On the heavily wooded Evanston campus, leaves are tumbling quickly and Facilities Management has unleashed its army of gardeners and groundskeepers to clean up the campus for the coming winter months.

Leaf blowers, tractors, rakes and a full-size garbage truck are dispatched around campus to gather and remove the mountains of foliage that cover the ground with each gust of wind.

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