costumes

How FIU Celebrates Halloween

Karen Alava | Staff Writer With Halloween just around the corner, FIU students are already embracing the spooky season. On Oct. 21st, the Halloween Cosplay Competition was held at GC Ballrooms. Hosted by the Honors College, GameHers FIU, and the Disabled Student Union, the event ran from 6 to 8 p.m. and brought together students […]

Pumpkin guts, crime scene analysis and more with the multi-club Halloween Bash

Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director  FIU got spooky this Halloweekend.  The multi-club Halloween Bash, hosted by a collaboration of clubs such as the Garden Club, Sigma Phi Alpha, the Fresh Club, the Hearts Art club and the Geek Culture club, got creepy with food, games and more on Friday, Oct. 27.  Along with keeping […]

Cultural Appropriation during Halloween: one writer’s thoughts

Nimechi Ikechi-uko/Contributing Writer Last Halloween, I saw a girl wearing a loose-fitting caftan and a septum ring on her nose, which are Fulani, and it included some tribal marks, which are Yoruba. These are both tribes from Nigeria. To me, this was an indication of mockery because the person had no clue that they came […]

Sexualization of Halloween costumes is limiting to women

Caroline Lozano/ Assistant Opinion Director For many people, Halloween is the best holiday of the year. And honestly, I can see why. No other time is more appropriate for spooky stories, scary movies, pumpkin carving contests, and of course, dressing up and going out with friends for a night of candy-filled fun. Costumes, whether for […]

Student Thoughts: Themed parties perpetuate gender inequality

Because themed parties are so popular, and because there is lack of education regarding the complexities of gender roles, many people absent-mindedly organize or attend these with virtually no concept of the harmful stereotypes they are perpetuating. As a result, the bandwagon only gets larger, making the behavior more and more acceptable.
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