TO THE EDITOR:
Dec. 21, 2012, or as some of us call it, “The End of the World,” is quickly approaching, and, unfortunately, I believe the university has severely under-prepared for the coming Armageddon.
While some may renounce the possibility of such an occurrence as foolish, the sad fact is that if we all wake up that Friday morning without half of our student body — whether they be fried by cosmic rays, zombified by a strange pathogen or ushered into the heavenly skies by one deity or another — there is currently no plan in place (or at least one that the students are aware of) that would allow our school to continue its normal operations.
As one of the foremost intellectual and cultural epicenters of the southeast, our beloved University would likely serve as a beacon of hope to many survivors in such an event.
We would be able to use our reputation, resources, and networks — particularly in areas of public policy, medicine, commerce, journalism and others — to abate the panic and hopefully form the framework of whatever form our post-apocalyptic society will take.
Thus, I urge the University Safety and Security Council to seriously consider the likely effects of an apocalyptic event and draft an emergency plan to address the needs of all students, faculty and staff who happen to survive.
Bradley Deal ’15
Business and economics
