Happy Halloween

Even on Halloween, these marvelously creative students find ways of shocking the doc. Following tricking or treating, ghost stories and pumpkin carving, the costume contest begins. Two girls with pillows stuffed under their bellies with signs that read "7 months after the M/V Explorer" shouldn't be funny but the judges enjoy their self-depreciating wit. A tall thin student with skinny rimmed glasses and a white sash around his middle comes stumbling out with a cane. Of course, it's Gandhi, give that man a prize. A cardboard box turned yellow rickshaw with a Hindi driver shouting "Good price, good price, I take you to mall for 100 rupee, come on now, 100 rupee!". No where else would this costume be funny unless you've just been to India. The rickshaws (taxi services) are relentless with offering rides for cheap. The judges love it. I-pods are a student's best friend and if you've seen their commercials you'd recognize the girl dressed completely in black dancing to her I-Pod. A Genius idea! Cliche outfits like a Pirate, Dancer, Firemen, or Valley Girl were no where to be found. Serious thought went into these costumes and I could continue but like a good joke, I think you had to be there. Sorry.