When I first moved to Illinois my first year at NIU, I struggled painfully with homesickness. And like the tiny, acrobatic superheroes they are, campus squirrels helped me cope. I’m hoping they’ll help me face a different challenge this semester.
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GEESE SHOULD TAKE OVER
By: Olivia Zapf, Assistant Opinion Editor
Is it better to be feared or loved? Machiavelli would argue feared – and so would I. Squirrels, while cute, are no match for the menacing, honkin’ geese that NIU has been blessed...
“I think the squirrels of DeKalb are genetically mutated into super-squirrels,” said Blake Box, senior family individual development major. Box said when she approaches squirrels on campus, most stand their ground. She is forced to move out of their...
