BSB3 opens doors for trick-or-treat tradition

Children prepared for tricks, treats, and Halloween were present this last Saturday, October 27, for the annual Trick-or-Treat with BSB 3. Students and the children of faculty and staff were invited to join the festivities of a decorated BSB 3 along with plenty of sweets for every wayfarer. This annual event is sponsored by RHA and designed to help get everyone into the Halloween spirit with a few hours of early Trick-or-Treating.

The festivities began at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon with the first of the faculty and staff’s children coming out in their costumes to be treated by the women of BSB 3. Everything from little cows to little witches were seen throughout the hall collecting their sweet rewards. Nearly every room had been well stocked on candy supplies and the children were greeted by cheerful smiling faces.

Photo: Albert Mui Freshman mechanical engineer Emma Carroll hands out candy to Jay Evans, son of Associate Professor of Mathematics Diane Evans.

According to Natalie Dickman, junior biomedical engineer and Resident Assistant on the floor, this “is a great event that helps cheer everyone up a little at a stressful point in the term.” The children also were treated with punch and popcorn balls prepared by the women of the floor. As a non-sugary treat, children could also color-in various pictures provided by the floor. In addition, from 2:45 until 3:00 p.m. students were invited for their own trick-or-treat session with the women of the floor. Kavitha Duvoor, a freshman electrical engineer and resident of BSB 3, made note of “the interesting and varied costume choices that each of the student trick-or-treaters appeared in.”

Preparation for the festivities began with the vividly decorated floor that was easily noticeable on first arrival. The women had prepared the floor with various Halloween pictures, streamers, and corn stalks to help everyone with the mood. Many women of the floor also found the Halloween spirit and dressed up along with everyone else who visited the floor. Playing an obvious vital role, the snacks had to be prepared and distributed, such as the homemade popcorn balls and “eye-ball” punch prepared for the guests. All of these helped add to the joy of the moment that was provided by all of the cheerful children and students.

Kacie Dowers, a freshman biomedical engineer, summed the mood of everyone involved when she said “It’s so relaxing to get to see all of these kids and just have fun for a day: no class work to worry over, no grades to worry over, and just general fun for everyone.”