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Scorpio 10/23-11/21 Your Halloween is going to suck. Looks like it’s going to be a cold one, which means you’re going to freeze. Sagittarius 11/22-12/21 We recommend this Halloween you practice control when consuming all the “candy” this weekend. Sugar hangovers are the worst.

Capricorn 12/22-1/19 It is Halloween again, the time of year when you lock the door and hide from the terrible little monsters who go around banging on people’s doors demanding free food.

Aquarius 1/20-2/18 This is your holiday, and you plan to make the most of it this weekend. Go out and have as much fun as you can because Halloween only comes once a year.

Pisces 2/19-3/20

You don’t really care for Halloween. However, you are all about the candy. Go out and get as much as you can and hit up Wal-Mart tomorrow for a

yearlong supply of cheap sugar.

Aries 3/21-4/19 The best thing about Halloween is you get a free pass to scare as many people as you want. Seriously, this is the only day of the year when scaring people is encouraged.

Taurus 4/20-5/20 Just because you think Halloween should not be a holiday, does not mean you can’t have fun. Throw a party with your friends and enjoy the weekend.

Gemini 5/21-6/21 Stay away from the people dressed as clowns. In fact, if you even see a clown, drop whatever it is you are doing and run the other direction.

Cancer 6/22-7/22 For you, there is nothing better than

inviting a few friends over on Halloween night and watching scary movies while dispensing candy to the little monsters outside.

Leo 7/23-8/22 No, bad, put down the eggs and try a different method of having fun. No one likes to have their house or car egged. Try going to a Halloween party, or scare people, but no eggs.

Virgo 8/23-9/22 You care very little about dressing up for Halloween. You love to decorate and make great snacks for you and your friends. This Halloween is going to be a great experience.

Libra 9/23-10/22 The phrase, “over the top” does not apply to you. Take your competitive drive to a new level by trying to make the best costume in Idaho.

Ultimate Halloween mixtape Sick of hearing “Monster Mash” every October? Yes, we all are too. Halloween is about all things spooky and scary, and the background music should follow suit. This year, step away from the cheesiness of grandmother’s Halloween albums and sink your teeth into this deliciously heavy mix-tape.

“Forced Gender Reassignment” by Cattle Decapitation Once you’ve pressed play on this song, you’ve doomed yourself to four minutes of aural discomfort and terror. Cattle Decapitation writes lyrics where

Sorrow, which is a noteworthy classic. humans are subject to typical practices “Escape” by The Devil Wears Prada that happen to animals within differSome Halloween fans are into ent industries, highlighting issues like zombies. The Devil Wears Prada liked animal testing and slaughter. On top zombies enough to produce an of that, the vocals are all high entire extended play dedicated pitched squeals and the instruto them. This track is opens to mentals move downward into the EP, and features tons of thea hopeless sounding spiral. If atrical elements, including the you can stomach the song itself, sounds of gun blasts, rainfall, check out the music video. This car alarms and more. Terrific one is sure to repel any potensynthetic work binds the piece tial trick-or-treaters strolling Masen together and creates a great about with their parents. Matthews backdrop for sci-fi Halloween rawr “Miseria Cantare (The fanatics and average metal core fans as well. Beginning)” by AFI This track isn’t necessarily frightening, but it still fits the Halloween mood. A fizzy intro leads into a few solitary bass drum hits and then the song really starts to pick up with a chorus of chanted vocals. It’s a dark track for sure, and it’s a great for chilly October walks. This is also the opening to AFI’s album, Sing the

“Emergency Broadcast: The End Is Near” by Underoath This Underoath track has an apocalyptic vibe to it, which takes the listener on a mental trip through the ruins of mankind. This atmosphere is boosted through the use of low fuzzy

bass tracks and a spacey synth backbone characterized in Underoath’s later albums. Fans of postmodern Halloween themes will be right at home here. The song’s lyrics and the energy behind them add to the theme and it makes the line, “This is it for us, it’s time to panic” sound all too real.

“Enter By the Narrow Gates” by Circle Takes the Square Epic chanting goes straight into cutting guitar riffs at the beginning of this seven-minute song. The mood follows the same sort of doomy apocalyptic sound the aforementioned Underoath track does. Traded male and female vocals that range from spoken word to grating screams make this track stand out from the rest. Your Halloween playlist wouldn’t be complete without it. Masen Matthews can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Trick or Treat? Cultural Tips and tricks for the average Halloween candy giver

