I was standing in the back of the Taiko Ensemble concert tonight, when two students I didn't know came in, carrying large, elaborate Nerf guns. They had a certain... hunted look about them.
"Hey," I said, "Who's winning?"
"Oh, man," said one, "The zombies are kicking our asses. They're multiplying really fast."
Yes, it's Humans vs. Zombies week on campus. Never a dull moment in academia...
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