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"  Hiya, Everyone! For the past two weeks, a new type of activity has been sweeping across the University of Pittsburgh campus. Humans vs. Zombies (or HVZ, as those in-the-know call it) is a game that&amp;#039;s half Capture the Flag and half zombie role-playing game. My best friend here, Kim, is crazy about it. Basically, the game starts out with a large group of people (about 180, in the first round of HVZ this year).  A small portion of the participants is designated as the original zombies. Zombies (who wear bandanas around their heads) then have to scamper around campus, infecting the humans (who wear their bandanas around their arms and can stun zombies using Nerf guns or airborne socks) by touching them. A zombie can survive only as long as he or she makes at least one &amp;#039;kill&amp;#039; a day. Once a human gets infected, he or she has to start &amp;#039;feeding&amp;#039; like a zombie. The game is cool because it goes on 24/7 (although academic buildings and dorm rooms are safe zones). HVZ becomes more than just a game; it becomes a way of life. Within ten days, my campus was absolutely crawling with &amp;#039;zombies&amp;#039;. Everywhere I go, I hear conversations that are filled with phrases like &amp;quot;Yeah, man, we&amp;#039;re ambushing the humans tonight,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Dude, I just got infected!&amp;quot; Those things always catch me off guard, but it&amp;#039;s still thoroughly entertaining. One night, Kim and I were lying outside of our rooms, making decorations for our doors and listening to music, when all of a sudden Kim screeched and jumped up, diving dramatically into her room. She narrowly missed being infected by a zombie from our building who had crept up to our floor. It was slightly terrifying and completely hilarious. Humans vs. Zombies has been pretty much the only thing about which I&amp;#039;ve been able to hear around campus. I&amp;#039;m definitely really excited about getting in on the next game and sharing those adventures for you guys, here! :) Love, Brittany "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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