This blog still exists post-zombie class. We could strive to continue to make this blogsite the go-to for zombie information. Is anyone else down to continue to keep it alive....err undead?
During the last few months of any semester a few things can always be counted on. Homework will pile up, meal points will dwindle, and the souls of students will fade until they are resigned to sit in a desk in the library staring at nothing. The semester always starts out with high hopes- my classes are so interesting, I'm going to work so hard, my social life is great, the
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Since reading WWZ I've been keeping an eye on China, and what I've seen has been disturbingly foreshadowing. It started with dead pigs being pulled out of the Huangpu river. My first thought was obviously that interview in WWZ when we think we've found the "source" of the virus - in a body of water in China. No, no, Jen. Stay clam. It's just China cracking down on contaminated meat
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In Zone One, author Colson Whitehead describes the protagonist as having followed the “American checklist.” The American checklist, like any agenda, results in zombifying effects: you forget to think for yourself and question things, and follow the agenda. This particularly concerning for our political system, which is mostly represented by two very opposing sides. If you are a democrat, you
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This semester I took a course called adaptation to climate change. In it, we discussed how communities respond during disastrous events, how they may become more resilient in the aftermath, and general sentiments regarding environmentalism—which often include a kind of fatalistic outlook. Professors in the environmental studies department try not to appear “doom and gloom” about the state of
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The Bad Lip Reading of The Walking Dead I came across this and I had to share so all of you to enjoy. The voices are actually well done and it makes even the most disappointing scenes of the series, enjoyable. And also, I want to know what direction you think the series is headed in!
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We spent a lot of time playing the "what if" game this semester. It was fun...a lot of fun and I certainly learned a lot and thought about a lot of cool things. Thats the fun with things that are fantasy..its just that..fantasy it probably wont happen. On the other hand, the reason its fun to think about is that it could happen. I'm feeling a little nostalgic pending
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