Tuesday, December 16

UCLA organizations host vigil for Lebanon following airstrikes, attacks

Around 40 people attended a vigil for Lebanon in Dickson Court on Friday. The vigil was organized by the UCLA chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace and Students Organize for Syria, along with the Middle Eastern Student Association, the Muslim Student Association, and the Southwest Asian and North African Health Alliance Club, according to an Instagram post. Read more...

Photo: Participants attend a vigil for Lebanon on Friday. The vigil, which was hosted by multiple UCLA organizations, was held following attacks in Lebanon carried out by the Israeli military. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LA ramps up transit preparations ahead of hosting its 3rd Olympic Games

After the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in August, the countdown began for the Los Angeles Games. In August, Mayor Karen Bass announced the LA 2028 Olympics will be a car-free event, meaning visitors and spectators are encouraged to use public transportation to get to the venues. Read more...

Photo: Mayor Karen Bass holds the Olympic flag as she steps off a plane after the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Los Angeles will host the next Summer Olympics in 2028, with several transportation projects already underway. (Courtesy of Mayor Karen Bass)


LGBTI protections expand as public acceptance grows, Williams Institute finds

Social acceptance correlates strongly with legal protections for LGBTI individuals, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Researchers analyzed a variety of factors to categorize countries by their stages of LGBTI protection, a process detailed in the report. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. The Williams Institute, UCLA’s research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law, recently published a study examining social acceptance and legal protections for LGBTI individuals. (Daily Bruin file photo)


How campuses across the UC negotiated with pro-Palestine protesters

This post was updated July 7 at 10:06 p.m. Draft agreements and negotiation guidance obtained by the Daily Bruin revealed the UC’s approach to negotiating with pro-Palestine protesters. Read more...

Photo: Protesters demonstrate during the first Palestine solidarity encampment in Dickson Plaza. Draft agreements and negotiation guidance obtained by the Daily Bruin revealed the UC’s approach to negotiating with pro-Palestine protesters, including at UCLA. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)


Charge against 1st arrest related to attacks on encampment changed to misdemeanor

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.  UCPD changed the charge of its first arrest in relation to the April 30 counter-protester attack on the first Palestine solidarity encampment from an alleged felony to a misdemeanor, according to a press release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.  The arrested individual, Edan On, was referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office from the LA county DA for misdemeanor filing consideration Friday. Read more...

Photo: Counter-protesters remove a barricade from the first pro-Palestine encampment. On Friday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced that the first arrest from the counter-protester attack will be filed as a misdemeanor. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pro-Palestine group claims credit for alleged arson at UC Berkeley

This post was updated June 18 at 12:56 a.m. A pro-Palestine group claimed credit for two alleged arsons on the UC Berkeley campus, saying they were started in retribution for arrests made at UCLA on Monday. Read more...

Photo: The UC Berkeley campus is pictured. A pro-Palestine group claimed credit for an alleged arson on the UC Berkeley campus, saying it was started in retribution for arrests made at UCLA on Monday. The Daily Bruin was unable to confirm who was responsible for the fire. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)


People from across the UC gathered to protest against order halting UAW strike

Nearly 150 people – including graduate students from across the UC – gathered Wednesday to protest a restraining order halting the ongoing United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike, as well as the University’s use of force against student workers protesting in support of Palestine. Read more...

Photo: Protesters march on the street during a rally hosted by United Auto Workers Local 4811 on Wednesday. Members of the union denounced the UC’s acquisition of a temporary restraining order Friday, which would effectively halt the strike until June 27. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



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