Sixteen years ago, half a million people marched on Washington D.C. to demand equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.  This week, Queer Alliance ““ a coalition of LGBT student groups on campus ““ will coordinate the annual National Coming Out Week to commemorate the historic event, which occurred on October 11, 1987, and to attempt to increase visibility of the LGBT community at UCLA. Read more...

Supporters and members of the United Auto Workers union participated in a peaceful but lively one-day strike on Friday, protesting what the union called unfair labor practices committed by the University of California. Read more...

One of the authors of the 1996 initiative banning affirmative action in California’s public agencies says questions surrounding University of California Berkeley’s admissions practices are an example of why people should oppose Proposition 54. Read more...

A record number of Californians have registered to vote in Tuesday’s election to recall Gov. Gray Davis, and although there is historically a poor correlation between increases in voter registration and voter turnout, the California secretary of state’s office is expecting unusually high turnout. Read more...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a nationally renowned civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH coalition ““ a progressive coalition that advocates social change ““ is scheduled to appear in Bruin Plaza today. Read more...

When race is still an important issue in housing, medical research, education and law enforcement, banning race data collection is plainly a bad idea. Because of the continued importance of race and ethnicity in public life, the Daily Bruin endorses a “no” vote on Proposition 54, an initiative designed to prohibit the state from collecting data on an individual’s race, ethnicity or national origin. Read more...