{"id":4596,"date":"2020-02-06T18:18:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T18:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/?p=4596"},"modified":"2020-02-06T18:18:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T18:18:41","slug":"new-club-at-school-is-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/2020\/02\/06\/new-club-at-school-is-nuts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Club at School is Nuts!"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Club at School is Nuts!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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by Max Liu ’21<\/p>\n

\u201cSquirrel watching isn\u2019t just a club. It\u2019s a lifestyle.\u201d – Jonah Pascal \u201821<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A brisk January morning passes by. Keefer Wu \u201821 has spent the second half of his lunch bell tracking down the Rodentia Sciuridae, also known as the squirrel. Today in particular, Keefer is attempting to get an image of one particular squirrel, one that has been constantly harassing the tree outside of the Stettler Learning Resources Center. \u201cGeoffrey,\u201d as head of security Jonah Pascal \u201821 calls him, \u201cis a creature that evades all detection. You see him, and then he\u2019s gone before you can get a picture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The squirrel is a fascinating creature. With its sizable tail and short legs, one would think that capturing\u00a0a squirrel would be simple. As head of trapping Shailee Desai \u201821 will tell you, however, this is never the case. \u201cTrapping squirrels can be pretty difficult. I tried when I was approximately 10 years old, using a crate and a couple of nuts and a ziplock bag. The squirrel took the nuts and escaped.\u201d However, this has not deterred the Official Rodent Observation and Study Society of Wyoming Seminary (dubbed Squirrel Club). \u201cSquirrel club has been working diligently on a high-quality trap that poses no risk[s] to either humans or squirrels,\u201d claims Ms. Desai.<\/span><\/p>\n

A common question that the Squirrel Watching Club receives is \u201cwhy?\u201d The easy\u00a0answer:\u00a0to observe and study squirrels. However, the club does have other motives.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSquirrels scare me\u201d say Shane Holcombe \u201823 and Flynn Little \u201821. This is a perception shared by various students across campus. However, squirrels are nothing of which to be afraid. The Rodent Observation and Study Society\u2019s official mission statement is to spread awareness about an underrepresented population on campus. Mya Dobrowolski \u201821, founder of Book Club, perfectly captures this message: \u201cSquirrel club is not only an enriching school club, but it also fosters creativity that is crucial to the development of awareness towards squirrels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, Squirrel Club is also an opportunity for students to have fun and topractice critical thinking. Niko Katsuyoshi \u201820, a TikTok star, calls the activity \u201cone of the most interesting and interactive clubs on campus\u201d and an \u201copportunity to go out and watch nature.\u201d Multiple fun and original events have been hosted this year, including an art competition and \u2018squirrel hide and go seek\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSquirrels are really nice. They give life to nature,\u201d says Sandra Hategekimana \u201821. Since its founding in December 2019, Squirrel Club has been actively gaining members and seeking support from the local community. \u201cSquirrel Club has shown me a part of campus that I wouldn\u2019t have known about otherwise,\u201d says Matthew Kuloszewski \u201821. Each day, the club worked towards changing the opinions of the students and creating a more inclusive environment on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Club at School is Nuts! by Max Liu ’21 \u201cSquirrel watching isn\u2019t just a club. It\u2019s a lifestyle.\u201d – Jonah Pascal \u201821 A brisk January morning passes by. Keefer Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4598,"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596\/revisions\/4598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}