On March 12 Co-Master Paul D. Hanson sent an e-mail to Winthrop residents threatening to close the dining hall, which is currently open 24 hours a day with access to drinks, if the vandalism did not stop.
"The vandalism involved is a wanton attack on the quality of life of all residents of John Winthrop House, " Hanson wrote. "It simply strikes us as incomprehensible that anyone could willfully damage irreplaceable art."
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Hanson declined to comment on the incident, citing the current police investigation.