Had student read, she would have known about zombie event

Editor,

I have to laugh at Cara Valente-Compton and the irony her letter exhibits, given that the “Zombie Apocalypse” was widely discussed in the Daily Lobo the day it occurred.

I can’t help but find some humor in the fact that she wrote to the student newspaper to complain about how no one informed her.

I participated in the prank, and the organizers did everything by the book: We made sure participants were clearly marked so that no one who didn’t want to be involved was caught up in it. We received the University’s approval, and we followed through on all the of the event coordinator’s orders.

UNM is a huge campus — it’s not as though Valente-Compton couldn’t simply leave the SUB if she found something objectionable. During the course of the activity, I saw people go to great lengths to ensure that people who didn’t want anything to do with the event weren’t forced to participate.

On the note of her mentioning Columbine, Virginia Tech and Jonesboro, I again have to giggle.

The event promoted a sense of community to the people who participated. We came together to have fun regardless of race, sex, religion or sexual orientation, and it was refreshing to see complete strangers communicate and have fun.

Valente-Compton’s letter also implies something about UNM: That we had no right to organize.

Well, in response, I ask: If the University’s students don’t have rights to organize here, how can we allow others?

In the last few weeks, UNM has dealt with a lot of hate speeches from several religious affiliates, and I have to say that regardless of Valente-Compton’s objections, we had fun and will likely try to do it again.

Perhaps she would be kind enough to join us and prove to herself that we’re not some rabble of sadists.
Gabrielle Swass
UNM student