[ghshephard]

According to the CDC, squirrels are almost never a source of rabies. http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/pets/ - that is, unless they are acting in an unusual manner, such as letting people walk up to them and grab them....

[PhasmaFelis]

It was a campus squirrel. They're generally used to people walking by within a few feet. This was just a little slow to shift gears, apparently.