up after a few bites, thus saving As Halloween looms before us, chilthemselves from an otherwise inevidren and adults alike are scrambling for table stomach ache. costume ideas. While we often focus on Another common mistake candy costumes, we usually forget the point of givers make is choosing a those costumes entirely. bowl of gummy worms above As a child, a costume is the key to free candy. I know some other treats. I know, they people harbor altruistic memoare creepy, they are holiday ries of dressing up just for the themed and they are cheap. fun of it, but costumes are way Unfortunately, they are termore fun when it guarantees rible for the recipient. you candy. Cy Most kids carry a bucket Candy is a large part of the Whitling or a bag for their candy on rawr motivation behind many HalHalloween night. At first loween costumes, so I think the glance, they usually are topic is worthy of discussion. Too often excited by gummy worms. They do adults neglect this pivotal part of grab a handful and throw them in the holiday. They simply grab candy to with the rest. Then, as the evening hand out without giving it any thought. progresses, the bag fills up with Do not succumb to this folly, and select wrapped candies and other miscelyour candy with purpose! laneous objects. These objects can Most grocery stores make it easy to include, but are not limited to: get candy. They pile up huge displays of candy wrappers, toothbrushes, pine “fun sized” bars. Someday, I would like needles, costume accessories, wet to meet the sad pathetic human who socks and younger siblings. came up with the name “fun sized” and When children arrive home and ask him if he has a soul. dump out their spoils on their beds, Since when has “fun sized” meant out will clunk a gooey mess, the consmall? We live in America. Debates over glomerate of sticky gummy worms childhood obesity aside, how can we and the aforementioned objects they call something with less sugar more have attracted. It is the nature of fun? I can see “snack sized,” or “socially children to disregard any adversity responsible sized,” or even “live past the in their search for candy. This can age of 60 sized,” but “fun sized,” really? lead them to consume pine needles, In addition to being misleading and socks and toothbrushes as they try poorly named, fun sized bars allow the to eat the gummy worms you gave consumer to ingest more sugar without them. Don’t be responsible for a child realizing it. I can eat a lot of “fun sized” eating his own sock and say no to snickers bars, but if I tried to consume gummy worms. the same amount of calories in reguThe rules of candy etiquette are lar snickers, I would give up halfway too nuanced and complicated to through the fourth bar. Fun sized canexplain all of them here, but follow dies simply allow the consumer to pace these pointers and you can avoid themselves as they gorge on sugar. some of the season’s biggest blunders. Consider giving kids a single regular Cy Whitling candy bar, instead of a handful of fun can be reached at sized ones. Their excitement will warm arg-arts@uidaho.edu your heart and hopefully they will give

appropriation Native Americans, which just plagues them with cultural genocide in a vain effort to look hip. Additionally, white society has commoditized cultural tradition in the form of fashion so high-class clothing Whether it’s a teenage girl wearing designers can make money off of those a headdress at a music festival or a guy wearing a shirt with the silhou- who engage in culturally appropriative fashion choices. As always, capitalist ette of a Native American warrior hierarchy survives off of the on it, we’ve all been witnessexploitation of others, in this es to cultural appropriation case, the “others” are those who within fashion. belong to a different culture. If the definition of culNative Americans aren’t the tural appropriation doesn’t only ones falling victim to culring a bell, Urban Dictionary tural appropriation. Remember has a blunt and straightforwhen pop artist Macklemore ward definition for it which fell into hot water because he reads, “When white people Masen Matthews wore an afro wig, a fake nose think it’s okay to steal rawr and dirty clothes on stage? ‘pretty’ or appealing things People were offended because from cultures and use them he engaged in Jewish cultural appropriafor attention.” tion to the point where it ascended to A more precise source, like Oxford cultural mockery. Examples of cultural Reference, will define cultural approappropriation are everywhere, and they priation as “A term used to describe envelop groups like the Jewish commuthe taking over of creative or artistic nity, African-Americans, Asian-Americans forms, themes, or practices by one and more. cultural group from another.” Are you a white woman thinking Need more examples of how this about dressing up as a geisha? Betis executed? The music video for “Ride” by Lana ter think again. How about a white man thinking about dressing up as a Del Rey serves as a perfect example Cherokee warrior? Sorry, the lipstick of cultural appropriation. During a you smeared across your face and chest large chunk of the video, she’s wearto look like war paint isn’t creative or ing a traditional Native American cool. Go as a cat, or a bank robber or headdress. Keep in mind that Lana whatever you want, but there are plenty has no Native American affiliation, she’s simply glorifying cultural appro- of costume ideas that don’t involve cultural appropriation. priation to the sounds of the awful Honestly, people are not bad if they music she writes. accidentally engage in cultural approCultural appropriation is wrong priation. It’s an issue tons of people are for a number of reasons, and it can sometimes be difficult to explain why. unaware of, which is a shame, considering how wrong it is. Next time you’re We can analyze history and look walking through the mall and pass by at the entire idea to prove the negaa store flaunting those Native Ameritive impacts of the act. First of all, can silhouette shirts, think through white people appropriating Native your fashion choices and opt for the American culture is a sheer form of graphic baseball T-shirt on the other mockery. Historically speaking, being rack. Ending cultural appropriation is white means you exist as part of a group who founded the United States an act that involves everyone, so shop smart and make sure you look stylish by committing mass genocide. rather than offensive. Fast forward to 2014, and we have Masen Matthews people like Lana Del Rey, running can be reached at around in headdresses that are often arg-arts@uidaho.edu considered traditionally sacred to

