Friday, June 26

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)



UCLA announces ASUCLA meal swipes will only be accepted at lunch hours weekdays

This post was updated Sept. 9 at 11:41 a.m. UCLA Housing announced a new policy on Friday that makes meal swipes only accepted at ASUCLA locations during weekday lunch hours.  Starting this fall, meal swipes will no longer be accepted for breakfast, dinner or weekends at ASUCLA affiliated restaurants, according to an email to students living on campus from UCLA Housing. Read more...

Photo: Panda Express, an ASUCLA restaurant, is pictured. Meal swipes will only be accepted at ASUCLA locations during lunch hours weekdays, starting this fall. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)


New pedestrian-only Broxton Plaza aims to revitalize Westwood

Broxton Avenue will close to vehicle traffic starting in September to make way for the Broxton Plaza, a pedestrian-only area with programming, lawn games, outdoor seating and free Wi-Fi. Read more...

Photo: Broxton Avenue, the site of the future Broxton Plaza, is pictured. The plaza will begin construction in September and aims to make Westwood a more pedestrian-friendly space. (Daily Bruin file photo)


United Auto Workers Local 4811 files bargain request over new protest guidelines

This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:03 p.m. United Auto Workers Local 4811 filed a Demand to Bargain request over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. Read more...

Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza. The union filed a Demand to Bargain over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Latino Data Hub Action Lab empowers community leaders to create data-driven change

This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:10 p.m.   The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and Arizona State University Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research announced the launch of the joint Latino Data Hub Action Lab, welcoming a cohort of fellows who will use the database toward projects to support the Latino community. Read more...

Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, a part of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, announced the Latino Data Hub Action Lab in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research. (Daily Bruin file photo)