Are Students Dressing Up for Halloween?
By Stella Sarefield | Observer Contributor
The Coronavirus pandemic began over two and a half years ago, causing a generation of students to lose not one but two Halloweens. However, between lifting mask restrictions and President Biden’s announcement that the pandemic is over, this Halloween seems promising.
The Mount itself has added to this with halloween festivities on campus, such as the recent “Scaryoke” and “Halloween Stroll ” on October 27, where some students attended in costume. However, there are still a few events to come. Today the Mount will be hosting a “Student Trick or Treat” at 11:30 am and the final “Halloween Musical Spooktacular” at 12:30 pm held in the Student Center by the Musicians at the Mount. However, apart from these events, are students planning to dress up for classes today?
Currently, as you walk around campus, it is not hard to spot students dripping from head to toe in their specific style of clothing. After talking with some students, it was discovered that many out of our student body do, in fact, plan to dress up for their classes.
Some popular responses included zombies and vampires, and a pattern among these students is that their costumes, when compared to when they were younger, have a more distinct sense of style, as well as a lack of dress code.
A common answer by multiple students when asked how the coronavirus impacted their previous two Halloweens, was that they have not had a traditional Halloween since 2019. This comprised two years of canceled trick-or-treating, Halloween parties and events, in addition to festivals at amusement parks such as Six Flags and Canobie Lake Park.
When asked whether she would be wearing a costume, student Azucena Thibault-Munoz said, “Yes, Morticia Addams.” She explained she chose this costume because, “we both wear a lot of black, Addams is pretty; a definite style icon, and I would want to be her in real life.”
Student Maren Riordon quickly responded that she planned her costume to be “Velma from Scooby Doo.” This was because Riordon said she planned on “attending Scaryoke in costume.”
Also asked whether he would be dressing up for his classes today was student Dakota Potter who described his plan for a “hobbit-like” costume with a “satchel” and even a “walking stick.” When asked why, Potter explained, “obvious reasons.”
Nevertheless, countless students do not plan to wear their costumes or attend the Mount’s Halloween events because they had no idea or cultural or religious reasons in regard to the mythology surrounding the holiday of Halloween.
When asked if she planned to wear a costume for the holiday, dual enrollment student Jenny Brandeberry said she was “thinking about it but would not know what to wear.”
Whether or not you plan to wear a costume, you can check out today’s remaining Halloween events on InvolveMount for more information: https://mwcc.campuslabs.com/engage/events.
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