Why cultural appropriation is bad, how it happens and why it should stop

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Halloween cupcakes

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A Crumbs Recipe Card Little monsters Ingredients: 1 box white cake mix 3 egg whites 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup water Cupcake liners Food coloring Vanilla frosting Mini Marshmallows

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Directions: 1. In a big bowl, mix cake mix, egg whites, vegetable oil and water at medium speed for two to three minutes. 2. Separate cake mixture evenly into three bowls. 3. In the first bowl, add three drops of green food coloring and mix well. 4. In the second bowl, add three drops of red food coloring and two drops of blue. Mix well and your cake mix should be purple. For a darker purple, add a drop of blue food coloring and for lighter purple, add a drop of red food coloring. 5. In the third bowl, add two drops of red, blue, yellow and green food coloring. Mix well and your cake mix should be grey.

6. In a cupcake tray, lay out the cupcake liners and add a tablespoon of the cake mixes in this order: grey, green, purple in each cupcake liner. 7. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 18 minutes. 8. Turn off the oven, but leave the cupcakes in it for about three minutes. 9. Open the oven door, and after 10 minutes, take the cupcakes out and let them cool on the counter for about 15 to 20 minutes. 10. Separate the vanilla frosting into two bowls. 11. In the first bowl, add four drops of green food coloring. 12. In the second bowl, add three drops of red and two drops of blue food coloring. 13. Frost the cupcakes, making monster faces with mini marshmallows for the eyes. 14. Dip a toothpick into blue food coloring and dot the marshmallows for the pupil. Jordan Hollingshead can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu

The ugly, the ugly and the even uglier A Monster movie mash

Tom Hiddleston film, “Only Lovers Left Alive.” On the small screen, there’s “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals,” two shows that prove romance and bloody For many, the best frights on Halloween killings can coexist. are the monsters. On the other side of the coin are the moonlit We all know them. There are vampires, beasts themselves, werewolves. These guys have werewolves and anything else rom an averhad several recent attempts at resurrecting age child’s nightmares. When it comes to their legacy. Unfortunately, most of them, such monster movies, there are a wide variety as “The Wolf Man” remake and “Skinwalkers,” to choose from. Here are some cool freaky were terrible. flicks to get the heart pounding. If you want a fun werewolf flick, I’d recomBradley When it comes to blood-sucking beasts, mend “Cursed.” Directed by Wes Craven, this Burgess there aren’t a lot of great options for vamfilm features stars like Jesse Eisenberg, Christina rawr pires on film. A certain franchise, which shall Ricci and Judy Greer. For a cool Halloween film, not be named, has reduced the kings of the give it watch. night to sparkly romantics. For larger scale beasts, there are more diverse opFor vampire purists, there are bloody flicks like “30 tions. There’s the classic 1954 “Godzilla,” Peter JackDays of Night,” “From Dusk Till Dawn,” and the recent son’s big budget “King Kong” remake and the under-

rated “Cloverfield.” All of these feature cool monsters and awesome special effects that bring them to life. What about the monsters no one remembers? Well, fear them too, because some can be just as scary as the big stars. “The Ruins” features killer plants that grow inside people and literally tear them apart, “Alien” features the iconic Xenomorph, and “Monsters Vs. Aliens” has a whole group of strange creatures facing off against world-conquering aliens, a best of both worlds, if you will. For other varied selections of cool monsters, check out “Pacific Rim,” “Hellboy” and “The Cabin in the Woods.” There are also great family Halloween films, such as “Monsters Inc.,” the “Harry Potter” franchise and anything starring Scooby-Doo. Bradley Burgess can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Zombie chainsaw butchers and other bloody characters waited by the Tremors roller coaster for guests to come through before they revved their saws. When it came to scaring, they showed no mercy. However, to make sure everyone stayed safe, security guards were always nearby. Nov. 1 is the last day Scarywood is open this year.

