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UC appoints pro-Israel student regent, amid controversy
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Jul 18, 2014
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UC appoints pro-Israel student regent, amid controversy
This week the UC Board of Regents voted to confirm its new student representative, UCLA student Avi Oved, despite opposition from fellow students concerned about his connection to pro-Israeli causes.
This week the UC Board of Regents voted to confirm its new student representative, UCLA student Avi Oved, despite opposition from fellow students concerned about his connection to pro-Israeli causes.
This week the UC Board of Regents voted to confirm its new student representative, UCLA student Avi Oved, despite opposition from fellow students concerned about his connection to pro-Israeli causes.
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This week the UC Board of Regents voted to confirm its new student representative, UCLA student Avi Oved, despite opposition from fellow students concerned about his connection to pro-Israeli causes.

There are ripple effects of the conflict in the middle East here in California, perhaps one of the strongest of of which was felt this week at the University of California.

Earlier this week, the UC Board of Regents voted to confirm a Jewish student from UCLA as its newest student representative. This, despite opposition from fellow students who had serious concerns about his connection to pro-Israeli causes.

Nanette Asimov, an education reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, joins Take Two for more on the story.