Globe/T. Rob Brown
MSSU custodial crew members Chris Barge, left, and Preston Treat, right, both of Joplin, wash out the stairwell in Mitchell Hall, one of the MSSU residence halls, Tuesday afternoon, July 24, 2012, to help get it ready for the new school year. "We'll clean them all again next week," Barge said. "We have a small window of opportunity before classes start back up."

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