Sarah Nutman
Sarah Nutman
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First artifacts return to Peru
Over 350 artifacts excavated from Machu Picchu in the early 1900s made their official reentry into Peru Wednesday after nearly 100 years at Yale. These objects represent the first of more than 5000 relics Yale will return to Peru over the next two years under a Nov. 23 agreement between the University and the Peruvian government.
Unpacking artifacts' future in Peru
Yale and Peru | Part 3 of 3
When University President Richard Levin signed Friday’s agreement establishing future plans for the Machu Picchu artifacts in the Yale Corporation Room of Woodbridge Hall, it finalized a shift in Yale’s tone from one of resistance to one of cooperation.
Digging into Peru deliberations
Yale and Peru | Part 2 of 3
The Yale delegation arrived at the Presidential Palace the afternoon of Nov. 19. At 7:14 p.m. that evening, the Peruvian press secretary announced through the Presidential Palace Twitter page that Yale had agreed to return the pieces from Machu Picchu. After half a day’s work, 100 years of animosity had been undone.
Returning to Machu Picchu
Yale and Peru | Part 1 of 3
This is the story, based on hundreds of pages of legal documents and articles, as well as letters and journal entries found in archives, of Hiram Bingham’s III 1898 expeditions. It includes the accounts from more than 30 conversations beginning in December, in Peru and the United States, with those intimately involved in negotiations between the two countries, those who will be responsible for the artifacts upon their return and those who just want to see the pieces come home.
Yale and University of Cusco sign collaboration agreement
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The Inca artifacts that Yale has held for nearly 100 years are now one step closer to returning to Peru.
Nutman: A fight for right now
By now the story is familiar. Nearly two weeks ago, Annie Le GRD ’13 went missing. Five days later her body was found in a wall in the lab at 10 Amistad St.; she had been strangled. On Thursday, lab technician Raymond Clark III was arrested and charged with murder; he is next due in court Oct. 6.
Nutman: Today’s race is tradition, and more
On the day that is generally reserved for backyard barbeques, a final trip to the pool and rest, many in the Elm City will begin their Labor Day a bit differently: by running a 20-kilometer race.
Nutman: Approve new bank
At a time when the nation’s largest banks are failing — 24 by latest count — and President Obama, Treasury Department officials and Congress continue to debate the best way to prop them up (more loans? convert loans into equity shares?), a group of bankers in New Haven has an idea. They want to open a bank.
Nutman: Vote here now
Friday is the last day to register to vote in the aldermanic pre-primary election. The April 17 election will decide which candidate the Ward 1 Democratic committee will endorse for September’s primary and thus the general election in November.
Nutman: Mayors Against Racists
When, last fall, at the behest of Dustin Gold, the co-founder and chief strategist of the anti-immigration group Community Watchdog Project, hate e-mails and phone calls flooded Mayor John DeStefano’s office, DeStefano responded swiftly.
