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| A pack of zombies marched through Utah State University's campus on Wednesday — not to find food, but to bring attention to undead rights. |
At noon today, a horde of zombies congregated outside the Agriculture Sciences Building on the Utah State University campus before beginning the Undead Walk, an effort to make the zombie presence known on campus.
Innocent people watched as the pack of about 40 zombies made its way to the Taggart Student Center, entered and silently staggered through the building.
“It was weird,” said Brian Isom, who was among the crowd of humans in the TSC. “I was actually sending snap chats of it to my friends.”
The Undead Walk was intended not to hunt out humans, but to let the humans know that zombies are here to stay, according to Nicolas Pollock, a member of the zombie pack.
Pollock said that humans are currently immune to zombie attacks due to limited rations of newly formulated immunizations. These immunizations are expected to run out at 3 p.m. today, rendering the humans vulnerable to zombie attacks once again.
Pollock was infected with the zombie virus yesterday, and today was his first day as a zombie.
“I was a little distraught when I first got turned into a zombie, but now it’s kind of fun chasing humans,” Pollock said.
Although changing allegiances wasn’t easy for Pollock at first, the zombie virus is helping him forget his human loyalties.
“I still have friends that are humans,” Pollock said. “My girlfriend is a human, so I’m hunting her. I know where she lives. She’d better watch out.”
The Undead Walk concluded at 12:22 p.m., and the zombies dispersed to await the end of the humans’ immunity.
UnDeadline reporters Bradley Bair, Marley McClune, Morgan Jacobsen, Eliza Welsh and Jeff Dahdah contributed to this report.
