Thursday, February 13, 2014

Squirrel Catchers Get Free Tuition




The Flor-Ala [University of North Alabama (Florence, AL)]
13 February 2014


by Student Writer Lakeadra coffey

[…]

Myth #4 Wanted: Live Squirrel. Reward: Full Tuition.

Senior Ashley Jackson heard catching a squirrel will get students a full scholarship for a year, she said.

“The craziest thing I heard was that if you catch one of the squirrels on campus, your tuition will be paid for that year,” Jackson said.

If this is true, Jackson is going to try and catch one, she said.

Senior Jordan Harper heard of this myth from an admissions counselor at the university, he said.

“I asked somebody in admissions and they said it was true,” Harper said. “I don’t know if they were pulling my leg or not.” […]