Nightmare on 13th Street

Nightmare on 13^th Street

By: Justin Hoskins, Dain Sullivan, Katie Goetz, Abbi Armstrong, Kelsey Kuller
 

            Trick-or-treaters walking down University Avenue were welcomed with a less than terrifying sight last Wednesday.

The Alba Bales house is located on University Drive.

The Black Student Association (BSA) hosted a Halloween event at the Alba Bales House, North Dakota State University’s Equity and Diversity Center. The event was free, allowing visitors of all ages to enjoy a night of music, movies and games.

A young boy participates in the relay races.

 In addition to sporting their Halloween costumes, spooky patrons from around the community competed in relay races, took part in face painting and played a daring game of “stick your hand in gross stuff.” Candy and other prizes were given to those who participated.  

The relay races were split up into two events, including a mummy wrap and popcorn kernel carrying race. For the mummy wrap, kids paired up to completely wrap their partner in toilet paper in 30 seconds or less. Also, participants had a difficult time keeping a straight face during the kernel relay race, where they had to fill a plastic cup with popcorn kernels. With every smile and laugh, popcorn fell from the spoons in their mouths.

Participants race to win in the popcorn kernel relay.

As a part of “stick your hand in gross stuff,” blindfolded guests stuck their hands in food items to guess what they were.  Some of the “gross stuff” included steamed carrots as fingers and tapioca pudding as snot.

Immaculate Yego, an outgoing member of the BSA, displayed her enthusiasm by engaging herself in all the various activities.

The Alba Bales house welcomed people of all ages to the event.

“It’s a great way to socialize and to get everyone together to celebrate Halloween; a great way to get to meet us and know BSA,” Yego said. “It’s a fun night for kids, families and other students at NDSU.”

The BSA originally planned for the Alba Bales attic to be set up as a haunted house. The association’s president, Amber McGuire, talked to the vice president of Equity and Diversity, and got the haunted house idea approved.  However, the fire marshal said the attic windows do not have proper fire exits and people could not be up there at all. Upon hearing the new requirements, the BSA had one week to change their event from a haunted house in the attic to a party on the lower levels of the house.

“About a week ago, we changed our event to a Halloween event,” McGuire said. “It’s just kind of a comradery type thing.”

The Black Student Association poses for a picture.

Just under $120 was spent by the BSA on prizes and movies for the event. The NDSU Athletic Center gave donations for the Halloween decorations and novelty items, and the vice president of Equity and Diversity donated candy.  The BSA also receives awards from the Multicultural Center to coordinate events.

For more information on NDSU’s Black Student Association and its events, visit the multicultural diversity website