Halloween

Nov 17, 2022

Itaewon Halloween Tragedy

Milan Hall | Staff Writer Jo Miller | Correspondent On Oct. 29, a celebratory Halloween night in the Itaewon district of Seoul, South Korea turned deadly. What people online are describing as a “crowd crush” and “stampede” has taken 154 confirmed lives. The chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department, Choi Seong-Beom, says that the total…

Oct 24, 2018

Culture Appreciation or Appropriation?

Oluwajoba Ogun | Correspondent Halloween is one of the most anticipated days of the year. Children go trick-or-treating, scary movies are playing on the TVs, people are getting the scare of their lives in the haunted houses. And the best part? The costumes. Costumes are what make Halloween so popular. For one day of the…

Oct 18, 2017

Letter From the Editor: Happy October

  Hey guys, With this being the last time we publish in October (Jesus Christ, where did the time go?), you can look forward to some Halloween content this issue. We asked around to see how old is too old to trick-or-treat, for one, and that Your Voice is on page 6. Personally, if I…

Oct 18, 2017

NC State Libraries Hosts HorrorFest

Kennysha Woods | Correspondent This October, NCSU Libraries presents Howloween HorrorFest, a horror-themed series of film screenings and workshops for the public to enjoy. This year, the series will feature films recorded in North Carolina and events centered on learning about the behind-the-scenes aspects of horror filmmaking, such as special effects makeup and music making. Jesse…

Oct 18, 2017

Cultural Appropriation: A Halloween Reminder

Shawn Fredericks | Correspondent Halloween is coming up y’all, and you know what that means: we have to have a grown person conversation about cultural appropriation, because for some reason people feel entitled to minority cultures and, on Halloween especially, want to express how cool they are by bastardizing and diluting the cultural significance of other…

Oct 18, 2017

Say No to Slut Shaming

Kennysha Woods | Correspondent Halloween is just within our reach and with it comes a couple of things: spooky-themed candies, seasonal costume shops and debates on the internet about the legitimacy of slut-shaming. But despite the internet’s propensity to throw around words until they become devoid of any meaning, slut-shaming is still a legitimate term that…

Nov 2, 2016

Does Your Costume Help Suppress a Race?

  Brianna Lloyd |Correspondent Cultural appropriation is a hot topic right now. Every week it seems like there is someone on the news either for misrepresenting a culture, or attacking someone they believe is appropriating a culture. There is a big debate on what exactly cultural appropriation is and why it is such a big…

Oct 30, 2013

Culture Is Not a Costume, and Neither is an Unarmed Teen

Taari Coleman | Staff Writer  There is nothing new about people using other people’s culture as costumes, especially Halloween costumes. Black people in particular have had their culture mocked for decades as members of other racial and ethnic groups often dawn black face as a part of their Halloween attire. This year however, two Florida…