University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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A celebration at Couzens Hall features a costume contest and a lot of candy. Dormitories always organized Halloween celebrations. S. Jerome photo It was probably fair to state that the amount of candy a child generally collected and consumed on Halloween was synonymous to (if not surpassed by) the amount of alcohol a college student consumed during Halloween weekend. There was something about disguising ones ' self as Kermit the Frog or a sexy police officer that inspired students to chug beer and pour shots down their throats until they blacked out. Halloween at the University was an entirely different holiday. Fortunately, Halloween fell on a Tuesday, which automatically established the kick-off to the festivities on the preceding Thursday. This allotted six nights of outrageous costumes and excessive drinking. Due to students ' great respect for the holiday, there was a guaranteed party every night of the week leading up to, and of course on the night of, Halloween. Junior psychology major Chloe Hansen said, I went out almost every night during Halloween and every night there was at least five different options. I love Halloween because everybody goes out no matter how much work they have. Aside from the extravagant keg parties and bar nights, the best part about Halloween was the ridiculous and incredibly original costume choices. There were usually half a dozen Ron Burgundy ' s that you could have spotted, packs of girls dressed as playboy bunnies, and frat guys dressed as Spartans. The men who pledged a fraternity were often coerced into dressing as something embarrassing, yet humorous. Some fraternity pledges were painted yellow and stood inside of red trash cans acting as solo beer pong cups. Junior communication studies major Zabrina Reich said, The older frat guys carried a kickball around with them and would aim it at the guys as if they were playing beer pong. It was pretty entertaining and the pledges thought it was funny. Even if your Halloween weekend was spent studying in the stacks, you may have been fortunate enough to have received candy from groups of students who dressed up on Halloween and marched around the libraries giving out candy to students who studied. Junior psychology major Ariella Laden noted, I was studying on the 6 th floor in the stacks and some girl dressed as an angel knocked on my door and handed me some M Ms. I loved it! Depending on how festive your professors were, you may even have eaten candy in class as some professors embraced the holiday by giving out candy in their classes. Regardless of whether your personal celebration consisted of candy, alcohol, or just a simple costume party, Halloween at the University was nothing shy of sp ectacular.

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Two students head to the self-check out counter in Meijer. Because Meijer featured lowerprices and was open 24 hours per day, making it was a favorite spot among students to load up on supplies. R. Peplinski photo 55

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