The university only received a copy of the letter Tuesday, and DeVore has not gotten a response yet, he said.
A representative from the Muslim Student Union could not immediately be reached for comment.
The group condemned Oren in a written statement released last week. The ambassador’s visit was sponsored by UCI’s Law School and political science department.
“We resent that the Law School and the political science department on our campus have agreed to co-sponsor a public figure who represents a state that continues to break international and humanitarian law and is condemned by more U.N. Human Rights Council resolutions than all other countries in the world combined,” the statement said.
BEVER APPEAL TURNED DOWN
Costa Mesa Councilman Eric Bever’s appeal to take back the council’s vote that declared the entire city an economic recovery zone has been rejected.
Last month, the City Council voted unanimously to declare the city a recover zone in order to qualify for low-interest federal bonds that could become available for city projects or struggling businesses.
Costa Mesa qualifies for $6.4 million in federal bonds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — an element of the so-called stimulus package.
The city had the option to declare some areas or all of the city as recovery zone. Although only South Coast Auto Plaza and Triangle Square applied for the bonds, declaring the entire city allows any business within Costa Mesa’s jurisdiction to seek them.
Though he initially voted for the program, Bever later changed his mind, saying after thinking about it, he felt that Costa Mesa shouldn’t be labeled as being in economic need and filed an appeal for a rehearing by the council.
On Feb. 16, the issue was on the council’s agenda for consideration. However, it was not heard because the council, except for Bever and Councilman Allan Mansoor, voted not to hear it.
Bever thanked Mansoor for his support.