A night so fun it’s scary

First of all, pack warmly. It doesn’t matter what the local weatherman said the forecast would be. Every time I’ve gone to Scarywood, it has rained. For an Last weekend, a group of friends and adventure in northern Idaho at I piled into a car, traveled north night, layers are always going to to Coeur d’Alene and took part be the key to comfort. in the annual spook-fest called A lot of people who go to Scarywood. Scarywood enter with high exFor those who don’t know, pectations of the haunted train Scarywood is a yearly Hallowride located near the park’s eneen event during the month trance. Personally, I don’t think of October. The theme park Erin it meets the hype. This year my Silverwood is decked out in Bamer group got to the park exactly rawr haunting décor and opened when it opened at 7 p.m., and after dark. Guests can take a there was still a two-hour wait for the ride on a train full of terrors, venture train. into numerous haunted houses and go Instead, we decided to forgo the on their favorite rides in the middle of attraction. As a result, we went on the night. every major roller coaster and walked In most situations, I am scared easthrough every haunted house until the ily, but Scarywood is a tradition and park closed at 1 a.m. It seemed like the I’ve grown to enjoy most of the spooks. better deal if you asked me. This year was the best experience I’ve Even though there weren’t many had at the park so far. For any prospective guests, here is some advice to make roller coasters, they were the highlight of my experience. One of the most the experience the best it can be.

Scarywood makes for a worthwhile Halloween experience

popular rides throughout Silverwood’s normal season, Timber Terror, was run backward, and it made the ride even more exciting. When people in our group got too cold, we took to the haunted houses. Scarywood offered a wide variety of haunted houses, and though we couldn’t relax due to the petrified screams of other guests, they provided the warmth we were looking for. Though it may seem obvious, Scarywood definitely isn’t an experience for the faint of heart. The first year I attended, I was incredibly anxious due to my horrible track record with horror films. By far, the most terrifying parts of Scarywood for me were the employees scattered throughout the park, clad in scary costumes, specifically working to terrorize the guests. Some calmly stalked groups of people, while others hid in the darkness to jump out at an unsuspecting passersby. Of course, I couldn’t leave

out the two workers with chainsaws who would chase guests for unimaginable lengths. For those people who, like me, are scared by the slightest wisp of wind, those bloody chainsaws shouldn’t stop you from having a good time at Scarywood. The employees aren’t allowed to touch you, so if you don’t run, they’ll go away. Also, I quickly learned if I started laughing instead of screaming, the workers would think I was shaking due to humor instead of pure fear. If none of these are effective, ask to take a picture with them. You’ll avoid getting scared and leave with a plethora of free souvenirs. I’m the biggest wimp I know, yet I still make an effort to go to the park every year. The fact that someone like me has made Scarywood a tradition should be the biggest selling point any amusement park could ever ask for. Erin Bamer can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Les Tuba Misérables UI music students offer hilarious performance Halloween night Lyndsie Kiebert rawr

What is the product of a handful of passionate music students, several variations of brass instruments, and countless baguettes? Why, it’s “Les Tuba Misérables,” this year’s rendition of a nearly 30-year-old tradition, known as Tubaween. Tubaween was originally a formal fall recital for students who played instruments such as the tuba, euphonium or sousaphone. It now operates as an opportunity for University of Idaho music students to show off their musical, theatrical, dancing and vocal skills. The basis of Tubaween is fairly simple. It is a student-run performance in the Administration Building Auditorium with a recital, a skit and a costume contest. The grand prize given to the winner of the contest remains a secret. Attendees can expect a wide array of storytelling and drama. “You can expect a love story, comedy, even tragedy,” said fourth-year Tubaween participant Byron Flood. “Basically it’s just us being silly onstage, so expect a fun time.” Tubaween is original and enticing because it is entirely written, planned and performed by students. Fourth-year participant Gary Pawelko arranges music for the event. “Even though Tubaween began as a recital, it has become more of a musical,” Pawelko said. “Les Tuba Misérables” will be euphonium player Chelsae Linehan’s sixth Tubaween. She said in past years she has directed a few of the shows. “Recent Tubaweens have included a lot of pop culture,” Linehand said. “We’ve done ‘The Little Mer-tuba,’ ‘The Lord of the Tubas,’ even ‘Tuba-vengers.’”

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more information If you are unable to make the live show, it can also be viewed online through live streaming at new. livestream.com/accounts/5947988/ events/3475995. There are numerous other activities offered late on Halloween night, so Tubaween is held earlier tonight, at 6:30 p.m. Performers said they want Tubaween to serve as a fun precursor to whatever other plans students have for the rest of the night. “We’re getting the party started,” said second-year Tubaween participant Cherish Armstrong. “It’ll be short and sweet and it’ll be hilarious.” Admission for Tubaween is by donation, which, to most college students, translates as “free admission.” However, Tubaween is a key source of revenue for students, providing funds to support them in their learning and performing endeavors. Donations help pay for a trip to the Northwest Euphonium Tuba Conference in Boise this spring. Third-year Tubaween performer Christian Mata encouraged those who attend the event to contribute. “It’s a great way to show that we’re a studio and we exist. So support us so that we can buy things to better our program,” Mata said. Tubaween is more than a simple fundraiser, or a means to provide an audience with a great time on Halloween night. The students who participate in Tubaween believe it has brought them closer together. “I love the degree of excellence we’ve started putting into it,” said fourth-year participant Chris Johnson. “I hope Tubaween keeps getting better and better. It brings the studio together as a family.” Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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The dos and don’ts of adult trickor-treating Grown-ups can have fun too… right? Danlin Li | Rawr

