THE STATESMA www.sbstatesman.orgwwssm o Volume 53, Issue 414 9 Monday, April 12, 2010 STUDENTT FFE SrAYS MANDATORY on campus. By JENNIFER LONG From March 17 to Staff Writer March 24 voting was open on Solar under the student elections The votes are in, and section. Throughout the the student activities fee week, flyers, Facebook is still mandatory for groups and press releases all undergraduate Stony were sent out mainly in Brook students. Well, support of the mandatory at least for the next two vote. The Stony Brook years. Men's Rugby Facebook Since the 2004-2005 page had a post that said, school year, all State "vote MANDATORY on University of New the student activities fee York, SUNY, schools so we can ensure rugby KENNETH HO / THE STATESMAN have been required to continues to get funded." have run amok on campus since last week. The current count: 335 humans, Humans and Zombies vote every two years on The USG Vice President 233 zombies and 40 dead. whether their student of Communications and activities fee will be Public Relations, David mandatory or voluntary. Mazza, posted a press This policy set under release on USG's website The War Between ZSombies and the SUNY Chancellor's that urged students to guidelines, calls for a support his campaign for vote by referendum on a mandatory fee. Humans Comes to Stony Brook the election ballot for "The support of the Undergraduate Student mandatory vote was Government, USG, popular amongst many across the country, as well of campus and the people Humans vs. Zombies senators. This year clubs because USG By SHIREEN JAYMAN as high schools, military around them', says Jesse has attracted the students voted 1343 funding is imperative Staff Writer bases, summer camps, and Oney, a junior majoring attention of non-players to 509 to keep the fee to their operation," said public libraries;' according in political science and as well; accordingly game mandatory. USG Vice President to the Humans vs. Zombies women's studies major. "HvZ moderators held two sets This means that until John Kriscenski, 22, a Spring has hit Stony information website. (Humans vs. Zombies) of meetings for prospective the vote comes up again senior double majoring Brook and as students crowd Humans vs. Zombies is a lets you play this awesome players thr-oughout in 2012, all undergraduate in biology and business the Staller steps, relaxing in game of tag where allplayers strategy game with hundreds the week. As the ga-me Stony Brook students will management. Kriscenski between classes and enjoying begin as humans, and one of people you've never met." progressed, more players be required to pay a fee of also said that USG may the warm weather the player is chosen randomly In 2005 students at became zombies, wrapping $94.25 each semester for not have had enough usual scene of frisbees and to be the "Original Zombie." Goucher College in Bal- bandanas around their student activities. Each money to function under footballs fly through the air. The Original Zombie tags timore, Maryland, invented foreheads. Human players student's fee is deposited a system with a voluntary But this year, Zombies run human players. The objective Humans vs. Zombies, a game tied bandanas around their into the USG budget, student activities fee. through the campus trying is to either have a campus that spread virally across the arms or legs, armed with which is then distributed "Personally everyone to feed offofhumans. overrun by zombies, or to Internet. Kati Overmier, Nerf guns or clean socks, to various clubs and here is happy" Kriscenski Stony Brook University remain human long enough a freshman, started Stony keeping alert and on the organizations on campus. said. "That is where our has started its own game of for all zombies to "starve:' Brook University's first lookout for feeding zombies. The USG budget, totaling money comes from. It's Human vs. Zombies, "a game or go longer than 48 hours game, which started "It's very interesting to between $2.7 and $2.8 the only thing we operate of moderated tag commonly without tagging a human Wednesday, run through change the way you view million a year, also off of." played on college campuses" player. Monday. There are currently campus... where you always funds the operation of Even students who were which is now played at "over "The game itself makes 608 registered players on the USG, opening weekend 200 colleges and universities people much more aware Human vs. Zombies website. 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"It's reminiscent of being in a battle or in the wild, like you're being hunted or hunting others, its very Monday:. intense and real." High: 63F Players are protected from attacks when they are Low: 41oF indoors, with a set of rules Sunny. modified for the Stony Brook campus stating that dorms, dining halls and academic buildings are safe zones. No games are allowed to occur off campus and on hospital grounds. According to the Stony Tuesday: Brook University Humans vs. Zombies website, High: 59F "missions are activities Low: 43oF designed to keep humans Partly Cloudy. from staying in safe zones i x -- -- all the time, to make the complaints I've heard variety to campus life, play the game because a many players are in the game more interesting, about Stony Brook is and if they do it again, few of my friends were game, along with updated and to offer rewards for that it's hard to connect I'm positive the number very excited about it and numbers of humans, completion of missions." with people, hard to of players will grow I found it fun to play in zombies and "deceased" Three to four new missions traverse into new groups substantially." between classes". players. On Monday night, are offered on the website and whatnot," says Oney. Craig McCarthy, a The player list at the website will let players every day. "I think people played senior and engineering stonybrook.hvzso urce.com know who has won: the "One of the biggest because it added some major, said "I decided to keeps statistics as to how humans or the zombies. Wednesday: 1: High: 62F STUDENTAC i rvrTrEs Partly C dy SAVE 0 UR FEE S TA VS MANDA STATE SMAN From FEE on 1 Veronica Li, who activities fee will be ' a'.:.:: C ' graduated from Stony mandatory for at least the never politically active Brook with a Bachelors next two years, there are STATESMAN'S BUDGET HAS on campus took a stand. of Science in psychology others that believe the fee John Coffaro, 21, a senior in 2009, is now enrolled should be voluntary. This BEEN CUT FOR THE 2010 - 2011 Thursday: double majoring in cinema in the medical school at year 508 people voted and cultural studies the University of Buffalo. that way, and Li believes SCHOOL YEAR. WITH THE High: 62oF : and business marketing, In 2008, Li created a there are even more who Low: 46WF created a Facebook event Facebook group to gain just didn't take the time to CURRENT BUDGET WE CANNOT Partly Cloudy. to generate support for support for a voluntary vote. the mandatory vote. vote on the referendum. "If you asked the entire PRINT NEXT YEAR AT THE SAME Coffaro, who is president She wrote on her page "I student population if of the volleyball club, vice don't remember wanting they wanted to pay for CAPACITY. COME AND SUPPORT president of the bowling to attend a place ran by a student activities, I think club and involved in the dictator that sucks money you would get a different STATESMAN DURING OUR USG O'Neil Hall Council, said out of my pocket." answer," Li said.