I am disappointed by the stance the Editorial Board took in Monday’s editorial “Zombie Nation.” Humans vs. Zombies is just a master game of tag that unites all different kinds of students across UF’s campus in a game that makes the boring walk to class more interesting for a week.
I am nowhere near a socially inept childhood comic nerd, as you have stereotyped everyone playing this game, and yet I find this game rather entertaining.
Non-players are ignored and are perfectly welcome to watch or ignore those who do play.
Attempting to draw a parallel between the Humans vs. Zombies players and Turlington preachers and annoying activists is a worthless comparison.
Humans vs. Zombies is played on college and university campuses across the nation. This is the first semester it has come to UF, and the game earlier this semester was a short trial run.
There are more than 1,000 students registered and playing this week, which shows an obvious interest from our UF student body. That, coupled with the fact that a freshman has managed to organize and launch a campus-wide game drawing the interest of more than 1,000 students during his second semester, is admirable, and should earn the support of our beloved Alligator.
Or, at the very least, it should curb blatant criticism.