Reno 911 uniform that comes Trick-or-treating is undeniwith the shortest of short ably a kids’ game, but some shorts. Toys “R” Us is adults participate regardnot the place to pick less. Surely we all have a costume. Nobody memories of the episode wants to tear their of King of the Hill where pants in half when Hank and his friends walk they bend over to pick out into the street in their up a Tootsie Roll. There childhood costumes, tights are so many alternaand all, with excess skin Masen tives, why would you leaking out of every stitch. Matthews do it to yourself in the Want to be “that guy?” If rawr first place? not, pay close attention Another thing to to these tips for trick-orkeep in mind is to be courtetreating as an adult. ous and remember that you Do: were a kid once too. Just Find a costume that fits. because someone leaves a bowl Amazon has a great supply of full of Reese’s Peanut Butadult Halloween costumes, ter Cups on their front porch including party hits, like a giant doesn’t mean a corrupt adult Trojan condom wrapper or a brain has fair game to every-

thing in it. Save some for the kids, because they don’t have cars or long legs to carry them to the store on Nov. 1 to get bulk bags of candy for a third of the price. Other than that, make sure to have fun. If you have the confidence to knock on someone’s door as a grown adult to ask for candy, do it without a drop of shame. Did you get a Jurassic Park suit for Halloween? Crawl into it and let it be known to the world that your new identity for the night is a dinosaur, not a person in their early twenties who has a calculus test the following week.

Don’t:

The first obvious “do not” would be to not go trick-ortreating at all. It’s a bittersweet reality, but you can’t trick-ortreat as an adult for the same reasons you can’t order off of the kids’ menu or continue to visit your pediatrician. There’s a small group of people who will undoubtedly fail to heed this warning, but there are ways to make adult trick-ortreating more appropriate. One important “do not” to keep in mind on Halloween is time. You might be up past midnight fueled by Red Bull, but that doesn’t mean the people handing out candy will be. Knocking on doors any time past 10 or 11 p.m. is off limits. You’re certainly not going to

get candy from anyone you’ve woken past that time. Being creepy is another thing to avoid, which is surprisingly easy when you’re running around in a costume and makeup in the middle of the night. Adult trick-or-treating can definitely be fun for some, but keeping guidelines is essential. If adults enjoy trick-or-treating, by all means do it. Halloween is the one night where anyone can be whatever or whoever they want, so take advantage of that and grip the world with unabashed confidence. Masen Matthews can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Whatever you do, do not... Tips to surviving your next horror movie If you’re in a horror movie, the odds aren’t in your favor. If you want to avoid death, which I hope you do, here are some essential don’ts to help you avoid getting murdered.

Don’t split up

chipper, they have to die at least twice. Who cares if it’s not how life’s cycle works?

Don’t count on technology Cell phones aren’t the only lifesavers that will fail you. Cars that won’t start, guns that won’t fire, the list goes on. Clearly, horror characters don’t count on Duracell.

Strength in numbers has never interested horror movie writers. Friends back you up and divide Don’t insult the killer your attacker’s attenMurder machines tion, leaving more ophave a soul too. When portunity for escape. Bradley someone insults them, Even if you’re stuck Burgess rawr they hear you, it ticks alone in a dark room, them off and they make some noise and proceed to kill you. A sense of move fast. Most victims tend humor in a life-threatening situto stay still, and just make ation is important, but when their murderer’s job easier. dealing with someone who has This is no time for being conthe power to end your life, have siderate. some respect.

Don’t go somewhere without cellphone reception

This would avoid pretty much every horror related problem. If your battery is even one bar short, get out of there.

Don’t put all your faith in dumb cops To protect and serve is their motto, but if you’ve ever tried to explain to police that you’re being attacked by a monster, you’ve pretty much painted the word “Dead” on your forehead.

Don’t assume the bad guy is dead Horror movie bad guys have to die twice. It doesn’t matter if they get their heads chopped off or get thrown into a wood

Don’t miss If you’ve got one shot to kill your foe and you miss, it’s game over. Unless your buddies are Olympic archers, you’re going to need something that doesn’t run out of bullets.

Don’t stand there dumbfounded as your friends die When someone or something is killing your friends, don’t just stand there like a useless cow. There’s no excuse for that. Remember the kid from “Spider-Man” who just stood in the path of a falling stage and waited to die? We all thought that was unacceptable, so why would we do the same thing? Bradley Burgess can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Haunted campus

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For students looking for a good scare, visit some of the old UI buildings. (Clockwise from left) Kappa Sigma, PhinneyBrink hall, FIJI and Ridenbaugh Hall are whispered to have ghosts that stalk their corridors.

