Week 9
Hola Readers,
Week 9 is upon us, the final week in October as a matter of fact, and wouldn’t you know it, Halloween has taken the campus by storm. The dorms are decorated, the smell of pumpkin coffee and muffins fills the Student Union, and the debate over who will have the best costume for this weekend is in full stride. While the temptation to go out and party the weekend away may be strong, we need to remember that we are college students, and can’t forget our studies. There are plenty of fun things to take part in here at UConn that won’t conflict with our studies but can still give us students a chance to release some stress.
When in doubt, look to your local campus organizations to throw Halloween parties. I’ll be the first to admit that the idea of going to a Halloween party in the Student Union may seem a little lame, but trust me when I say, they can turn out to be a lot of fun. This Tuesday LSA (Latino Student Association) held their annual Halloween party in the PRLACC (Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center) program room and it was a great time. Students came in costume, played games, enjoyed some free food and candy, and were even able to throw on their dance shoes for a little dance contest, where the winning couple received gift cards to the Co-op. The festivities began at about 7pm and were done by 9pm. Let’s be honest people, Homer Babbidge Library doesn’t close till 2am that still leaves with you about 5 hours of study time.
If all else fails Late Night is always a great alternative to staying out partying away your valuable study time. The theme this week was “Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins at Late Night” and this like every other Late Night I’ve attended proved to be a lot of fun as well. If you were looking for a souvenir to remember the night by take a ghostly photo or decorate a Halloween cookie to eat later on, or maybe you were feeling a bit curious and adventurous last Friday night, you could’ve asked one of the psychics or tarot cards readers that were there to predict your future. Maybe you'll end up having the best Halloween costume after all?
Also the residence halls held plenty of events as well, for example in Charter Oaks not only were their various programs held by our resident assistants but on Saturday if you were around during the early afternoon you could hand out candy to kids from the local community at no cost to yourself. All you had to do was hand out candy and get in the Halloween spirit.
In my 3 years of being here, I’ve seen that Halloween and Spring Weekend are two of the most socially active weekends for students here at UConn but they’re also the times when students begin to lose track of academics, and while there’s no reason for this to be the case, I know it will still happen to a few students here. Even though some of you may still go out and party all weekend I encourage you to at least be safe in the process. If you do go out please remember, to:
1. Always travel with a group of friends that you know and trust. Use the buddy system there’s strength in numbers.
2. If you’re going to a party, plan ahead, make sure you know where it is and how your getting back, the last thing you want to happen is to be stranded somewhere with no way of making it back to your room.
3. If you choose to have a refreshment make sure you know what you’re consuming and don’t put your cup down for any reason. It’s better to be safe then sorry.
I want to wish you all a happy Halloween week, and I encourage you to be on the look out for the next posting of Student Lens.
Have fun and be safe Readers!
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