Duke campus culture is characterized by its enthusiasm for celebration and joining together in festivities. This past weekend marked one of the biggest party weekends for college students nationwide—Halloween. Many students made the trek to University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's famous Franklin Street while others made a much shorter trek to Perkins Library. The Chronicle's Elizabeth Djinis sat down with students to discuss their Halloween experience.
"This is Duke. If by fun on Halloween you mean studying, then yes."—freshman Jennifer Acosta
"On Thursday, I watched a movie and had pizza with my Japanese class as a fun class assignment, and afterwards just chilled and had some candy with friends back at my dorm. And then Friday till today, I went with Intervarsity (the Christian student fellowship) to Camp Dixie in Fayetteville, where we got to break from the hustle-and-bustle of campus and go canoeing and go-carting and hanging out with friends. "—sophomore Drew Korschun
"Although my Halloween day was spent studying for Friday’s midterms, I was able to celebrate in [my] African Dance [class] and over the weekend. Among the weekend’s highlights were a costume party in my dorm and just spending time with some friends."—sophomore Taylor Trentadue
"I went to Chapel Hill on Halloween night and although it was less party focused for me, as a student under 21 who couldn't get into most clubs and bars, the costumes were amazing. I posed with characters from Game of Thrones, 'Holes,' and someone dressed as the Pixar lamp. I felt happy to be back at Duke for the rest of the weekend, I was reminded of why I chose Duke."—freshman Melissa Letzler
"The only scary thing I saw during Halloween was the inside of my Orgo textbook."—sophomore Lee Weisberger
"I had a midterm on Friday so my Halloween was spent studying"—junior Marianne Khoury
"Halloween was super fun. I was in Perkins until 4."—sophomore Mary Hagan
"I went to Shooters on Wednesday before Halloween, but I didn't do anything special on Thursday. I thought a little bit about going to Franklin Street, which never happened."—sophomore David Rieder
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