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Discuss “Water main break "cut" through campus”

The Cut earned its name Friday afternoon as victim to a water main break that ripped through campus.

At about 1:10 p.m., the water main broke, causing water to burst through the surface on the side of the Cut closest to the Fence.

University police reported an 8-inch break in the main water line to be the cause.

By 1:30 p.m., the water had spread and was rushing down the steps in front of Warner Hall leading to Forbes Avenue. Gabby Moskowitz, a sophomore computer science major, was walking from Morewood Gardens when she first saw the water coming down the stairs.

"I didn't know what was going on," Moskowitz said. "At first, I thought it was just from the snow, but then I realized that water was actually running like a waterfall toward...

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