Presto Electro

It's finally time for finals here at UNT, and I am SO EXCITED! I've got a lot to do, but the library stays open 24 hours a day during dead week and exam week, so time is definitely on my side. Today I'm finishing up an extremely professional-looking comparison report for technical writing while I sip a delicious red eye from the library's cyber café. As per usual, I'm trying my best to find something to distract me from my homework, and today my eyes have settled on a giant poster showcasing one of UNT's weirder claims-to-fame: adorable albino squirrels.

I've never personally spotted an albino squirrel, but I still have hope. So far, there are three albino squirrels on record: Thelonious, Baby, and Baby's Baby. Tragically, Baby was carried away by a red-tailed hawk in early 2006, but Baby's Baby is almost certainly around here somewhere. Maybe I'll go on a wild squirrel chase over winter break. Stay tuned for that!

Honestly though, the squirrels at UNT can't really be considered "wild." Years of having friendly students around 24-7 have allowed the little fuzzy guys to relax a bit. I hardly ever see the full-tilt squirrel-sprint that's so typical in quieter places. I bet the abundance of on-campus pecan trees has a lot to do with that too. The squirrels at UNT never have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. It's always just a lazy walk away.