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BY JEFF WOLFSHOHL
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H alloween is not a time to focus on the gluttonous consump
tion of chocolate and sugar. A far better high can be
achieved with the help of a shiny, new costume.
Tad Fielder, a senior petroleum engineering major, said
I found it was the oversized kid in him that led to an even-
[al problem with his Halloween costume.
“My two suitemates and I went to Kroger and found kid-
je Power Ranger outfits, made for ages 6 to 10,” Field-
said. “So they ended up being extremely small.”
Fielder said the moment he and his suitemates put
|em on, the costumes revealed more than what the
istume-seekers had planned on.
“Since everywhere around [the costume] ripped, we
icided we had to wear clothes underneath,” he said.
Fielder said he was able to remain in character while
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Mum iho dance incostume when a police officer came to dismantle the
invited to walk :c VrMrty he was attending.
■ “The officer asked us if we were underage, and
jwe approached him without taking off our (Pow-
erRanger) masks,” Fielder said. “He kept on talk-
to us, and we really didn’t think anything of it
itil later. ”
Fielder said every year, he waits until the last
mite to purchase his costume because costumes
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“It is more fun to do something silly like this be-
use we are in college, and we really don’t have
mey to spend on costumes,” Fielder said.
Some costumes are subtle, but others demon-
ate the over-the-top attitude necessary for any
illoween gathering.
Melissa Lloyd, a junior agricultural journalism
ijor, was a diva last Halloween.
“A diva is a superstar known for her attitude —
example of a real diva would be Madonna,”
byd said. “But I didn’t dress as Madonna, I was
ldiva known as ‘Mel.’”
Jlloyd said she went all out on her outfit, sporting
|ge heels, blue eye shadow, big hair and a feather boa
lapped around her shoulder.
“It was fun hitting Northgate and Hotard from Hell
|cause I got to be saucy,” she said,
jlloyd said it was amazing that a simple change of cos-
ne altered others’ approach to her.
“A group of guys dressed as white trash hit on me,” Lloyd said,
i’sbecause of the well-known fact that all white trash like divas.”
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The only problem that ‘Mel’ ran into on Halloween night was a ver
bal conflict that became physical.
“My roommate was a diva too, and she started getting sassy, throw
ing me diva attitude, but I had way more than she did,” Lloyd said. “I
threw her down and took her tiara. She knew from then on that I was
the queen diva.”
Divas are not the only costume option for those who want a
chance to display a little attitude.
Matthew Rooney, a freshman management information
systems major, dressed as a ghetto pimp for Halloween
last year.
“A ghetto pimp is someone who pimps off low-class
whores,” Rooney said. “I had patent-leather shoes,
plaid pants, 15 rings and several necklaces. The girls I
was with were also a part of my costume — they were
my prostitutes.”
Rooney said he and his crew went around town,
making appearances at malls and different stores, re
maining in character the entire time.
“We went to McDonald’s and walked over to a
table of guys,” Rooney said. “I asked if they were look
ing for a good time, then saying that ‘I got the goods.
They just looked at me and said ‘No, that’s okay.’”
Rooney said he enjoyed scaring others with his
pimp antics.
“I scared this Korean woman who was in her 40s
or 50s,” Rooney said. “I tried to get her to come into
my services, and she gave me a dirty look. She start
ed yelling at me in words that 1 couldn’t understand,
then literally ran away. ”
Costumes are worn to evoke specific reactions.
What reaction is appropriate when when a costume
does double-duty as a visual pun? Kasie Callaway, a
freshman general studies major, dressed as Venetian
blinds.
“I dressed in all black, wore sunglasses and carried
a cane like I was blind,” Callaway said. “I wrote the
word ‘Venetian’ on my shirt.”
Callaway said a one-of-a-kind costume is the key and
gives the creator a sense of pride.
“No one had thought of it before, and people would
laugh after they found out what I was supposed to be,”
Callaway said. “I didn’t tell anyone until that night be
cause I didn’t want anyone to take my idea. I thought it
was pretty original.”
Callaway said Halloween is more enjoyable when a
person devotes time and effort to their costume because the
see Costumes on Page 5.
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