI statement: “Sustainable and remarkable international education innovation via teamwork between Jennifer…
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ASIA MEDIA WRITES – Two of America’s most gifted diplomats were honored here on the evening of 22 February at the 2018 Annual Award Dinner at the splashy InterContinental Hotel in Century City. In front of an animated and enthusiastic audience of more than 200 friends, supporters and members of…
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ASIA MEDIA WRITES — Dr. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Elected as President and Chair of GGGI SEOUL, Feb 20 2018 (GGGI) – Dr. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), has been elected as the President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council…
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