The recent Ebola scare in Dallas has been all over the news, and certainly our campus is buzzing about the latest information due to our close proximity  to the hospital that took care of patient 0. It's not a stretch to say that most of us have considered what we would do if Ebola in Dallas ever moved from being a casual concern to a serious threat, but what really would you do to handle the situation?

If enough people got infected, the public would panic FOR SURE. Regardless of what security measures are put into place, that is just going to happen. 

This raises all sorts of other threats on top of the disease itself ranging from traffic to theft to outright anarchy. In a situation like that, SMU students should ask themselves, "what would Doak Walker do?" Run. He would run very far and very fast. 

I know, personally, the first time a case of Ebola (hopefully it doesn't happen, knock on wood, fingers crossed, all that jazz) is diagnosed at SMU I am OUT. I will head straight downstairs from my dorm to my car, drive back to my home in Kentucky and not look back.            

Just while we are in the swing of entertaining wild hypothetical situations, suppose you were stuck on SMU campus during this serious outbreak. Your first priority is not to leave your dorm so you need supplies.  I've compiled a short survival guide below. 

1. Peanut Butter and as much water as you can get your hands on. All you really need to survive besides water is peanut butter, after all.  

2. Guns. Who are we kidding, at a private school in Texas, this one is easy. Get strapped up.  

3. Your fraternity/sorority flag to hang from your window; that way, even if you don't make it, you'll end up on TFM. "Fraternity goes down swinging to Ebola in Texas." That headline is the stuff dreams are made of.    

4. Several friends that you don't like as much as the rest of your crew — shit happens.

5. A normally pointless task to become absurdly good at. Hey, if you are locked in your room for weeks there is no reason not to become the world's best ping pong player, the best card stacker, or something equally arbitrary.

6. Before I leave you to wash my hands for the 1000th time and put my mask back on (kidding … maybe), I'll leave you with some last minute pointers.

7. Your friends aren't worth spreading the disease. If I see someone sneeze, adios buddy.

8. Hit the gym. Those guys who skipped leg day may have the last laugh if they need to hold their door closed

9. Finally, don't actually freak out. This stuff needs direct fluid contact to spread so as long as you are careful in public and wash your hands — because soap and water DOES kill the virus — you will be just fine. 

But it never hurts to be prepared, after all.