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Last minute DIY costumes It’s not too late to not be lame

to be a scuba diver or mountain climber. Heck, you could even dress up as a tent. Another option is to If you don’t have a get an orange jumpHalloween costume by suit from Moscow now, you have only a Building Supply. They few short hours left to sell used jumpsuits procure one, but fear that have been cleaned not, I am here with and patched and look some quick and easy do-it-yourself costumes like they are from the state penitentiary. to save your holiday. Get a jumpIt’s tempting suit and some to go as a “coltoy handcuffs lege student,” and you’re all or something set to go as a similar and criminal. lame. If you If those are going to costumes aren’t dress up, you Cy your style, might as well Whitling head to Ross. be something rawr They have so worthwhile. On much random stuff, the other end of the it’s impossible to leave spectrum, sometimes more creative students without being inspired. If you are looking decide to dress up as for more of an animat“naked,” or something ed hero vibe, find one equally stupid. Don’t of those big foil pans, succumb to this panic spray paint it yellow and weak thinking. and green and strap it When coming up on your back for some with a costume, it is ninja turtle action. If important to conyou have friends who sider several factors. also forgot to come up Costumes should be comfortable, appropri- with costumes this can be a good group option ate, creative and not as well. offensive. It is going For some people, to be cold outside and any costume is just warm inside, so look too much work. For for a costume that those people, I recomwill help you avoid mend going as a backheat stroke indoors wards person. Get a and hypothermia in mask, throw it on the the streets. back of your head, put Since this is Idaho, a wig over your face chances are there is and turn all of your a camouflage outfit clothes around. available somewhere Hopefully, these nearby. Combine full ideas get your crecamo with some ative wheels turning. branches and you are Pretty much anything suddenly dressed up as is better than going a tree. as nothing at all. Just If you don’t mind remember to have fun spending a few dollars, the outdoor rental cen- and be safe. Cy Whitling ter is a great costume can be reached at resource. They have arg-arts@uidaho.edu everything you need

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Most people know orange and black are traditional Halloween colors, but might not know why. Orange represents the fall harvest and black represents the darkness associated with death of summer. Trick-or-treating might have stemmed from the superstition ghosts could disguise themselves in human form and knock on doors to ask for money or food. If they were denied, the spirit could curse or haunt the person who refused. People carved jack-o’-lanterns with terrifying faces in hopes of scaring the evil spirits away.

Poltergeist Halloween has several different names: All Hallows’ Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool Snap-Apple Night, Samhaim and Summer’s End. Elderly women who were accused of witchcraft were usually poor and could not afford horses, so they would use a walking stick, which was often replaced by a broom, to help them travel. Harry Houdini died in 1926 on Halloween night after suffering from an appendicitis that occurred after he suffered three stomach punches.

A ghost or spirit said to manifest its presence by noises or knockings. Example: She called the Winchester brothers to rid her house of a poltergeist.

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From ibtimes.com

The Colossally Amazing Adventures of Norbert (and Friends) by Samantha Brownell ‘Twas the night of Halloween, everyone was about. There were goblins and ghouls and one very happy bumblebee. Accompanied by a ghostly friend, they ventured far and wide to fill their basket with treats.

...Or in the ghostly friend’s case, wagon.

Hee-hee-hee!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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The vegan and vegetarian guide to Halloween Is your favorite treat laced with meat by-products? Halloween is the perfect time of the year for anyone with a sweet tooth because there are definitely plenty of sweets to go around. The excitement and enthusiasm is warranted, but nobody wants to throw away their dietary morals by accident. Unfortunately, many vegetarians and vegans accidentally do year after year. There are plenty of animal products used in candy that can be much harder to spot than most people think. The main culprit behind accidental animal product contamination is gelatin. Gelatin is essentially a meat by-product made out of animal skins, tendons or bones, typically taken from cows or pigs. Obviously, gelatin is off

products. Vegans face further restriclimits for vegans who don’t consume tions with candies, as there are any animal products whatsoevtons of other candies that coner, but many vegetarians aren’t tain different animal products. so strict. Vegetarians technically Chocolates usually contain should avoid consuming it as milk, unless they’re dark chocowell, because it technically is late or cocoa based. Milk chocomeat in a different form and is late products like Kit-Kats, Milky a product of slaughter. Ways, Reese’s Peanut Butter Gelatin is used in candy Masen Cups, Hershey’s bars and similar to give it a gummy texture. Matthews products are not vegan friendly. Products containing gelatin rawr Dark chocolate is generally a include Jell-O, licorice, Nerds safer bet. Taking a shower in vegan rope, Starburst and more. Some brands Gharadelli dark chocolate is better than of gummy bears and gummy worms a box of Mike and Ike’s anyway. also contain gelatin, so be sure to read the ingredients. Skittles are no At this point, vegans and vegetarlonger off limits because Wrigley has ians may be sitting around thinking, reformulated them so they no longer “Well what can I have for Halloween?” Luckily, there are plenty of candies that contain gelatin. contain no animal products. If your favorite treat doesn’t contain Airheads, Zots, Smarties, Sour Patch gelatin, vegetarians are probably in the Kids, Swedish Fish and Sweet Tarts are clear if they choose to consume dairy

