April 20, known better as 4/20, the unofficial time or day for smoking marijuana, is a holiday for pot smokers. But any idea that university police will also go on holiday and give a high five and a big grin to those openly smoking on campus, should go up in smoke. In past years, some […]
Author Archives: Ari Bloomekatz
UCPD: no plans to buy tasers
UCLA is often on the cutting edge, purchasing the newest and most technologically advanced tools to achieve the highest levels of success. But unlike several universities and metropolitan police departments in California, UCLA’s police department isn’t buying taser guns, one of the most recent tools to hit the market. Taser guns slightly resemble regular guns […]
UCLA employee, 47, dies Easter Sunday
Clarence Young, who preferred to go by his middle name Ory, was supposed to be with his family at dinner Easter Sunday, but he stopped in to work before celebrating. Such was Young’s personality, said his sister Carmita Howze ““ he seldom stopped working and was always looking to help other people. She remembered when […]
Scrutiny of university workers may increase
As a result of the recent cadaver scandal, prospective university employees may incur greater scrutiny before they are hired. The increased attention to new employees stems from questions surrounding the background and credentials of Henry Reid, the ex-director of UCLA’s Willed Body Program, who was arrested early last month. Reid and another man, Ernest Nelson, […]
[Online exclusive] Second suit filed over Willed Body sales
A suit was filed Tuesday against three companies and two individuals who were allegedly involved in the purchase of body parts from cadavers donated to UCLA’s Willed Body Program. A local law firm, Geragos & Geragos, filed the suit on behalf of Carol Francis Martin, whose husband’s body had been donated to the program, recently […]
Regents to review Willed Body Program
When the University of California Board of Regents convenes Wednesday and Thursday in San Francisco, it will address the corruption in the UCLA Willed Body Program that has surfaced since it last met in January. UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale is scheduled to give a presentation Thursday on the actions being taken to repair the program. […]
Willed Body Program faces uncertain future at UCLA
UCLA officials could not elaborate Thursday on what will happen to potential donors while the university’s troubled Willed Body Program is suspended, but said UC Irvine was not accepting any bodies on UCLA’s behalf. The director of UCLA’s Willed Body Program was arrested Saturday on allegations of selling body parts for profit, and a March […]