Article: It has just been announced that last night's divestment resolution at UCLA has failed by a narrow margin. The undergraduate student government voted down the resolution early this morning. The resolution would have called for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that do business with Israel. The vote was done through secret ballot, a move made after council members feared that any other type of vote could be met by threats from disagreeing individuals. Over 500 people attended the meeting, which lasted from 7pm until 6:30am this morning; students' public comments went until 4 am. One Councilperson said she would vote against the resolution because it was too alienating and divisive against some university students.
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