Halloween at ISU

As the iconic Illinois State University quad changes from its once lush, green glow to a rustic radiance, students begin buzzing with anticipation for the upcoming Halloween festivities. Halloween is the only holiday where dressing up however you see fit is acceptable, and is long awaited for by students. What was once a holiday filled with trick-or-treating, candy and cute costumes approved by ones parents has taken on a new vision. A vision full of sexuality, vulgarity, and long nights spent partying. Halloween is a special kind of holiday, and one which is always celebrated during the school year, which is why it has such an incredibly strong following. Halloween has been adopted as a social holiday, spent with friends, as opposed to familial ties found in holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. For many, Halloween is a chance to dress up as your favorite character or icon, parade yourself around campus, and is a night full of creativity that allows for freedom of outward expression. Halloween has no biases, everyone is free to be whoever or whatever their heart desires.

Here at ISU, Halloween is a holiday of two phases. For those who are not of legal drinking age, house and apartment parties are the nights plan. Costume parties can be found every which way, as the streets become crowded with every costume imaginable, the night is full of wonder. Those of legal drinking age will typically find their plans centered around attending bars located in downtown Bloomington. As bars prepare for the hustle and bustle which will inevitably transpire, students prepare their costumes, for the long, social night ahead.

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