Campus gets festive for holiday traditions
On Oct. 31, the streets were filled with kids of all ages pursuing their goal of getting the most candy. Halloween came earlier for the students and staff of the University of Indianapolis.
At the University of Indianapolis, the students no longer go door-to-door looking for the best candy.
Campus residents were interested instead in Halloween dances, parties and special activities. With all the dorms on campus, festivities took place right around the corner for most students.
Warren Hall, a coed residence hall on campus, is known to have many different activities for its residents.
Some of these activities included decorating each floor according to a specific theme chosen by the residents and resident assistants.
Freshman nursing major Hillary McDole lives on the first floor of Warren Hall and attended Halloween events put on by the resident assistants.
“We decorated our floor with Halloween items and made it look like a haunted hallway. It was a fun way to get all the girls together and bond while also participating in the activity,” McDole said.
Freshman political science major Abby Stimpson attended a costume party at Warren Hall.
The resident assistants put together a Halloween dance with music, food and drinks.
“It was fun to get to know people in my dorm better and a nice chance to get away from school work and just have fun,” Stimpson said.
A Halloween dance was held in Good Recital Hall on Thursday, Oct. 27. This dance was for all of campus and the UIndy Radio Club was there putting on music for the attendees. Freshman Shareen Roberts, a resident of Cravens Hall, went to the dance.
“It was a lot of fun to be with new people and see everyone come to the dance in their costumes,” Roberts said. “The Radio Club played great music, too.”
On that same Thursday, Circle K hosted a corn maze and other Halloween activities from 6-8 p.m.
A safe trick-or-treating event, held by Resident Life and Residence Hall Association, began at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27. Faculty members’ children, grandchildren and others were invited to this event.
This event started at Campus Apartments and then went to each residence hall from there.
Trick-or-treaters could be seen walking on the streets, and professors of the university brought their children and grandchildren. Once they reached the designated halls, the residents passed out candy and looked at all the costumes.
Junior criminal justice major Taylre Oard said she looks forward to this event each year.
“All the little kids look so cute in their costumes,” Oard said. Being a resident assistant, I give my floor candy to pass out to the kids. I really enjoy seeing trick-or-treaters.”
Any university student who brought younger guests could have attended the haunted lab put on by the Biology Club and Sigma Zeta.
From 6-8 p.m. small children could walk through the lab, which was kept at a PG level to remain appropriate for the children. The university welcomes students to bring their families and relatives.
