Samuel B. Roberts, master mason for the College, is currently dismantling and rebuilding the stone structure outside of McNutt Hall. The "Inuksuk," as it is called, was built by Inuit artist Peter Irniq and has stood in its present location for a year and a half, Roberts said. The College asked Roberts to rebuild the structure, which has been knocked over on several occasions and now tilts slightly to one side, Roberts said. Roberts's plans include adding stainless steel pins for support and enlisting Dartmouth's grounds crew to landscape the stones bordering the structure. Roberts said he hopes to use all the original stones and complete the project within the next few weeks. Irniq is aware that the "Inuksuk" has experienced some "tough times," Roberts said, adding that he intends to inform Irniq about the restoration project. Although the College briefly considered alternate locations for the structure, the area on which it stands has been designated a Hood site, and the College is committed to keeping the "Inuksuk" where it is.
The driver implicated in the shooting of Meleia Willis-Starbuck '07 was sentenced to five years of probation on Friday, according to The Daily Californian. Christopher Wilson, who drove the vehicle from which Christopher Hollis shot into a crowd in Berkeley, Calif., in 2005, faced up to three years in prison after pleading no contest to being an accessory after the fact to murder. Initially, Wilson had been charged with murder along with Hollis. Wilson took the no contest deal in exchange for testifying against Hollis in preliminary hearings in 2006 and again at Hollis's trial this year. Hollis was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on April 29. A third occupant of the vehicle, Gregory Mitchell, also testified against Hollis in return for immunity. Wilson said it was only after the shooting that he realized Hollis was in possession of a gun and that anyone had been shot, which lead to his lesser sentence, The Daily Californian reported.
Manhattan Media hopes to develop a magazine that features a companion social-networking web site and event-planning company for each Ivy League institution over the course of the next few years, The New York Times reported Monday. To start the process, Manhattan Media bought a Harvard University alumni magazine, "02138," on Friday and plans to expand it into the first of the eight projects. Manhattan Media purchased the magazine, which is sent to 100,000 Harvard alumni, from Bom Kim and Daniel Loss, two Harvard alumni, the Times reported. The project will probably focus on Princeton University and Yale University next, Manhattan Media's president and chief executive, Tom Allon, told the Times. Manhattan Media is a New York-based publisher that owns 10 publications, including Avenue Magazine and the New York Press.
