Students walking to or from the Library were faced with a giant, bloody, decapitated baby’s head. A group of young missionaries called Survivors was on campus to welcome students on their first day back with a shock and awe campaign of aborted fetus pictures.-

“Our goal is to educate through images, the reality of abortion,” leader of Survivors, Keith Mason, said. –

Sacramento State students debated with the activists next to blown-up photos of an eight week old fetus, a tiny headless body resting on a doctor’s fingers and a dime sized bloody hand laying on the face of a quarter. –

“I thought it was a reality check letting girls know what abortion really is, killing a human being,” student Karina Torrez said.-

Though a number of students shared the activists’ ideology, none of the activists were SacState students.-

“They used the most extreme images hoping to invoke emotion, rather than rational thought to convince people to be pro-life,” student Dharnesh Kaur said.”It was false advertising because most abortions don’t happen that late,” student Joyce Davis said.-

Greek-life recruiters, who populated the rest of the quad, found it difficult to compete with the graphic images. –

“It was hurting Greek-life recruitment efforts,” Michelle Bonner, of Sigma Kappa, said.-

Whether pro-life or pro-choice, the grizzly images made an impression on students passing through the quad. Bonner said she was undecided on the issue, but knew one thing. –

“I was uneasy,” Bonner said. “I didn’t want to stay around here.”-

Survivors is a group based in Arrowhead, Calif., that brings their pictures to college and high school campuses all over the country, Mason said. –

Protestors also made their way to Rocklin Middle School, where the activists held their displays at every entrance and exit of the campus, according to The Sacramento Bee. –

Survivors brought demonstrators of all ages to carry signs. –

“It was disturbing to see a kid holding a graphic sign,” student Tania Edwards said.