By CHIMEZ SNAPMAN
The past two weekends University of Puget Sound students have taken to the streets in order to celebrate the beloved holiday of Halloween. As Cady Heron from Mean Girls put best: “In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” However, this is much easier for the California girls in the movies than the ladies of Puget Sound.
While the Pacific Northwest managed to escape the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, that didn’t mean it was easy sailing for girls on Halloween. The holiday presented its usual challenge of combining a sexy costume with enough layering to keep their blood from freezing.
Sophomore Joan Mills went as sexy George Washington, complete with wig and pantaloons.
“It’s sexy because under the shirt, vest, tie and jacket you can see some cleavage,” she said.
In theory, junior Taylor Hall had the perfect costume idea. “Scuba diver solves all my problems. It’s formfitting but also water resistant. The goggles even keep the rain out of my eyes.”
Hall’s flipper, unfortunately caught on a curb and she went crashing to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle and an early end to Halloween weekend.
Some students say they feel personally victimized by the weather, complaining that it’s so much easier to be slutty at California schools, while others appreciate the challenge.
“It’s like a game. You’ll see a girl dressed as a sexy nurse shivering and it’s clear she lost. Same thing when you see someone in a sensible weather-appropriate costume,” Mills, who claims to have been planning her costume since last Halloween, said. Halloween weekend may be over, but the pressure isn’t off. It’s time to plan next year’s sexy, water-resistant costume.