Halloween is always a fun time of year. As October approaches I always find myself counting down the days until the 31st. It may be obvious as to why Halloween is such a fun holiday, but to name a few you get to dress up, have a reason to get free candy and eat as much as possible, and of course the haunted houses and scary movies that accompany it. All of these things and others add to the spirit of this fun holiday.
I don’t know anyone who complains of getting dressed up on Halloween. It is the one time a year that you can get dressed as whatever you want, and trust me when I say whatever, I have seen some pretty crazy things. People can get pretty creative with costumes and being that we are all at a college campus yes, we will see some pretty funny costumes. It is always exciting to see what people come up with though. If you are still looking for a costume and don’t know where to look here is a few places. First there is the obvious, the Tippecanoe Mall. Here there are stores like Spencer’s and Hot Topic which, from what I have seen and heard have some costumes. If you are at or by the mall area you can also check out a couple places right next to the mall. One is named Halloween Express and the other is called Spirit Halloween. Both of these stores I have been to and they both have a large selection of Halloween gear, from costumes to accessories to party favors, if you have to pick up some last minute Halloween things these places can be of use.
My personal favorite thing about Halloween is the haunted houses and other haunted trails, barns or mazes. As an article in the Exponent describes, there is a haunted house that will be running from the 20-21 and 26-28 of October at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds. This actually takes place in an old barn on the fairgrounds. It is supposed to be pretty scary, as children under 12 are not recommended to go. All of the proceeds also go toward funding for the Jefferson High School Choir. Another article in the Exponent describes another haunted experience, but this ones right on campus! The union this weekend will be trading its more formal surroundings in to create the look of a prison. It is described as bringing together the ‘virtual and real’. The PSUB and the Envision Center will jointly be sponsoring this event, which takes place from 7 to 11 pm on Saturday night. It sounds like a spooky but fun event that is being offered, so if you want to be scared but do not want to go very far to do it, set aside some time on your Saturday night to make sure your spooked and fully ready for Halloween.
So do you think you have a crazy or creative Halloween costume? If you do and you want it be known, send it into the exponent. They are looking for students to submit their crazy, creative, and creepy Halloween costumes to be featured in the Exponent’s upcoming Halloween guide. If you are interested you can email your costume idea and contact info to features@purdueexponent.org to be featured in the exponent.
Maybe all the scary haunted houses isn’t for you and you would prefer something a little quitter and less spooky. Well, that’s okay, this Sunday at the Long Center in Lafayette the Purdue Symphonic Orchestra will be performing their fifth annual Creepy Classics Halloween Concert. The concert is said to include a lot of traditional Halloween music. So you will still get the whole ‘Halloween feel’ although you are sitting in a chair in normal clothes. This also sounds like a fun Halloween event. There are numerous events that are taking place not far from campus for the upcoming holiday. Halloween seems like it has gotten pretty hectic in recent years, especially at college campuses. So maybe opt for another way to celebrate the holiday and attend one of these exciting events.
I hope that some of these ideas help you gear up and get ready for this upcoming holiday. It is always fun to do things related with Halloween because after all it does only come around once a year. So grab a couple friends and get a costume, go be scared, and eat lots of yummy candy! Remember to be safe and have a great Halloween!
2 comments:
I LOVE haunted houses, mazes, or just whatever! I've gone to them every year since I was probably in 6th or 7th grade. It's something fun to just go and do with your friends that isn't the everyday thing. It only happens once a year so it's kind of exciting. However, being a freshman this year at Purdue, I don't have a car so I wasn't able to go. Most of my friends are freshman and don't have cars here either. It's depressing. That rule needs to change.
Halloween is my favorite holiday! I put up a bunch of awesome Halloween decorations on my half of the room as soon as it was October, but my roommate kept and keeps on telling me to take them down because he thinks it's stupid to decorate for holidays because he is a passive agressinve poopy pants. Of course I am leaving the decorations up probably until Thanksgiving.
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