After a grand jury indicted Dalla Santa Jan. 24 on two counts, his case moved to the Middlesex Superior Court—dramatically increasing the jail time he faces if convicted.

In District Court, judges can impose no more than two and a half years per count. In Superior Court, the two counts—trafficking in marijuana and conspiracy to violate drug laws—each carry a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 15 years.

According to an affidavit filed by the state police, Dalla Santa admitted he received $1,000 and a quarter-pound of marijuana for assisting his brother-in-law trafficking the drugs. Dalla Santa added that he was personally involved in “two to three prior shipments,” according to the affidavit.

On May 23, HUDS announced that Laurie Torf is the new manager of Lowell and Winthrop dining halls. Previously, she served as operations manager.

Dalla Santa is no longer employed by Harvard, McNitt said last week.

The pre-trial hearing for the case has been postponed several times and is currently scheduled for June 24.

Dalla Santa declined to comment.

A Sticky Situation

The antics of students in the Eliot House dining hall have also drawn attention, especially from Eliot House Master Leno Pertile.

Upon his discovery in October of what he termed “a particularly savage” mess left after a Monday night brain break, Pertile cancelled the late night snacks for two days.

“This is not civilized behavior,” he said at the time.

Two dining hall staffers spent an hour the next morning dealing with sticky, honey-covered plates, glasses, trash and tables, according to McNitt.

What some students perceived to be draconian was a while in the making. Pertile had received complaints from dining hall workers last year and this year before finally taking action.

McNitt said HUDS supported Pertile’s decision, a sentiment echoed by many students in the House.

“Everywhere you step you’d crunch sprinkles,” said Geoff A. Preidis ’03, who saw the dining hall that Monday night and again the following morning.