Written By Lorenz Santarin<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Public Administration and Legal Studies Society hosted their fourth annual Zombie Pandemic Challenge. Students raced through the darkened campus, completing missions while dodging the hordes of ravenous \u201czombies\u201d hunting them.<\/p>\n

Prior to the event, the organizers were concerned that the weather was going to be postponed or even cancelled. Fortunately, the sky cleared up before\u00a0the event was set\u00a0to start, and, with the determined efforts of the PALS Society and volunteers, it went off without a hitch.<\/p>\n

This year, 15 teams participated in the competition.<\/p>\n

The challenge is designed to test participants\u2019 athleticism and their skills in planning, quick thinking and teamwork. They sprinted to the scattered stations to complete as many missions as they could in the time limit.<\/p>\n

Missions included the zombie version of \u201cpin the tail on the donkey,\u201d mixing food coloring, and digging in a mystery box, among others.<\/p>\n

Each mission required a certain number of members.\u00a0 Only one mission could be done at a time. Teams spent most of their time running back and forth from the safe zone to report and regroup.<\/p>\n

Each competitor was given five strips of caution tape\u2014serving as flags\u2014that the zombies would try to steal. According to the game\u2019s rules, losing all five strips would lead to elimination. Individual zombies could only take one flag at a time.<\/p>\n

Due to the physical nature of the challenge, safety was an important concern. The rules discouraged roughhousing and prohibited violence. Referees and facilitators made sure no foul play or injuries occurred.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, some students\u2019 enthusiasm got the better of them and that lead to some problems. Some competitors abused the safety zones, some zombies didn\u2019t follow the one flag limit. Both sides had cases of unnecessary roughness.<\/p>\n

PALS members confronted the individuals responsible, but only after the incidents had occurred.<\/p>\n

However, that same enthusiasm led to a fierce competition. This year had a six-way tie for the last two spots in the top five after the first phase. Unfortunately, only five could advance, so there was a bonus challenge to determine who was moving on.<\/p>\n

When asked for advice for next year\u2019s challenge, a member of one of those six teams, J. Thomas Jackson said, \u201cJust run a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written By Lorenz Santarin The Public Administration and Legal Studies Society hosted their fourth annual Zombie Pandemic Challenge. Students raced through the darkened campus, completing missions while dodging the hordes of ravenous \u201czombies\u201d hunting them. Prior to the event, the organizers were concerned that the weather was going to be postponed or even cancelled. Fortunately, … <\/p>\n

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