A Closer Look: UCPD ruled pros outweighed cons in device’s adoption

When the prospect of buying Tasers first became a possibility for university police in early 2004, officials listed several reasons why they did not plan to purchase the items. The devices are limited, UCPD officials said at the time, because they cannot be used on all subjects, such as people wearing baggy clothing. Further, they […]

[Online Exclusive]: Student to file suit against UCPD

DOCUMENTS Click here for a pdf version of UCPD’s taser policy. Mostafa Tabatabainejad, who was stunned several times with a Taser in Powell Library Tuesday, plans to file a lawsuit against university police alleging "brutal excessive force" and false arrest, his lawyer said Friday. Tabatabainejad, a fourth-year Middle Eastern and North African studies and philosophy […]

Scientists create world’s heaviest known element

In search of the elusive concept of the “Island of Stability,” an idea foreign to many outside the world of nuclear physics, University of California and Russian scientists have created the heaviest element known so far. Element 118, yet to be named, has 118 protons and was created in independent studies conducted in Russia and […]