How to Celebrate Halloween at Fairfield

Moms fight at Party City for their kid’s costume, old Catholic schoolgirl skirts fill up the mail room, and guys either wait until the last minute or don’t care. It must be Halloween fever at Fairfield. As the one time of the year where people believe they can wear anything and get away with it, college kids all around the country are getting ready for the biggest soiree on and off campus. Among midterms, we are all thinking of what we will be doing this weekend to celebrate Halloween with a bang.

Surveys show that the costumes guys want girls to wear is predictable for the most part — anything tight and revealing — while girls tend to picture hunks in all of their costumes. Enthusiastic Halloween celebrants offer some words of wisdom from about costume expectations:

“Dick-in-a-box is not a present.”
~Diana Genovese ‘11 and Antoinette Basso ‘11

“It takes a lot of balls to wear tights.”
~Antoinette Basso ‘11

“Taking a profession and adding sexy is tired, done and old.”
~Matt Peterson ‘10

“All guys want girls to wear is their sexual fantasy.”
~Lauren Doran ‘10

Other collected wisdom says that girls are not unanimous in being for or against duys donning tights. Guys also believe that caution tape and condom wrappers make for great costumes. And the honorable mention from one girl that is not mentioned was “jungle boys.”

Parties: Drinking Your Mask Off
Girls dressed sluttier than usual, costumes donned, and rummy bears equals the perfect party scene at Fairfield. It seems that parties which involve costumes always seem to be slightly sloppier than usual. One reason behind it is that when we wear a mask we feel more free to not act as we should. Specific theme parties are a no-go, but a good rave or dance party is always welcome.  Don’t forget the hard cider either.

Decorations: Bringing Back The Cobwebs
For both partygoers and passerbys, everyone likes a little Halloween spirit. We have all seen the house on North Benson Road that seems to be all about the Halloween decor with its generated screams. TH 35 should also get an honorable mention for putting up cobwebs at the start of October. As for the rest of us that are behind on the decorations, a quick trip to Party City for a few black lights and strobe lights should give our houses the Halloween feel. And as long as you keep your pumpkins from being bashed in, they are a great addition.

Trick-Or-Treat: Getting the Candy
While RCC brings back trick or treating to the dorms, there are other Halloween activities besides partying that happens on and off campus. Haunted Rides up at Lake Compounce is one option as is Six Flags Fright Fest and other small events within Fairfield County. Remember, while you may be too old to trick-or-treat, you are never too old to take advantage of the candy deals at CVS.

Halloween is an event where we can throw back to old times. Candy may be replaced by shots, but we still try to look effortlessly cool and not end up with the same costume as a fellow student. Just remember — costumes only last for one night.