In the wake of the shootings at Northern Illinois University, the game Assassins led to a scare involving the use of a fake gun at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Officials at the university consequently banned the game, according to foxnews.com.
At the University, the game -- in which students meet others living in their dorm by "killing" their targets until only one student remains -- is played in first-year dormitories using socks. Pat Lampkin, vice president for student affairs, said the game most likely will not be banned at the University because it does not use toy guns, although she acknowledged that students need to be more sensitive when playing the game, following the shootings.
"We're in a time when people need to be very careful about surprising and following people, and we couldn't support using any kind of look-alike weapon," Lampkin said.
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, according to foxnews.com, university police were alerted to reports of a masked gunman. Upon arriving at a building on campus, they discovered a student who was playing the game, wearing a ski mask and armed with a toy gun that shoots foam darts.
Recalling this month's shootings at Northern Illinois University, where a gunman fatally wounded five students before turning his weapon on himself, Lampkin asked the University community to be aware of threats in today's world when participating in activities such as Assassins.
"We have to recognize the environment in which we live," Lampkin said. "But as long as students stay away from [guns], it's a good way to meet people."
--compiled by Anne Rasmussen
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