My two bits about panic or lack thereof:  If anything, I'd guess that there'd be even more freaking out going on than what we've seen so far in the game.  Reports of public cannibalism and unstoppable mass riots in small American towns don't happen too often.  Plus the loss of long-distance phone and especially<strong>TV </strong>for more than half an hour would bring most American towns to their knees.  Just sayin'.  :)<br/><br/>Any college would probably have enough public spaces like food courts, recreational lounges, and the like, to accomodate a large number of stranded students.  I expect most of them would hole up someplace where they can watch the TV reports.<br/><br/>Generally speaking though I think it's great that everyone here is trying to make the story as realistic-seeming as possible.  :)  Not all RPers put much thought into stuff like that, and it's tricky to pull off in a zombie game, even when everyone's working at it.<br/><br/>I put another plug up about this game in the Group Games OOC thing, just 'cause I'm still surprised more people from there didn't join.  Also I thought that nifty picture deserved more exposure.  :)  I overlooked it the first time it was posted.