Finally, we’ve reached the #1 most popular college Halloween cliché: festive transvestitism. It’s the one time a year when guys love to hit Salvation Army for ruffly dresses and pleather pumps. Throw on some shiny red lipstick and a Kate Gosselin wig, and you’re set for business. Women can crossdress two, with multiple options. First, [...]

“Who are you supposed to be?” ask the fairy princesses and cowboys. “You’re just wearing jeans and a t-shirt to our Halloween party.” “I’m going as an average college student this year,” says the guy who thinks he’s cooler and more clever than he is. Later in the evening, this is the same guy who [...]

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Grover College has a new resident – a spooky one. According to many staff members, a ghost has moved into the department of housing. “I’ve been getting emails from my supervisor Joanie’s account,” explained assistant director of housing Lorinda Shapiro. “They’re always about something unpopular, and they’re sent right after work hours end. My supervisor [...]

We can always count on Creative Literature prof Amanda Loralei to pull out her dusty, mildewed Leprechaun costume to celebrate her favorite holiday and her favorite college football team. Your freshman year, it’s kind of cool. By senior seminar, you can’t quite look her in the eye. Go Irish!

Approximately 14.6% of Halloweeners tease you into thinking you might get a glimpse of some Halloweiner. Pros: It’s the perfect costume if you’re on a tight budget. All you need is a trench coat or some shaving cream, although you can also go all out with the full Lady Godiva silk wig. Cons: Combined with [...]

You’re 18. You don’t have a lot of friends. What’s a lonely freshman to do? You resort to the thing you know best: throw on some chamos, smear on a little grease paint, and head out with an earwax-stained pillow case to hold your booty. It’s just creepy, okay? It’s also Cliché #5.

Failing to know your audience is at the heart of Cliché #6. Let’s watch it plays out at the Pi Lambda Rho fraternity house’s annual Halloween party: Fraternity Brother: Cool costume. Who are you supposed to be? Julianne: I’m Cordelia from King Lear. I’ve been dreaming of this costume since seventh grade when I read [...]

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Physics professors at Swanson University hope to set a new precedent for academic governance by creating two new distinct Physics departments known as “The Old Guard” and “The Whippersnappers.” “Those new kids, with their innovative teaching techniques and disregard for department traditions are just a pain,” said Evalyn Lovelace, the proposed interim chair of the [...]