Zombie Town Apocalypse: Alfred Zombie Attack!

Junior communication studies major, Nickelina Noel will be creating a faux-documentary film, "Zombie Town," with the assistance of the Alfred University community. The event will be filmed this coming Saturday, Mar. 26 at 4 p.m. in front of the Alfred bandstand.

“The project’s main goal is to bring the Alfred University community together through the use of social media, to participate in this exciting project,” Noel explained.

“As a student organization leader, I have learned that convincing the student body to partake in campus activities is not a simple task," Noel continued. "Clubs or organizations are facing outside competitions such as house parties and some other off-campus entertainment.”

Noel stated that her project is unique because it introduces a whole new recreation specifically designed to encourage community and generate participation among students who share the same interests – the fondness for zombies.

The Social Media classroom assignment allows students the opportunity to pursue a project of personal interest and to share the accomplished work with the world. Various social media will be used in this project including facebook, twitter and blogs.

When asked what inspired her project, Noel disclosed that it all began with her blog post, "A Brief Introduction to the Cyberspace Zombie Era."

"This blog post introduced a generation of living-breathing cyberspace zombie fanatics, also known as my generation. It is not that we are zombie fanatics; it is that the cyberspace fanaticism most usually leads to the 'Zombism'," Noel said.

"I’ve always kept an eye out for good horror films, and it’s obvious that nothing beats a classic." Noel mentioned, while explaining inspirations to her project.

This project welcomes anyone in the Alfred community to join. You can dress up as a zombie or simply show up at the band stand, make-up, accessories and tools will be provided to assist in filming.

(The blog post mentioned can be found at http://nickelinanoel.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/a-brief-introduction-to-th... )