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HAPPY HALLOWEEN
The True Origin of Halloween and Halloween Facts

Students celebrate Halloween in style dressed in their best costumes. Staff Photo/Carolina Gonzalez.

By ASHLEY FELDMAN
Staff Writer

Halloween is a holiday celebrated by both adults and children. The elements of surprise make Halloween fun and unpredictable.
“I find Halloween so enjoyable because it gives me the opportunity to dress up and play different roles outside of the drama program,” said Brooks Alexander, junior in the College of International Communication’s drama program.
More than 93% of children under the age of twelve will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. However, recent studies show that adult participation in Halloween is rising considerably, especially for college students. About 50% of adults dress up for Halloween. Furthermore, 67% take part in some form of Halloween activity such as parties, decorating the house and trick-or-treating with their children.
The U.S. consumer spends upwards of $1.5 billion on Halloween costumes annually. Almost $2.5 billion is spent annually on other Halloween items such as decorations and crafts. Furthermore, about $100,000 of the money spent on various Halloween items is made through online purchases.
“I routinely purchase my costumes online,” said Samantha Bartley, administrative fellow. “This year I bought a queens guard costume from 3wishes.com.”
Besides costumes, candy is one of the most distinguishable traits of this holiday. In fact, Halloween is the largest candy-purchasing holiday of the year. One quarter of all candy sold annually is during the Halloween season, making it the sweetest holiday.
“Halloween is my favorite holiday because you get to dress up and eat a lot of free candy,” said Junior Beaezier, senior. “This year I am dressing up as a cop.”
 

TASTY HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES
A Delicious Recipe That is Perfect for Any Halloween Celebration
 

Students make cupcakes to celebrated the holiday. Staff Photo/Ali Abruzzese.

By ALI ABRUZZESE
Staff Writer

 It is time to get in the spirit of the season with delicious Halloween cupcakes. These scrumptious cupcakes are made from scratch and will keep your mouth watering for days. However, they can be made for almost any occasion by decorating them with different colors of icing and corresponding accessories.
“Baking and decorating cupcakes is a great idea,” said Amanda Tomec, senior.
Baking seasonal cupcakes decorated with Halloween sprinkles and accessories are a great way to get into the Halloween spirit. If using vanilla icing, add orange or black edible color dye to add a spooky touch.

Things you need:
•1 ½ cups of flour
•1 cup (2 sticks) of softened butter
•2 cups of sugar
•4 eggs
•1 cup of milk
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•Cupcake holder
•Cupcake liners
•Electric mixer
•Edible Halloween accessories
•Chocolate or Vanilla icing

Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.Using an electric mixer gradually add the sugar to the softened butter in a large mixing bowl.
3.Slowly add the dry ingredients in three separate parts with the milk and vanilla added in between each part.
4.Spoon the well-blended batter into the cupcake liners.
5.Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the tops are golden
6.Let the cupcakes cool for fifteen minutes
7.Decorate your cupcakes and enjoy.

HALLOWEEN NECESSITIES
There are Certain Items Students Can Not Live Without on Halloween
 

By ALI MINTZ
Staff Writer

Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays, dating back to Pagan times. However, today more people than ever are celebrating Halloween all over the world. Children and adults can be anything they want for one night. Halloween is also a time when friends like to play scary pranks on each other. Oct. 31 would not be the same without all the traditions that go along with it.
Lynn University students were asked what they could not live without during the Halloween season:
“I can’t live without candy on Halloween,” said Shane McFarland, junior. “It’s the candy holiday of the year.”
“I can’t live without a flashlight,” said Amanda Heidel, senior. “Halloween is a time when my friends like to play pranks on me and I’m really scared of the dark.”
“Halloween wouldn’t be the same without my creative costumes,” said Amanda Tomec, senior. “Halloween is a time that I look forward to not only because of what I’m going to dress up as, but I am eager to see what other people’s costumes are.”

