Israeli and Palestinian advocates on campus are not camera shy. Much of the conversation about the conflict at UCLA manifests in a very public manner. Each year, the Daily Bruin receives numerous submissions from active students, each followed by a flurry of online comments. Another yearly phenomenon is the emergence of student government resolutions addressing […]
Author Archives: Maia Ferdman
Maia Ferdman: UCLA must include ethics in science curriculum
New professions in the hard sciences are developing every day. Modern technologies and research methods create both excitement and controversy – stem cell research, animal testing and human genetic engineering are only some of the contentious topics students may have to face upon entering the job market. Students enrolled in science and technology programs at […]
Maia Ferdman: Humanities majors’ post-grad fears are unwarranted
As a global studies student with an English minor, I shudder at my prospects after graduation. Friends, family and even people I’ve just met ask me how I am going to turn my degree into something useful – in other words, how I am going to make money. A fair question, to be sure. Humanities […]
Maia Ferdman: Israel Loves Iran uses social media to transcend borders
It may seem idealistic, but the campaign Israel Loves Iran claims that peace in the Middle East is just a friend request away.
Maia Ferdman: Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs respect on both sides
Ron Kehrmann’s 17-year-old daughter Tal loved camels.
For almost a decade Ron has worn a camel-shaped pin as an excuse to talk about Tal, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel in 2003.