Q: What should I dress up as for Halloween?

Claire: 

Celebrating Halloween at college is an intense affair lasting anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. As you might have already noticed, some houses have had their decorations up all month. You also might have noticed this past week some people already going out in costume. Since Halloween this year is on a Monday, the whole weekend leading up is fair game for costumes and themed parties. Costumes are not mandatory by any means but they do make things more fun. I would recommend doing a group costume with your friends if you can all agree on something. The amount of effort that you put in doesn’t matter either, some people just use things they already have and others spend weeks planning theirs. 

Overall, Halloween is a great time to relax a little right after midterms. Still, you need to remember that Stevens is located in a city and you shouldn’t go out too late by yourself. Always make sure you’re traveling with friends, both in places you’re familiar with, especially if traveling in an area you’re unfamiliar with. 

The best advice I have for Halloweekend is to get your homework done ahead of time so that you can take full advantage of the daytime and nighttime activities on and off campus. I hope everyone has a fun, safe, and spooky Halloweekend. 

Ethan:

There is a lot that goes into picking out a good Halloween costume, and as a college student, you need to factor in things like price, comfort, effort, etc. These factors can make it difficult to come up with a costume on such short notice, considering that by the time you’re reading this, Halloween will be three days away. So, I am assuming you’re desperate. You could always cave in and go to a Party City or Spirit Halloween and spend $50 on a mediocre costume, but I would hope you can manage to be a little more creative. 

If spending a lot of money isn’t an option, you could always wear a basic costume, like a black cat or an angel/devil, which is kind of embarrassing, but you do you I guess. Halloween is a chance to have fun and be original, so I hope you can find something better than the basics. 

Thrift stores are a great place to look for last-minute clothes for a costume, my costume last year was nothing more than a bald cap, a thrift store suit, and cheap sunglasses. If you couldn’t figure it out by now, I spent my last year dressed as Mr. Worldwide, and with my incredible taste in costumes, I think that if you are not going to try to put effort into your costume or find something funny to be, you shouldn’t be dressing up at all. It’s only a little bit lame to be the one loser out of all of your friends that doesn’t wear a costume, but I wouldn’t put it past you because you’re asking me, out of everyone, for advice. Good luck and happy Halloween!