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Hall-O-Ween 2012
akriti Vij
The end of October marked
the return of the spooky
“trick-or-treat season”, with
the halls of residences at NTU
celebrating Halloween in style
with different events and
games as well as elaborate decor.
Most of the halls of residence
were extravagantly decorated
with lights, hangings, and
hovering ghost models. Pumpkins,
lanterns, sprays and spider
webs were put around the
corridors to add to the spooky
effect. The residents appreciated
the effort put in by the
committee members. Jessica,
a year 3 student at the School
of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences (SPMS) who is also a
resident of Hall 11, gushed, “I
think the hall lighting and decorations
are very impressive!”
In addition to this, diverse
events were organized around
campus for the occasion.
The Hall 14 Halloween
event was named the Battle
Doom Apocalypse. Prior to
the event, a two-day pre-event
game, known as Assassination,
was held from 29 October to 31
October. The game was based
on a storyline that after three
days of killing, there would be
one survivor and the fallen assassins
would turn into zombies
and monsters.
Andy, the Assistant Social
Secretary of Hall 14 shared
the details of other highlights
of the event. “Other than just
lucky draws, booth games and
prize presentations, including
even an iPad. Hall 14’s Jam
Band specially performed the
song Assassins by John Mayer”,
he informed.
The Hall of Residence 13
organized an event titled Halloween,
on the 24th of October.
The participants enjoyed a
variety of activities, including
engaging station games,
and a lucky draw. They could
also exercise their creativity
at a photo-booth competition
where they could get pictures
clicked and adorned by their
favourite characters.
Jian Yu, the Social Secretary
of Hall 13 attributed the success
of the event to the enthusi-
asm of the residents and committee
members who went out
of their way to create a memorable
night.
Hall 5 based its Halloween
night, held on the 18th of October,
on a “Sugar” theme, where
residents could take a yummy
break from their monotonous
routines, and enjoy costumedressing,
games, and candies.
most of the halls
of residence were
extravagantly
decorated with
lights, hangings
and hovering ghost
models. Pumpkins,
lanterns and spider
webs were put
around the corridors
to add to the spooky
effect.
All these events were thoroughly
enjoyed by the participants.
Dalton Lim Jun Jie, and
Tham Jia Ning, both residents
of Hall 1 appreciated the dance
and cheer-leading performances,
games, costume and
award sessions organized as
a part of their Halloween festival.
Spicing up the event further,
a short game section was
initiated and appended into
the programme, which is the
“Voila-ween Next Top Model”.
In this game, 4 volunteers are
picked up from the audience
to participate as models. These
participants were dressed up
with accessories that were
provided while racing against
time, who were then tasked
to cat-walk, showcasing their
creative looks.
The various clubs and societies
in NTU were also active
in celebration, bringing in Halloween
with full enthusiasm.
As an example, the drama and
literature club, Epiphany, organized
an open mic-session
for Halloween. Besides, as
shared by Anmol Bansal, a
member of the NTU Film Society,
the club liaised with Halls
10, 11, 3 and 12 to organize
screenings of movies such as
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“The Woman in Black”, “Drag
Me to Hell” and “1408” in collaboration
with the halls’ own
respective agendas. Horror
movies being an integral part
of Halloween.
Halloween, being an important
tradition for a major percentage
of incoming exchange
students, was very well received
by them. Hector Garza
Rodriguez (Civil Engineering),
on exchange from Mexico, and
resident of Hall 11, shared that
it was heartening to see these
celebrations bring people together
to enjoy the festivities.
Apart from campus events,
students put on scary ensembles,
and let their hair down at
events like The SingaporeUNI
Halloween Rave Party and the
Halloween celebration at Universal
Studios.
The festive air of Halloween
and the host of events organized
served to be the perfect
breather for students in providing
them the recreation
that they need before burying
themselves behind books for
the upcoming examinations.
Halls embrace the Halloween ‘spirit’ with scary costumes,
music performances and even beauty pageants, alongside
a plethora of carved pumpkins and candy. The Tribune
Team presents snapshots of the different hall events at NTU.
Halloween
Around
the World
UNITeD STATeS
of AmerIcA
Halloween celebrations in
the USA instantly bring pictures
of pumpkins, parties
and decorations in mind.
Community events, costume
parties and horror filmscreenings
are organized.
Children go around “trickor-treating”.
Haunted houses
are also set-up.
GermANY
In Germany, Halloween is
celebrated pretty traditionally
throughout the country.
One unique fact is that the
people put away their knives
on Halloween night there.
The reason for this is because
they do not want to
risk harm to (or from) the
returning spirits.
IrelAND
Many believe Ireland to be
the birthplace of Halloween,
and it is one of the places
to celebrate it with exceptional
enthusiasm. Its roots
are traced to a Pagan festival
of ancient Ireland known as
Samhain. In the modern days,
bonfires are lit, and children
dress up in costumes to
spend the evening “trick-ortreating”.
In addition, parties
and games are also organized.
frANce
Unlike most other countries,
Halloween emerged
in France, as an “American
holiday”, and commercialism
led to its popular rise over
time. Halloween in France is
usually celebrated by people
of all ages in the form of costume
parties and social gatherings.
The homes, streets
and shops are adorned by
lanterns and other decorations.
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