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Brief: Heavy winds fell tree on Cross Campus; no injuries reported to security

Staff Reporter
Published Monday, February 11, 2008

If a tree falls and no one is there to hear it, does anyone care?

Apparently Yalies care — as long as that tree is in the center of Cross Campus.

Frequent exclamations of “Oh My God!” could be overheard Sunday evening as Elis, braving piercing winds in their walk across Cross Campus, noticed a large fallen tree between William L. Harkness Hall and Calhoun College. The tree had fallen onto the grass, leaving all paths unobstructed.

The tree was surrounded by mulch, and a supporting beam near its base had snapped in half. A nearby security officer said the tree had...

#1 By (Anonymous) 5:29p.m. on February 11, 2008

quick comment, Yales security, are not called security "Guard" they are security "Officer"

#2 By (Anonymous) 5:37p.m. on February 12, 2008

Nobody witnessed this ? nobody saw it fall? no vid ? probably struck by a meteor
Alien spaceship..What happened to my cup of coffee and cup of cold water i left there to see which one freezes faster ?

#3 By (Anonymous) 8:47a.m. on February 13, 2008

This is an outrage! I am outraged! Outrageous! Rage!

This attack on the soil of US soil must not go unrejusticated. The incident calls for immediate, sweeping policy revision and the establishment of Wind Awareness Week (WAW) as an annual reminder of the implications of barometric disparities in our divided nation. Responsible parties in the Levin administration must be held accountable.

Lorax/Kucinich '08

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