Battle of the editors: Oct. 3

1. Will men’s basketball improve its record over last year’s team? Kevin Bowman: UCLA’s 25-10 season last year was largely viewed as a disappointment, despite the Bruins winning the Pac-12 regular-season title and reaching the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament. With the departure of starters Shabazz Muhammad and Larry Drew II, as well as […]

Eitan Arom: UCLA shouldn’t hide behind academic freedom

We like to think our private communications are just that: private. They are insulated, we hope, from the prying eyes of politicians, reporters and corporate lawyers. For professors at UCLA and other UC campuses – and indeed public employees and officials of all stripes – that privacy is not so certain. On its face, the […]

Album Review: ‘The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2’ by Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake is the icon of celebrity right now, a man doing so much work under the spotlight that it’s a wonder how he finds free time anymore. His upcoming film, “Runner Runner,” his musical tour with feature partner Jay-Z and constant late-night promotionskeep his day-to-day so hectic, one has to wonder if his four […]