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...frustrated first-year student, who asked not to be identified, said he and his roommate try to spit at the Yard's squirrels. The students, who claimed he could spit at pigeons without any problem, said he hasn't been able to hit a squirrel yet, since they are amazingly elusive...
Gary D. Alpert, an entomologist and entomology officer at the Environmental Health and Safety Office, agrees. "In general, we want a squirrel to be wary and wild, and not aggressive," he says. "Once we feed them, they become emboldened...
Alpert says he tries to discourage feeding and suggests that students just watch the squirrels from a safe distance, although he says he hasn't heard of any incidents of squirrel bites in the past 12 years...
...best part of my walk was when I left my dorm and I got attacked by a Yard squirrel. But that was quite all right. He just left a few scratches and dirt patches on me. Besides, he was cute. Sometimes it seems that these little creatures have adjusted to campus life better than most students...
...didn't even attempt to excuse himself. Even the squirrel had more compassion. I am sure that if he were able to speak, he would have apologized...or laughed...