DESIGNING A DAUNTING DECOR
All One Needs to Create the Spookiest Ambiance are a Few Simple Decorations
 

By ASHLEY FELDMAN
Staff Writer

When it is the time for the monsters to visit, the first thing that strikes the mind is undoubtedly scary Halloween decorations. It is the haunted Halloween party décor that sets the perfect mood and atmosphere for the celebration of this festivity.
There are a multitude of distinctive spooky decoration ideas for Halloween. One idea is to invest in vintage Halloween decorations. When it comes to decorating the house also consider the lawn graveyards that are decorated giving a haunted look.
To create a perfect ambiance, consider the elements of lighting and background music. Creating fog and smoke, which can be done by using dry ice, also serves as a great idea to add special effects to Halloween decorations.
“I love seeing how creative people can get to really make the spooky effect,” said Shira Blumenthal, sophomore.
Give a feel of autumn, by using dried flowers, brown leaves and empty branches can also act as a great theme for Halloween parties. To create the eerie effect, place skeletons, fake spiders and bats at different corners of the house.
“This Halloween my boyfriend and I are decorating our apartment by putting cobwebs on our doors, as well as outside. We have two black cats that we are dressing up. I’m dressing my cats up as a pumpkin and wizard,” said Suzie McCombe, sophomore.

GOING TO GET GOOLISH GET-UPS?
Many Costumes Still Available at Halloween Specialty Stores Near Campus
 

By KELSEY BREINING
Staff Writer

Lynn University students will be dressing in disguise this season with a variety of different types of costumes.
Students may want to scare someone with vampire teeth and fake blood, or throw on a pair of cowboy boots and become Daisy Duke.
I set out to find the best place to buy Halloween costumes in Boca Raton. I found three fabulous places right down the street.
The first place I visited, Party City, is located on Glades Road. It is a great place to find everything from costumes to wigs. Party City also has scary decorations for your house. The store contains a wall of pictures featuring every costume in the store. The picture wall made it very convenient to find exactly what you are looking for.
The second stop was the Halloween Costume Superstore, Which is also conveniently located on Glades Road. The Halloween Costume Superstore has a large selection of costumes and accessories at a great price.
Spirit Halloween was my last stop. They have a large variety of costumes that are all organized according to theme. It is a great place for students who are still struggling to find costume ideas.
There are great costume superstores throughout Boca Raton. Therefore, there is no reason not to be dressed up for Halloween.
 

CREATIVE COSTUMES ON CAMPUS
This Week's Trend to Talk About: Eye-Catching Halloween Costumes
 

By ALI ABRUZZESE
Staff Writer

Choosing a costume may be one of the most stressful parts of Halloween. The key to having the best Halloween costume is to be original, look good and most importantly, feel comfortable.
Ladies should consider dressing as a police officer, nurse, bumble bee, hippy, devil, angel, sailor, cat, Umpire or French maid. All of these costumes can be purchased in different styles. They can also be accessorized in many different ways.
Guys who plan on going to a costume party this Halloween should consider dressing as a baseball player, The Joker, a pimp, cheerleader, police officer, inmate, priest, rabbi or even a hot dog. It may be harder for men to choose an original costume for Halloween because there are not as many options.
There are numerous costume ideas for the couples around campus as well. Couples costume ideas include bacon and eggs, Plug and Socket, Peter Pan and Tinkerbelle or even Dr. Seuss characters such as, Thing 1 and Thing 2.
Halloween costumes can be the best or worst part of Halloween. It all depends on the planning. Go out now and browse around to see what is out in stores. Do not wait until the day before Halloween to purchase a costume. On Halloween day all of the costumes will either be out of stock or the choices will be limited. Good luck with the search for the perfect Halloween costume. Have a safe and stylish Halloween..
 

WHERE TO GET SPOOKED
Halloween Events in the Local Area for Every Halloween Fan
 

By AMY LYUS
Staff Writer

This Halloween season students can get in the spirit by enjoying some of the many events that are happening around Palm Beach County.
For many students Halloween is a definite favorite. This year prepare for haunted houses, costume contests, trick-or-treating and local fairs with midway rides, food and fun. There are also events going on around school that are extremely affordable.
If students are up for a serious scare, Fright Nights at the South Florida Fairgrounds will be hosting a spook-tacular event. Fright Nights will include rides and many frights. Warning: do not attend if scared easily.
Couples may want to attend the Jupiter Outdoor Center where there will be stargazing and a haunted kayak tour of the Loxahatchee River. It will be a relaxing event for couples that still want to celebrate the Halloween season. After the ride, visitors can enjoy a campfire and ghost stories while toasting marshmallows to make s’mores.
Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach will be hosting some other Halloween affairs for students. One of which will be a Halloween parade that will involve trick-or-treating down the avenue followed by a costume parade.
Halloween is a great day for students to get into the Halloween spirit and attend one of South Florida’s many scary events.
 

HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS
Students Recently Traveled to Universal Studios with Student Involvement
 

Students and staff pose for a photograph in front of a fun house at Halloween Horror Nights. Photo/Alyssa Milano Special to the iPulse.

By JENNIFER RODRIGUES
Special to the iPulse

Almost 80 Lynn students visited Orlando and experienced Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights recently, planned by the Office of Student Involvement.
The cost of the trip was $50, and that included transportation and their ticket to the park. When the day finally came, students piled onto two coach buses at 3 p.m. and made the three-hour drive to Orlando, ready for a fright-filled night.
Universal Hollywood Horror nights is an event that occurs on certain nights in October at Universal Studios. Certain areas of the park are transformed into haunted houses with elaborate themes. This event has been going on for 18 years and this year’s theme was Bloody Mary. The basic idea was that the popular childhood figure had broken lose and reeked havoc over the park.
This year’s house’s themes were very unique. They included Interstellar Terror, the Body Collectors, Doomsday (based on the popular movie), Reflections of Fear and Scary Tales: Once Upon a Nightmare. All together there were eight houses that students had the ability to travel through.
In addition to the houses, this year’s event also featured six “scare zones.” In these areas, characters walked about the streets, coming right up to spectators and proceeded to follow guests around. These were themed as well. Some of the themes included mixed up fairytales, the Wicked Witch’s version of Oz, The Haunted Streets of Jack the Ripper’s Time and a haunted colonial America. These new areas were a welcome addition to the event, adding to the suspense, without the long lines of the houses.
Overall, the students had a great time on the trip. In addition to the scary parts, many of Universal’s classic rides were also open for the night, allowing a welcome break from the terror. Students boarded the bus around 2 a.m., and returned to campus at 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning. They all survived the wrath of Bloody Mary, and hoped to get the opportunity to return for next year’s Hollywood Horror Nights.
 

BRINGING BACK HALLOWEEN
Classic Halloween Films Prove to Last Through the Years
 

“Friday the 13th“ and “The Exorcist“ box covers.

By RACHEL EVANS
Staff Writer

There are many ways to get into the Halloween spirit such as dressing up, having a costume party or going trick or treating. Renting a scary movie is one Halloween tradition that will never go out of style, like so many of the Halloween classics that are available to rent today.
Movie rental stores bring back scary movies from the past to evoke the feeling of fear. The legendary horror films “Friday the 13th” and The Exorcist” are all back front and center on the shelves.
“Friday the 13th” is about the series of unexplainable events that occurred at Camp Crystal Lake after the drowning of young boy and the murder of two camp counselors. The camp was forced to close until the camp re-opened under new ownership, once again starting these unexplainable murders.
“The Exorcist” is a classic horror film in which a little girl named Reagan becomes possessed by the devil. Her mother in desperation turns to to two priests to perform an exorcism to release the devil from her body. This film will keeps viewers at the edge of their seat, filled with fear and powerful imagery that will not soon be forgotten.
Any of these films prove to be an excellent choice for a spooky night in. There are also some Halloween films in theaters now; including: “Saw V,” the latest installment in the Saw series that is not for the weak and the re-release of “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” presented now in Disney Digital 3D.

 

SPOOKY TWIST TO POLITICS
An Interview With Senator Jeff Atwater of District 25
 

By BRITTANY HUTCHINSON
Staff Writer

After the Halloween festivities have concluded there will still be many activities on and off campus for students to participate in. A particular event worth attention is that of watching professor Jim Brosemer Sunday, Nov. 2 on South Florida Sunday. Brosemer will be interviewing Senator Jeff Atwater of Dist 25. This will be a distinct honor, for, Atwater is Florida’s Senate President Designate and has served in the Florida Senate since 2000. “I will be sure to catch the segment,” said Stephanie Williams, freshman. “It will be interesting to here Atwater’s views on many issues surrounding this nation.” The interview can be viewed by all on the following times and channels:
•ABC CH 25 WPBF (Palm Beach Gardens) 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
•CBS CH 12 WPEC (West Palm Beach) 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
•CBS Ch 4 WFOR (Miami- Fort Lauderdale) 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
•NBC CH 5 WPTV (West Palm Beach) Noon- 12:30 p.m.