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 […]
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Officer named in Taser incident
Terrence Duren, whose tenure with university police has included an award for UCPD Officer of the Year as well as allegations of police misconduct and use of excessive force, was the officer who used a Taser against Mostafa Tabatabainejad in Powell Library last Tuesday, university police said Monday. Duren arrived on the scene with Officers […]
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After finishing its 2013-2014 season with a 10-3 record, UCLA football announced that it will begin its practice for next season on April 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)
[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 […]
Community responds to Taser use in Powell
RAW FOOTAGE Click here to see footage of the taser incident. An incident late Tuesday night in which a UCLA student was stunned at least four times with a Taser has left the UCLA community questioning whether the university police officers’ use of force was an appropriate response to the situation. Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a UCLA […]
Discrimination dispute settled
The university put the lid on a years-old dispute, settling a case with a professor who had claimed gender discrimination and who had been accused of inappropriate behavior. In early 2005, the university brought charges against Dr. Sally Blower, who was then a professor in the biomathematics department of the UCLA School of Medicine, accusing […]
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 […]