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… cautiously avoiding the “M” on the Diag, to be a Michigan student is to participate in a rich array of traditions. To some, these customs include feeding squirrels on a sunny day. So, the question stands…

… their natural fear of humans. Ann Arbor’s fearless squirrels often approach students, especially around the Diag, because they are so often fed there. LSA sophomore Alanna Carlo- Pagan is a member…

…, once and for all, should we feed the squirrels? Nursing senior Autumn Farnum is the co-president of The Squirrel Club at the University of Michigan, an organization of students, alumni and…

… members of the Ann Arbor community that feed squirrels during the school year every Sunday. Farnum said they believe feeding squirrels is a good way to build a campus community, as long as they are…

… fed healthy food. “Having the connection between the wildlife and our students here kind of builds that friendly campus environment that we have and also makes sure that (the squirrels) have a…

… nice treat once in a while,” Farnum said. While Farnum — and campus tour guides — embrace squirrel feeding, animal welfare organizations have raised concerns over feeding the furry…

… creatures. Squirrels who are fed by people can become dependent on handouts occasionally never regaining self- sufficiency. Feeding squirrels can also contribute to their overpopulation in certain…

… areas as the squirrels adapt to reside in areas where human handouts are popular, such as parks and urban areas. When humans feed squirrels, whether on campus or in other areas, squirrels can lose…

… in Ann Arbor. Carlo-Pagan said it is important to think about the impact humans’ actions have on animal behavior when feeding animals like squirrels. “What you have to take into account when you…

… Associated Press. religion f' y RZ }ice. k, F. %' ALEXANDER HONKALA LMMINC [hRADE 01 Squirrel huggers SAM SINGER SAM'S ..B here's a reason I shy away from the squirrels in the Diag. It's not their unusual…

… squirrel-on-squirrel debauch- ery. The room was ravaged. Hidden under a blan- ket of empty shells, the carpet and the once-orderly food corner were barely recognizable. Other traces of foul play - from my…

… comforter to my keyboard - spread far and wide. Squirrel pellets, the last ves- tiges of the lavish banquet, had been peppered about the room. How they got in was unclear. The room, equipped with four walls…

… and a ceiling, had always appeared closed off to the outside world. What mattered was that they wouldn't be coming back. No squirrel in the right mind, I was told, would chance a break-in with the space…

… rectangular sheets of super glue. It may have looked like a war zone, but it was squirrel-proof, and we slept easy. Cut off, the invaders grew sloppier and more aggressive by the day. Worse, our presence in the…

… homework. It wasn't the most interesting research, but I think I found some answers. Did you know squirrels don't hibernate? It's the truth. Much like us, they spend their winters rela- tively inactive…

…, which typically take place in mid-to-late fall, so critical. A successful forag- ing season will strongly correlate with a squirrel's capacity to accumulate body fat during the winter. It's a survival…

… strategy, and in an urban ecosystem like Ann Arbor's where provisions are scarce, it's one that requires total optimization. Enter the Squirrel Club. Founded in 2002, the organization boasts a membership of…

… more than 350. It convenes weekly (in groups of about 50) during warm months and less often over the win- ter, to feed on-campus squirrel populations. I know what you're thinking, and you're right: the…

… act of feeding a squirrel, in-and-of itself, is harmless. The problem comes, however, when the process is streamlined - in this case, when fifty kids walk around campus every week showering squirrels…

… and I was staring out the window at those squirrels on the Diag? For the rest of the semester you're gonna get nothing but even more begrudging nods and late, half- assed response papers out of me. You…

… quite that clenched. Don't force it. Valentizza to da Dizza, killa M.C. - Alternat ve Valentine recipients at one point included Diag preachers, Ralph Williams, Howard Dean, SARs patients in Markley and…

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…'s beau *di times a year, write: watercolor drawings in this enchanting colorful Ballet version of five of j i adventures of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tittlemouse,; and thenr iithe Trotter House…

…4 Page 6-The Michigan Daily-Monday, October 12, 1987 ClASS.IFIED ADS 764-0557 4 LOST & FOUND FOUND KEYS IN DIAG. Call Jennifer at 662-4046. FOUND- a female, short-haired, gray, striped kitten…

… Stoffel Overvoorde. On exhibit at Campus Chapel, 1236 Washtenaw Ct, one block south of CCRB. T-F 12:30-9pm. 668-7421. Happy 21st Katran Love, T, Ryan, and Squirrel HIKING CAMPING, SKIING, rafting trips…

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