Zombies overtake UI campus

Josh Birnbaum The Daily Illini Students dressed as zombies perform the dance from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at the Illinois Street Residence Hall as part of the Zombie Mob, an Allen Hall pre-Haloween activity that attracted about 150 zombies on Saturday night. From Allen, the zombies marched to ISR and then proceeded to Green Street and Champaign, stopping frequently to perform the dance.

Josh Birnbaum The Daily Illini Students dressed as zombies perform the dance from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the Illinois Street Residence Hall as part of the Zombie Mob, an Allen Hall pre-Haloween activity that attracted about 150 zombies on Saturday night. From Allen, the zombies marched to ISR and then proceeded to Green Street and Champaign, stopping frequently to perform the dance.

By Staff Reports
October 30, 2006

Allen Hall students assisted nearly 150 UI students to gear up in full costume for a unique opportunity: to roam campustown as the living dead. The walkers terrorized passersby, both in vehicles and on foot, and even took the time to periodically break inot a choreographed dance routine to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

The event was sponsored by Allen Hall, and lasted from 9p.m. to midnight on Saturday night.

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1. Josh Birnbaum The Daily Illini

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Students dressed as zombies perform the dance from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in front of Walgreen’s on Green Street in Champaign as part of the Zombie Mob, an Allen Hall pre-Haloween activity that attracted about 150 zombies on Saturday night. From Allen, the zombies marched to ISR and then proceeded to Green Street and Champaign, stopping frequently to perform the dance.

2. Josh Birnbaum The Daily Illini

Groaning as they walk down John St. in Champaign, students dressed as zombies participate in the Zombie Mob.

3. Josh Birnbaum The Daily Illini

Students dressed as zombies perform the dance from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the Illinois Street Residence Hall.

4. Roxana Ryan The Daily Illini

Members of the Allen Hall “Zombie Mob” look in the computer lab of Illinois Street Residence Hall before dancing to “Thriller” at “Late Night” on Saturday.

5. Beck Diefenbach The Daily Illini

Zombie students walk dow the halls of Illinois Street Residence after performing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as part of Zombie Night in the dorm’s cafeteria Saturday October 28th, 2006. Zombies used toilet paper, oatmeal, and fake blood to make the wounds which covered their face and bodies.

6. Beck Diefenbach The Daily Illini

Students in zombie dress and makeup listen to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” during Zombie Night, at the corner of 5th and John streets in Champaign, Saturday October 28th, 2006.

7. Beck Diefenbach The Daily Illini

A Zombie walks down the street in front of C.O. Daniels Bar, at 608 East Daniel in Champaign Saturday.

8. Beck Diefenbach The Daily Illini

A Zombie performs the dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thiller” with fellow members of the un-dead, in front of Kam’s Bar, 618 E. Daniel in Champaign, Saturday.