Peephole stolen from East Quad

A peephole was stolen from the door of a dorm room in East Quadrangle Residence Hall Tuesday at about 11 p.m., the Department of Public Safety reported. Police currently have no suspects.

'U' bus crashes into parked car

A University bus crashed into a parked car on Tuesday at about 10 p.m., DPS reported. There were no injuries reported.

Fight breaks out at correctional facility

Two people were involved in a fight outside the Arbor Heights Center, a juvenile correctional facility near Washington Heights. The incident was reported at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Alums support 'U' in an unusual way

Feb. 16, 1990 -- We all know someone who bleeds maize and blue, but the ultimate act of loyalty to your alma mater may be stranger than you think. Every year, people choose to donate their bodies to medical centers, including the University.

The University receives corpses from several sources, including donations from families after the death of a loved one, a small number of unidentified bodies from the State Anatomical Board, and people who make arrangements for their body to be donated to the University. The University receives 300-350 bodies per year from 12 counties, but reserves the right to redistribute the bodies to other schools.

Most schools have programs where alumni or friends of the University can arrange for their corpse to be donated after their death. The University has a list of 9,000 individuals, still living, registered with the anatomical donations program.

The body of a former professor would would be given to another University, because of the possibility of recognition.

Anatomy students are known for nicknaming the bodies they dissect. One group named their body "Maybelline," because she had red nail polish.

"You get immune to it pretty quick," first-year medical student JoAnn Ellero said.