just a few examples of vegan candies. Additionally, some of the previously mentioned candies have other variants that are vegan. Many licorice brands aren’t vegan, but Twizzlers are. Starbursts aren’t vegan either, but Starburst Minis are. If you’re looking for a definitive list of what’s okay, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) offers a great list on their website. Holidays can be hard for those with dietary restrictions involving animal products. Unfortunately, Halloween is no exception. Regardless, many candies are vegan and all people have to do is double-check the ingredients to be safe. This year, have a guilt-free Halloween and satisfy the sugar cravings once and for all. Masen Matthews can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Fun alternatives to pumpkin carving While tradition tells us decorating pumpkins for Halloween means slicing them open, not everyone has the time or desire to deal with the mess. Instead, here are few festive alternatives to the average pumpkin carving.

The Candy Corn Pumpkin You will need: • A pumpkin (tall and oval is ideal) • Yellow and white acrylic paints • A broad paintbrush

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Directions: Start by splitting the pumpkin into horizontal thirds. Paint the top and bottom thirds white. After the first coat has dried, paint the top third white again to make sure the orange underneath doesn’t show through. Paint yellow over the white on the bottom third. Having white as the base on the bottom makes the yellow more vibrant. Wait for the paint to dry and suddenly you have a massive piece of festive candy corn.

The Melted Rainbow Pumpkin You will need: • A pumpkin • Crayons (bright colors, no need for orange) • A hot glue gun or hot glue • A blow dryer Directions: Start by breaking up the crayons into smaller chunks. Arrange and glue the crayons onto the pumpkin around the stem in any pattern you want. Once you’re sure about your arrangement, turn your blow dryer on high heat and point directly over crayons. Once the crayons begin to melt, watch the pattern the dripping wax

(From left) Cute-as-a Button, Vandal Bedazzled, Melted Rainbow and Candy Corn pumpkins makes and add more crayons as desired. Once your ideal pattern is achieved, let the pumpkin sit and the wax will dry.

The Vandal Bedazzled Pumpkin You will need: • A pumpkin • Black acrylic paint • Gold and silver stick-on gems • A paint brush Directions: Begin by painting the entire surface with black paint, adding layers until no orange is visible.

Once dry, arrange the gems in any pattern you want, starting at the stem and branching out. The gems should stick automatically, so there is no need to wait for anything to dry.

The Cute-as-a-Button Pumpkin You will need: • A pumpkin • Assorted buttons • Burlap • Assorted ribbon • A hot glue gun or hot glue Directions:

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Start by cutting and gluing enough burlap to wrap around the pumpkin like a belt. Go through the same process with one type of ribbon. Next, take another type of ribbon and “zigzag” it across the length of the burlap and first ribbon. Add a bow in the center if you wish. Lastly, arrange and glue the buttons in rows, branching out from the stem. Get creative. You don’t have to follow the picture exactly. Let the buttons move you. Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Friday Fiction

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It was Halloween night. My roommates were going all out for our party. They put up banners, dressed up in costumes, you name it. Me? I was trying to avoid it all. But of course, Jenny was insisting everyone participate. “Everyone has to dress up,” Jenny told us. “We’re going to impress Greek row.” Basically, we were going to impress Jenny’s boyfriend Mike and his fraternity brothers. If Jenny’s party was a bust, it would reflect badly on her. After the decorations were in place, I tried to reason with Jenny. I had to work on my term paper and didn’t have time for the party anyway. I held my breath and waited for her response. Jenny, in her typical fashion, told me if I didn’t dress up, she would file a complaint to the Dean of Students, whose son happened to be Mike. So I hastily bought a pair of vam-

pire teeth and dressed in black. Orders were orders. Jenny tasked me with welcoming guests into the house. A lot of people, Mike and his boys included, told me they thought my costume was “cheap.” As one would imagine, I was getting sick of this, especially after someone else showed up in a much better vampire costume. I snuck away while Jenny was busy with Mike’s buddies and sat on a bench outside of a fraternity house. “Looks like you’re having a rough night.” I looked up, and there was a girl in a gown, a tall hat and green face paint staring down on me sympathetically. “Mind if I join you?” she asked. I motioned to the bench. She sat down. “I’m Sarah,” she said. “Felicia,” I muttered. “You don’t like your sorority president, do you?” Sarah asked. I looked at her. Her gaze was piercing. It wasn’t uncomfortable, it was …

