Gothamist: Rats Love Higher Learning

Jim

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:28:04 -0500

I'm in my third year at Columbia and I've never seen so many rats before this year. There's even a mouse that's been hiding out in my suite. I tried to get rid of it with traps, but it's still around. I gave up on trying to kill it and I even gave it a name (Terry).

joshua

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:05:35 -0500

i've been a grad student there for five years, i am in fact a rat, and yeah i've totally noticed it. this last fall, walking to the train at night, i would see about 3 rats run across my path every time. and i remember thinking several times "i never noticed the rats before, is this a new thing?"

adam

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:18:34 -0500

Maybe the rats are trying to better themselves by going to night school. Hey, not everyone can afford to go to school full time.

desk sgt

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:31:05 -0500

Speaking of plagues, the White House is ALSO full of freakin' RATS. It's ZyklonB time, baby.

churchmouse

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:22:13 -0500

The area is plagued... sorry... by them. I was walking with my beloved up 110 between Amsterdam and Morningside/Columbus on the north side by that collapsed retaining wall by the Cathedral when a rat jumped out and ... no kidding ... attacked us both. This was earlier in the fall, and while I had pants on, my beloved did not, and it literally drew blood with its scratching. I managed to deliver a swift kick sending the pest into the plywood that covers the collapse with a distinct thud. Not a good time. Called the Cathedral and they promised to exterminate, which I'm sure they never did... it was the week before the blessing of the animals after all.