Barnard’s Director of Public Safety Dianna Pennetti informed the community this morning that Frightening Animals were spotted on Columbia’s campus this morning.
They weren’t hawks. They were coyotes. In front of Lewisohn. Who says we’re too urban?
Full email after the jump.
Dear All,
Columbia Public Safety reports the possible presence of coyote’s on the Morningside Campus.
Three animals identified as coyotes were observed in front of Lewisohn Hall this morning, 911 was contacted and NYPD responded. NYPD spotted one of the
animals and confirmed it was a coyote. The one coyote that was seen by NYPD and CUPS went behind the CEPSR build and it is believed exited the campus.
An additional sighting by CU facilities was called in approximately 10:00 AM this morning but was not confirmed. All members of the community are advised not to approach these animals.If there are any sightings, please call Columbia Public Safety immediately at 212-854-5555 or Barnard Public Safety at 212-854-3362.
Thank You,
Dianna M. Pennetti
Director of Public Safety
32 Comments
@hmmm who actually got this alleged email, because I for sure did not?
@Anonymous me neither
@Anonymous i did! made my day!
@Anonymous i think only the students who live on campus got it
@love it http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7263558
@Good God Just when you think Columbia can’t possibly throw anything else at you, they bust out the coyotes!
@twihard for reals people, coyote does not equal werewolf
@Anonymous They are coyotes, not wolves.
@Anonymous Professor Lupin!
@ahaha maybe my letter to hogwarts will finally arrive!
@anonymous i love you.
@Anonymous if only.
@Uptowner Apparently not the first one this year: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/20/new.york.harlem.coyote/index.html
@Uptowner Oh and a pic of one in Central Park from the 4th on the NYT site http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/coyote-on-ice/
@yo that ain’t no coyote – that’s a harlem rat!
@Anonymous clearly public safety does not believe in the active voice.
@A+ .
@omgomgomg IT WAS JACOB! <33333
@haha i feel like a nerd for getting that reference. and a double nerd for finding it hilarious.
@hey us nerds don’t want to be clumped in with those sparkly vampire-loving cat ladies.
@Last seen at CESPR Carrying away a box of ACME products.
@well... coyotes are urban animals. yeah. nice try.
@not true They’ve adapted to urban life when their habitats have been destroyed, but they’re not urban animals.
@Anonymous The same holds for me, of course…
@considered recessed http://knowyourmeme.com/i/000/036/138/original/HAY.jpg?1263718163
@Excellent.
@Where? Wolf? I’ve always known those GS students were hairy, but my god!
@boy who cried coyote Sure they’re not Barnard girls? it might be that time of month…
@yeah because columbia girls don’t get their period or anything.
@Columbia Men = Menopause Makes sense. Columbia men cause menopause in Columbia women.
@Anonymous haha pwned
@Apostrophe Police “possible presence of coyote’s”