Here's what to know about the Bobcats favorite weekend of the year.
Halloween — the time of the year bobcats have looked forward to for centuries (probably) — is this weekend. If you haven't been on campus for the festivities before, be careful. You will hear it from RAs, upperclassmen and probably even the professor or two, so it has to be true. Make sure you have a buddy for the night, and figure out a meeting spot in case you get separated, because there will be limited cell phone service with the thousands of party-goers.
We also put together several stories about the local holiday. Read up, before heading out.
Halloween Stories
Post Modern: This week, it's about parties.
"Blaring music seeps through the cracks of the house along with the muddled voices of guests. Cups or bottles in hand, people mingle together in a sea of bodies. Some are dancing. Others are swaying their hips to the beat. Friends huddle with friends and observe the scene. A line for the bathroom spans the whole upper floor. Playboy ranked Ohio University the No. 1 party school because of its “year-round antics,” including fests and Halloween. In 2012, The Huffington Post ranked the Athens Halloween Block Party the third “craziest college party.”"
Paleface: From New York City open mic nights to Radio City Music Hall and now to Athens — Paleface has made its name known. (Link)
University Band: Alexander Shambrock, a freshman trombonist studying mechanical engineering, said the University Band’s concert Sunday is going to be “pure awesome, nothing else.” (Link)
Events
Midnight Madness: Color Blindness
When: 11 p.m., Friday
Where: The Hahne Theater, Kantner Hall
Admission: Free
Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories Life After Iraq and Afghanistan
When: November 2nd- 10th
Where: Baker Art Gallery
Admission: Free
Native American Heritage Month Speaker Dr. Anton Treuer
When: Tuesday 7 p.m.
Where: Baker Theater
Admission: Free
N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK
When: 7 p.m., Thursday
Where: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Admission: Free
Black Sheep Improv
When: 9 p.m., Thursday
Where: Baker Center Theater
Admission: Free
Open Stage
When: 8 p.m., Friday
Where: Front Room
Admission: Free
Blue Pencil Stand-Up Comedy
When: 8 p.m., Saturday
Where: Bobcat Student Lounge
Admission: Free
