The Seahawk

Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: Op/Ed

No dice ghost

This Halloween, UNCW will be a ghost town. However, there won't be any ghosts or ghouls haunting about. Nor will there be any masked serial killers or scantily-clad co-eds with furry ears claiming to be dressed as some sort of exotic animal. The fact that UNCW and the surrounding community will be more like a graveyard than a fantastic world of devilish holiday celebration is due to the Dub's lack of Halloween spirit.

If you ask anyone on campus about his or her plans for Halloween night, you are guaranteed to hear one of the following answers: "I'm going to Chapel Hill/ECU," "Probably nothing," or "Nothing special."

What happened to the days of trick-or-treating, Halloween carnivals, horror films and costumes? We may be too old for knocking on a stranger's door asking for candy, but the rest is very doable.

Movie theaters are already packed with slasher flicks to jump start our horror cravings. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," "Grudge 2," "Saw 3," and "The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D" headline the month of October as this fall's must-see films. And costumes are never too hard to come by. Put on a simple $2 hockey mask and you're Jason, or put on bunny ears and lingerie and you can be "A Girl Next Door."

As for campus entertainment, how much fun would it be if Campus Activities and Involvement Center (CAIC) hosted a Halloween carnival the weekend before Oct. 31 where some of our 170 campus organizations could team up to work game booths, like bobbing for apples and run a haunted frat house? What an easy and guaranteed hit to kick off All Hallow's Eve!

To top off the season, the city of Wilmington in cooperation with local bars and clubs could host a downtown Halloween bash. The city could block off a section of Front Street to have an organized block party. Costumes could be encouraged, wristbands for those 21 and over, food booths, a general admission to get into all clubs and bars, and of course, lots of taxis waiting to provide safe rides home. It would be a fun, safe and welcomed way to bring the spirit of Halloween back into Wilmington.

It is just an idea, but if the spirit doesn't return, Freddy's victims won't be the only things without a pulse this Halloween. Justin Timberlake brought sexy back; why not bring Halloween spirit back?

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