Students prepare for Humans vs. Zombies game.
By Luis Zuniga//
Students fled horde of “zombies” Wednesday across the Hood College campus. There were only two known survivors at the end of the night while everyone else left with smiles and a good workout.
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) gathered students for a modified game of Humans vs. Zombies which has become increasingly popular on college campuses over the past decade.
Students divided into groups by their years and received a corresponding bandana color. Afterwards the “Human” students were given one minute to leave Whitaker and prepare for the zombie onslaught.
CAB “Zombies” then hunted the fleeing students by throwing bundled socks at them (the socks would later be donated to the homeless). Students hit would be converted to “Zombies” and begin their own hunting.
Some students hid in trees, some in bushes, but all the ones that were found tried their best to run.
Kyle Lammey, a senior, came decorated in all black as well as black facepaint. Lammey was one of the few surviving humans in the final round.
“I hunkered down, stayed quiet, and didn’t move. It’s the golden strategy in the apocalypse” said Lammey.
While Lammey was a survivor, others weren’t as lucky and were quickly converted to zombies.
Caylee Winpigler, a freshman, was caught and zombified, but that didn’t slow her down. Winpigler made sure to chase after all the remaining humans and ended up converting the most humans to zombies in the end. “You have to be really fast, and I think a lot of coffee beforehand helps to” said Winpigler.
“When they get you prepared for college they never tell you it’s gonna be like this, and it was incredible” Winpigler said after the game had ended.
Carter Taliaferro set up the whole event with CAB and was happy with the event turnout. Many students asked when the next game would be.
“I’m hoping to run this event, or a very similar event, next semester toward the end when it’s warmer” said Taliaferro.
Although very few survived the night, it was a very lively night on campus with Humans vs. Zombies.