The ants go marching into the dorms, hurrah, hurrah. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, news of SFUAD’s infamous ant problem has probably either reached your ears or affected you personally. Students from all over campus, ranging from the Mountain View apartments to the dorms have reported issues with ants swarming into their rooms, creating a health issue and uncomfortable living situations. The ants in question are sugar ants and don’t bite or pose a significant threat, but are attracted by food and sweets. Students had reported ants living in droves under dorm mini-fridges and finding their way into rooms via doors, windows and cracks. “If you’re not being proactive, putting out stuff to get rid of them, it can get pretty bad really fast,” says student Marisa Doherty. “You have to monitor it, you just can’t leave out dirty dishes or they’ll come.” Doherty, a Creative Writing student who currently lives in St. Mike’s B Wing, has experienced huge issues with the ants and has taken to Student Life to try and get the administration to deal with the problem. “I’m not super into complaining on Facebook, but at that point I was so done I needed someone to pay attention and help me figure it out,” she says. Doherty says she wasn’t sure the school was responding to her work orders because she sometimes didn’t find notes that said Facilities had been there to deal with the issue. Even though the school sprays by her building and room, Doherty has needed to employ her own methods of prevention. “I lined the walls with diatomaceous earth, which is an insecticide used in gardens,” she says. “It’s worked best at keeping them out.” She’s also used Raid, but says diatomaceous earth is better...

Spiders, ants & beetles—oh my! A look at the crawlers on campus.