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...Hechtman left the university last week for his home city, Montreal, where he said he will attend Vanier College. He said he will not return to Columbia...
University officials became aware of the incident two weeks ago when students reported that Hechtman was experimenting with radioactive materials. Authorities from the university Office of Environmental Safety searched the room and discovered a number of bottled chemicals, including one labeled "Depleted Uranium Powder--25 Grams...
...because Uranium 238 is generally innocuous, the greatest source of radiation in Hechtman's room turned out to be his roommate's alarm clock, Bankoff said...
...Because Hechtman and Bankoff were in Boston two weekends ago, the university confiscated the chemicals and sealed the room. Upon their return the two were questioned by university officials and had to appear in front of university disciplinary bodies...
Both have said they are members of an unrecognized campus organization the Allied Destructive Hackers of Columbia, commonly known as ADHOC. Hechtman, who said he is the unofficial leader of ADHOC, said that the group regularly ventured into forbidden areas to have...