What a bone-head idea! The “decision maker” who authorized this should be looked at very carefully.

quit whining

i agree people are so up tight. this was something fun for people to do. yes many people didn’t know about it but really it is not a big deal.

http://www.dailylobo.com/index.php/article/2010/11/zombie_apocalypse

This article was in the daily lobo before any of this had happened. And it was all over facebook. There were a lot of people that knew about this.

Ok, we were not “simulating gunfire” with nerf guns and water guns… Thats ridiculous, and if you were not smart enough to pay attention to all the things saying that there was a Zombie Apocalypse going on that day, then shame for you, not on us. Plus, did you see all the kids in there that were cheering for us? I am certain that this event will stick with them until they go to college as something that they want to do, and better yet they will all want to go to UNM and they will tell their friends and they will want to go here also. We had about 50 small children cheering for us in the SUB, you should maybe include that in you letter.

How many of you skipped class to play your little game of zombie grab ass?

Wow. this is so ridiculous!
Ok, for one, I agree with everyone else that this was a hugely publicized event. It was even on the news, and they came because even THEY knew about it. It’s not like the were caught off guard and decided to show up last minute. They had been forewarned, and just because you are not observant enough to notice all the commotion going on, doesn’t mean you can blame other people for your own stupidity. I also needed to point out that Columbine happened in 99. Virginia tech happened in 07. You really think that 4 and 10 year olds were mowing people down with fake guns? no. most of the people participating were adult students at unm, or at least in the general same age group. i’m sure there were younger people there, but they were obviously smart enough to know that it was all in good measure.
But I guess I can’t really be too mad at you, since there will always be one uptight jerk that has to ruin the fun in everyone’s lives.
Anyway, I just had to get this off my chest because it really bothered me. have a good one.

Isn’t this the lady that got $30,000? Buy some chill pills and some child care services!

Simmer down there! It was a planned out event, approved by UNM. How can you demonize water and Nerf guns that I’m sure even YOUR children have played with. It was all in good fun. We all could use a little fun sometimes… even you.

You have got to be kidding. Nerf guns do not sound like real gunfire. Americans, including you, need to stop being so easily offended. Put on your big girl panties. A good mother would not promoted her child’s fear, but instead would have reacted calmly and shown the child there is nothing to be afraid of. The Zombie pranksters should not be responsible for the results of bad parenting or for your overly delicate sensibilities.

Im sorry the student body that ATTENDS UNM wanted to have some fun and had permission to do this. Your preaching to the wrong crowd if you want any sympathy from the UNM student body. The best part is, the “mob” mostly consisted of onlookers watching the rest of us. So take your over dramatizations and cram them elsewhere.

“Suicides among young people nationwide have increased dramatically in recent years. Each year in the U.S. thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24 year olds, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-to-14 year olds”
And do you know why this is? Because of stress that parents and adults put on everyone to succeed and do perfect in school. It makes them want to rebel and give up. It makes them feel like they will never fit in anywhere. Who honestly has never felt like this?

The main point of this event was to have FUN. It was a place where no matter who you are, no matter how old you are and no matter what your personal life is like, you can go out into a group of total strangers and feel important.
Some people showed up in normal clothes with rolled up newspapers as weapons, while others spend hours creating their costumes and makeup. it was a place to show freedom of expression while working on a common goal.
A random group of people who have never met before showed up and worked TOGETHER to reach the ultimate human goal -freedom.
Freedom of speech, freedom of artistic creativity and freedom of personality.
What kind of world do we live in where children run in fear at the thought of adults playing a game? Why can’t adults have fun too?
As for the kids that were cheering us on, I’m sure that they felt inspiration that growing up isn’t so bad. I’m sure that they saw us and watched in awe as zombies were slain and laughter was shared with everyone.
If missing a few hours of a class or two was such a big deal, I’m sure that there would have been many people who regretted attending this event. Has anyone said they wish they hadn’t gone? No. Not one person has said “That was such a waste of time, I wish I never went. My whole life is ruined because I wasted two hours of my existence on the sole purpose of fun.”
I can only hope that as those children and other students were cheering us on, that they felt the inspiration to change the social norms of how adults run their lives. I know I did.

I’m not even in New Mexico and I knew about it. Wish I could have joined them.

COME ON PEOPLE! it was a fun event… NOTHING sounded like real gunfire at all! We had nerf guns and water guns that WERE ALL BRIGHTLY colored! People also had light sabers and over goofy things. sometimes its okay to be kid like and have some fun. tons of people knew about it and knew it was happening. The little kids i saw who were around laughed and had some fun with it they know we arent real zombies or something. We did ever thing by the book! The ONLY people we went after were people who knew about it and had deiced to be a part of it. They all had bright pink bracelets on. It was not terrifying.
Let some people have some fun for once people are way to damn uptight

I can certainly understand why some individuals found this event distasteful and even confusing. It’s often amusing and curious to see what UNM students will actually get behind. On the other hand, it’s encouraging to see some activity on campus that’s not particularly polarizing. As an example the typical/usual minority whine on campus is overdone and boring beyond words. And to see some of the students have a bit of fun together even though it was not well thought out, is not exactly disappointing.

Come on….. it was a fun event approved by UNM. Are people running out of things to complain about?

So your blood pressure went up a couple points. Honestly, who cares?

Zombie event was fun, wish I would have learned about it sooner so I could have participated. I wasn’t very alarmed by nerf guns.

I would like to point out a few things about the event. First, I knew about the event weeks before it happened, which would suggest that the author doesn’t pay attention to student driven events on campus. Second, I would like to point out that the UNM Text service is for emergencies, not to announce student events. Announcing student events would negate the original purpose of the system. Third, to say that this event spreads fear is extremely ignorant. This event wasn’t to spread fear, but rather to relieve some of the stress experienced by attending college and to allow students to have fun. Those organizing it, followed procedure by requesting permission from UNM and advising UNM PD about the event, to say that they did wrong is in itself wrong. We must also look at the fact that there is a widespread trend for an obsession with the “supernatural”. In the media today there are films and books telling of vampires and zombies and human interaction with them. Also, in universities across the country classes are being taught on these subjects. To say that it is a spread of fear, rather than display of the student’s interests is again, wrong. My fourth and final point is that universities across the US have successfully hosted events like this, and the trend is spreading thought the US to other campuses. I see nothing wrong with students organizing activities that express their ideas and interests so long as they follow proper procedures; which this event did. I hope that UNM students will be able to make this at the least, an annual event. Here’s to preparing for the next uprising—-over and out!

“It was all over facebook”? Excuse me? Somehow we are all supposed to be reading the same facebook page to know what’s happening at our place of employment or study?