Nuclear labs. Lapses in security. Mismanagement. Corporate competitors appearing on the horizon. The University of California begins to look like the scene of a political melodrama as it contemplates the very real possibility of losing some of its best research facilities to corporate competitors. All possible competitors for the labs, including the UC, have said […]
Author Archives: Adam Foxman
UCLA hosts Model United Nations for high school students
Clad in black suits and carrying briefcases, several hundred high school students streamed into the John Wooden Center on Friday for the opening ceremony of the 11th annual UCLA Model United Nations Conference. More than 900 high school students from 34 schools participated in the MUN Conference, which lasted from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. […]
UC may vie to manage lab
Top administrators at the University of California said the university may compete for the contract to manage the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the event of the lab being put up for bidding. However, the final decision will not be made until the U.S. Department of Energy releases its official request for proposals in 2004. […]
Hillel director won’t face charges
The city attorney’s office decided Thursday not to press criminal charges against Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, director of UCLA Hillel, for an alleged assault on Oct. 21. Seidler-Feller and the alleged victim, Rachel Neuwirth, will attend a city attorney hearing set for Dec. 1, said Eric Moses, a spokesman for the office of the Los Angeles […]
UCLA Hillel rabbi could face charges for alleged assault
University police detectives have completed an investigation of an alleged assault by Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, the director of UCLA Hillel and a prominent leader in the local Jewish community. The reported incident took place Oct. 21, after a presentation by Alan Dershowitz in Royce Hall. Police reports state that Seidler-Feller allegedly kicked and grabbed the […]
Event to encourage political involvement
UCLA students will have a chance to discuss the war on terrorism with the former ambassador to Iraq, watch a documentary with the man who directed it, and go to a free concert Friday ““ all while eating free food. The event, called “Represent!” is free for anyone who registers to vote at the event […]
Debate focuses on U.S. foreign policy
A former congressman and a political commentator who teaches at Pepperdine University butted heads over the effectiveness of the Bush administration’s foreign policy Friday in a debate hosted in the James West Alumni Center. An audience of 80 students and community members attended the debate, some with questions about the role of the United States […]