almost settling. “How did you know that?” Sarah simply shrugged. I sighed. “Jenny thinks she’s on top of the world. She thinks she can boss everyone around. I wish I could teach her a lesson, but she has connections that come in handy when she wants something.” “What if you could teach her a lesson?” I looked back at her. She smiled. “I have connections too,” she said and gestured to her green face. “This isn’t a costume. I’m a witch, and I have spell that would help you out.” Maybe it was the fact that I was beaten down by Jenny, but I actually believed her. “You’re a witch?” “I’ll prove it to you. I have a spell that can only be performed on Halloween. It turns someone into whatever they’re dressed as. In your case, you would turn into a vampire.” That got me thinking. Could I, Felicia Garrish, an ordinary college freshman, be a vampire? I pictured it, mouthing off my thoughts to

Sarah. “Sharp teeth, no sunlight, drinking blood?” “Don’t forget immortality,” Sarah smirked. And right then, it got interesting. “You would do that for me?” I asked sincerely. “You would turn me into a vampire?” Sarah grinned. “I only get this opportunity once a year. I’m very selective about who I use the spell on. I’ve turned people into mermaids, werewolves, one time, it was a girl dressed as an ice queen. I looked for people who would benefit from the change. You’re one of them Felicia. What do you say?” Later, I returned to the party, scoping for Jenny. I caught her by the punch bowl, flirting with someone who wasn’t Mike. I told her there was an emergency in my room. She groaned and followed me upstairs. When we got to my room, I locked the door and enjoyed my dinner. That was my last Halloween as a normal girl.

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The Dream

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Night encased the Earth. I’m on the edge of sleep, sweating and my arm was aching something terrible. I didn’t want to sleep anymore. I couldn’t. I had to fight. The horrific sounds, the screaming and smells teased my senses. I paced back and forth, gulping down pills and coffee, using the fan to blow cool fall air on my face. My body was slowing down. I didn’t think I could keep my eyes open much longer. The dreams were pleasant at the beginning. I couldn’t remember when I first dreamed of the town, but the sensation was wondrous. It was like feeling a cool breeze on a hot day. In the dream, the town was small and seemed to be in its own little world, away from cities, away from the pathetic needs of modern man. No cars, no bicycles and above all, no people. Silence and calm blanketed the town like the night. Just beyond the boundaries laid a wasteland of grass and weeds. It all seemed very real. I found myself walking down the main road, which was nothing more than a dirt path. As if condemned to endlessly wander, the road continued past the town into unexplored regions. On either side of the road I saw houses. The empty shells seemed more like memories than physical manifestations. As I frequented the town in my dreams, I visited a particular abode constantly. It sat at the edge of town, surrounded by rusted wires and rotting wood of neglected fences. The house gazed at the road ominously, as if hiding a deep pain. Something about the house intrigued me. It made me feel uneasy. The structure was fragile and didn’t look like it would stand for much longer. The saggy roof somehow remained in place, but there was not a fractured window to be seen, as with the other houses. The house occupied my dreams and the town seemed to disappear. The more I studied, the more I felt as if I must go in. One night, the urge was too strong. I moved toward the house. My blood ran cold as I approached it.

Every step I took, dead grass crunching under my feet, the house seemed to grow in scale. A dead silence overcame the area, making the natural silence of the town sound like the racket of a city. Each creak of the porch under my weight sliced into my ears. My heart beat rapidly. I put my hand on the chilled doorknob. I couldn’t help myself. I turned the knob. The door swung open on its own with a loud bang. There was little light, but I could see shadows dancing across some of the walls. They were long and hideous. Their sources couldn’t be human. The low hum of a unified cry slowly built in volume. I stood in the entrance, bewildered and paralyzed. Suddenly, something grabbed my left arm. The scent of rotting flesh and sulfur swept over me. My stomach tied into a knot. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. Something was dragging me inside. I struggled and screamed. I felt what must have been claws sinking into my skin as whatever had me tightened its grip. I woke up, gasping for breath. My head felt light and I thought I was going to pass out. I immediately ran to the bathroom, where I took a shower in icy water. The water felt like knives against my body, but it brought me out of my daze. I could think straight again. It was only a dream. But then, as I bathed, I looked at my throbbing left arm. The sounds and scents returned to me. I exited the shower and vomited into the toilet. On my arm was a large bruise with claw marks surrounding it. That was three days ago. I haven’t slept since. I couldn’t. If I did, I’d be in the grip of that horrid creature again, and I wouldn’t be waking up. Everything seemed to be getting darker with each passing moment. The night waned on. I continued to pace. My arm throbbed. I take hold of it and the throbbing turns into pain. The darkness seemed to suffocate every light in the house. It became difficult to see. I’m outside, on the porch. Dead silence. The doorknob, coarse and cold. Rotting flesh and sulfur. And now, somewhere in the distance, horrid laughter.

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