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… answer to all of the world's problems isn't a rally on the Diag or a march on City Hall, nor is it complaining or-writing a newspaper column or anything else so superficial for that matter. And since that…

…'m just being an asshole, you haven't been paying enough atten- tion. Not that I'd blame you. Hoard can be reached at j.ho@umich.edu. LETTER TO THE EDITOR iO Cdlunm st misunertad role, ben of Squirrel…

… Club To THE DAILY: Sam Singer's article about the Squirrel Club (Squirrel Huggers, 04/12/05) is thoroughly inac- curate. The first problem with his article is its numbers: He says that our meetings…

… average 50 attendants, which they do perhaps twice a year, but more normallyabout 10-15 people attend (and perhaps five in cold weather). This is noth- ing near the roving band of 50 squirrel…

…-feeding students Singer portrays. Numbers aside, the article misunderstands the University ecosystem and our club's purposes. All animals adapt to their surroundings when finding food. The squirrels on campus are…

… depen- dent on student garbage for food - who hasn't seen a squirrel rooting around a dumpster or trash can? Singer's point that squirrels fed by humans are in danger of lacking food during the winter is…

… unfounded, as trash is never absent from campus. However, the Squirrel Club does not like to see squirrels eating trash, and we instead supply the squirrels with a healthier alternative - unsalted peanuts and…

… sunflower seeds. Our efforts do not impact the squirrels' ability to survive: their well- nourished nature is shown by the much larger- than-average size of squirrels on campus. In a further effort for…

… squirrel welfare, we deal with a significant number of injured squirrels every year, forwarding them;on to the properly trained animal-rescue staff. Addi- tionally, club members are currently involved in an…

… effort to combat the epidemic of squir- rel mange on campus, which is a skin disease treatable with antibiotics. Singer asks the club to "think of the squirrels." We do so now and will continue to. Jason…

… another squirrel to feed. This is what happens on Sundays during good weather for members of the Squirrel Club, like myself. For no more than an hour, I take a hand- ful of peanuts into the Diag and for…

… you gave it. Fat squirrels, skinny squirrels, groups of squirrels, loner squirrels who would rather crouch in the bushes near the Chemistry Building than come onto the Diag proper - getting one of them…

… and a squirrel snaps its head around to look right at me, sitting up on its hind legs. ERIC I kneel, arm FERGUSON extended, as it approaches the peanut slowly but determinedly, loping through the chilly…

… November grass. I accidentally jerk my hand a little to the right, and the squirrel scampers back a few steps in exag- gerated alarm but is not deterred from its quest. It comes right up to me and takes the…

… from its mouth to between its front paws. With practiced precision, the squirrel systemati- cally removes the shell to get at the nutty goodness within, while I grab another peanut and go search for…

… while. Plus, you get to make squirrels happy! Apart from being fun, it can be good for your health to have a lei- sure activity, whether it's feeding squirrels, playing basketball, vol- unteering around…

… a bad mood when feeding a squirrel, with passersby looking at you with a combination of curiosity and won- der and a sleek, grey-furred animal with the fluffiest of tails chowing down on something…

… to try it for themselves. While doing it by yourself is fun, spreading the joy of squirreling with other people can be even more entertaining. There are many leisurely campus activities to try out. If…

… feeding the squirrels isn't your thing, that's fine. It'll mean more squirrels for me, and there's no shortage of other leisurely campus activities that one can partake in. But whether you're stressed out…

…, enjoy small animals or are just plain bored, squirrel feeding is an activity sure to brighten your day. -Eric Ferguson can be reached at ericff@umich.edu. I believe that the ability to make choices is a…

…D ear Pamphleteers, Oh, how I used to hate your guts. The way you owned the bricks of the Diag. Intercepting me at every conceivable pathway through the heart of my campus…

… ravage the Diag garbage cans in the middle of the night. They would find thousands of your papers that were perpetually demanding things of me. They would see all of the paper you’ve wasted that…

… class. She was ask- ing fellow pamphleteers, fellow students and simple passersby how they felt about the Squirrel Watching Club on campus. She asked me. I knew it would be too easy to criticize her…

… and her survey. Look at her. She’s probably a freshman. Cute, young, innocent. Out here in the world, this big world, this tiny Diag, collecting opinions like acorns, storing all of the crucial…

… data in her pantry of a three-sub- ject notebook. I did it anyways. I said, “I think everyone in that club needs to get a job.” I said, “Including the squirrels! I mean who do they think they are…

… job at the time. I didn’t get one until like yester- day. Who was I to say any of that? But even if I did have a job, that’s so stupid. What a terrible thing to say. The Diag is the domain for life…

… pushing something on the street. And then I looked down and saw an old fat squirrel stuck in the middle of the street, barely able to move. Soon after I heard myself joining in chorus with the bouncers…

…, encour- aging the squirrel to keep moving. To this my family just rolled their eyes and went back to debating whether the Mexican or Peruvian hot chocolate was better. SALIMAH MOHAMED COOKIES FOR CHARITY…

… KRISTAOBOYD/Daily A group of sororities encouraged students on the Diag yesterday to decorate breast-shaped cookies for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer fund. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… Parsigian feed a squirrel near the Diag yesterday. STATE BUDGET Mich. Fi~m Ofice faces cuts, new incentiestm fo 2012 Endowment reaches all-time high at $7.8 billion By KAITLIN WILLIAMS Daily Staff Reporter…

… been out chasing squirrels. any- way, and just decided to drop in. Marta found the dog in the Arb. Stella had just been thrown out of a car, along with two brothers and a sister, abandoned. Marta gave…

… lookisng htack:s the week as ]it was we chose, Stella picked out cer- tain things To Do. What yard to run a circle in, what fence to jump, what porch to sniff, where to relieve herself. Squirrels were one…

… Kippur war in the Mideast spurred local or- ganizations to organize support for both sides of the conflict. Tuesday, a crowd of 7000 ga- thered on the Diag to express solidarity with Israel. T h e y sang…

… buildings and anything else they can perch on. From the Huron River and Forest Hill Cemetery to North Campus, through Central Campus and the Diag, to the student houses on South Campus, the crows…

… increasing the local number of birds of prey, however, is that our campus’ beloved obese squirrels may turn into easy snacks for them. LSA Student Government and Engineering Student Government…

…’s sunshine and clear, blue skies is making me feel all kinds of happy today! Katie Rosenblatt @KatieRosenblatt @UMich scheduling loud lawn maintenance on Diag at 10am does not help the #leadersandbest…

…Lmatney16 Y’all I don’t know what has gotten into the squirrels on this campus but they truly need to remember their place. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Bee Nutrition and Bee Health WHAT: Master…

… commission's report, saying it agreed with all the recom- mendations except one which said science and math teachers should be paid more than other teachers. This adventuresome squirrel found the pickings to…

… his liking as he climbed into the lap of LSA Junior Billy Fenster yesterday in the Diag for a snack. Education dean nominated; cuts made final (Continued from Page 1) report stated. FRYE SAID he also…

… resembles - - golden retriever, wearing flea collar, IFREEdo FEMALE mCl KITTEN. 652 5.me. old, friendly, good squirrel -chaser. Call 3T7 764-2680 or 764-0782 noon-S p.m. AD2l F'or the largest flare selection…

…, cheap. Call 769-5235. Good location. 13Y38 FOUND - Champaign colored female! kitten, adorable, owner or interested party call 665-5364 or 764-4080. AD66 _i LOST: Blak puppy near Diag. jmarkings on…