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...ongoing effort to make budget cuts, the University decided to cut most of its window-cleaning services. Yale's windows are especially difficult to clean because of their unusual construction--windows are often double-paned, divided and have intricate stained-glass designs. Individual windows take between one and five minutes to clean, Residential College Custodial Services Supervisor Carlos Mercado said...
...difficulty of cleaning Yale's curved, garret and bay windows often requires scaffolding. Partly because of the heroic efforts window-cleaning requires, the New Haven university slashed the frequency of its window-cleanings, which usually occur during the summer when few students are on-campus to avoid disruptions...
There has been one copycat suicide in California, apparently by a nonmember, a sobering presage to the cult's Web invitation posted soon after: "During a brief window of time, some may wish to follow us...If you should choose to do this, logistically, it is preferred that you make this exit somewhere in the area of the West or Southwest of the United States...You must call on the name of Ti and Do to assist you...We suggest that anyone serious about considering this go into their most quiet place and ask, scream, with all their being." Enough...
...students were walking back into the house, Kirk could be heard screaming out the window...
Looking out the window of my fifth-floor Currier House room on a clear day, I can see the landmarks of the Cambridge and Boston skylines: the mighty Prudential Center, the slender Memorial Church spire, and the sleek Hancock Tower. In the middle of these spirited architectural statements, however, sits a stubby and overlooked square tower--the top of Memorial Hall as it now exists. Every time I notice that forgotten tower from far or near, its incompleteness pains...