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Daily Toreador October 31st — Special Halloween Edition

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Experts discuss candy , alcohol consumption .

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Professionals share haunted house insights .

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HEALTH

Experts discuss candy, alcohol consumption

By EMMA MCSPADDEN Staff Writer

Halloween is an exciting time of year; people often eat candy and have a drink to celebrate the spooky season. However, people may need to be aware of what they put into their bodies.

An influx of candy often tends to enter one’s diet when October begins.

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“It’s calorie dense without being nutrient dense,” Allison Childress, assistant professor in the Texas Tech Nutritional Sciences department and the chief clinical dietitian at the Nutrition and Metabolic Health Institute, said.

Candy usually does not contain healthy fats, protein or vitamins and minerals, Childress said. Candy also is highly palatable, which causes people to eat more pieces than is recommended for a person.

“It tastes really good, so we eat a lot of it, and we tend to overeat it because it tastes so good,” Childress said. “Overeating any food is dangerous.”

Mindy Diller, unit manager for Tech Hospitality Services and the dietician, said high-carbohydrate intake can increase one’s blood sugar, increase one’s heart rate and can add to weight gain when consumed over a long period of time.

“With consuming too much candy, we have to really look at the macronutrients of candy and typically that’s high-carbs from sugar, from, you know, wheat or other carbohydrate content,” she said.

Chocolate candies, such as Reese’s or Snickers, often have more calories compared to simple sugar candies, such as Gummy Bears, Diller said. Tootsie Rolls are a low-calorie candy she said she recommends.

Using the serving size printed on candy packages is a good way to moderate how much one consumes, Diller said.

“But, just having excessive amounts of candy on Halloween, there’s just nothing to me that’s really all that wrong with that,” Diller said. “You know, it’s a holiday, we go big and then we get back on track.”

In addition, people can run into dental problems from constantly consuming sugar both before and after Halloween, Mary Murimi, another professor in the Nutritional Sciences department, said.

“When you eat candy, that sugar remains in your gums and in between the

teeth,” Murimi said. “It turns that food into acid and causes a cavity. Of course, you can override that by brushing your teeth.”

It tastes really good, so we eat a lot of it, and we tend to overeat it because it tastes so good.

Overeating any food is dangerous.

ALLISON CHILDRESS NUTRITION PROFESSOR People also need to be aware of food allergies and intolerances different can-

dies may affect, such as nut allergies or lactose intolerance, Childress said.

With the excitement and celebration of Halloween, alcohol is also commonly consumed around this time of year.

“If you are going to be drinking alcohol, obviously we want to make it as safe as possible,” Childress said.

People should eat a proper meal during the day before a night of drinking, Childress said.

“When we drink alcohol on an empty stomach, not only does it have the chance to make us sicker faster, but it interrupts a lot of our body processes,” Childress said regarding other effects. “We can end up with some low blood

sugar, some hypoglycemia issues that can cause even more symptoms on top of being intoxicated.”

In addition, people should be aware of where their drink is coming from and what exactly it contains, Childress said. Mixers, such as Trash Can Punch, can have additives that go into the territory of more serious drugs, such as ecstasy and MDMA. “If you are drinking something, keeping it in your possession at all times is really important as far as safety goes,” Childress said.

If unsure if a drink has more than alcohol, one should look for signs that they are becoming intoxicated at a faster rate than usual or are feeling a dif-

ferent type of intoxication, Childress said.

“Alcohol should give more of a relaxing feel,” Childress said. “You might be feeling a little more euphoria and less relaxation.”

Alcohol can lower people’s inhibitions, allowing them to make unusual and often dangerous decisions, Murimi said.

People should plan to have a ride home when drinking, Murimi said.

Drunk driving is always a concern, and precautions should be prepared to avoid it.

“The death in not just for the one who is drinking and driving,” Murimi said, “but the one they hit or the one who is riding.” @EmmaMcSpaddenDT

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PARTYING

Halloween allows entertainment, dangers

By AUSTIN TAYLOR Staff Writer

As students prepare to take part in the festivities of Halloween parties, there may be different precautions one needs to take to stay safe.

When going out late at night on Halloween, there are multiple tips that could be beneficial for college students.

Elena Sanchez-Freeman, Texas Tech Risk Intervention and Safety Education program coordinator, said the first step students should take to be safe when going out on Halloween is to assign a party parent of a group.

“They’re making sure that everyone is ideally sober,” she said regarding the party parent.

Jake Edwards, Tech Interfraternity Council President, said anyone hosting an event should provide some form of security.

For smaller house parties, Edwards said, this means making sure someone drinks less and is aware of what is going on at the gathering.

Anyone looking to organize a larger event should invest in real security.

Not only does security prevent violence from breaking out, but, Edwards said, it also puts someone impartial in a place of authority so they can look for and take

care of people who are in uncomfortable situations and need help.

Students should also stay hydrated, make sure they are rested, ideally eat non-salty healthy food and pace out alcohol consumption, SanchezFreeman said.

Students need to measure their alcohol intake and how the serving size of alcohol changes depending on the beverage, Sanchez-Freeman said.

“One to 1.5 ounces for an 80-proof liquor, four to five ounces for wine and 12 ounces for beer, unless it’s a malt,” she said. “So, if you know how much you’re consuming, you can measure the rate at which you’re consuming and be more conscious of how that’s affecting you.”

Partygoers also need to be cautious of mixing substances, Sanchez-Freeman said. Even just mixing different types of alcohol can come with several problems, and mixing different kinds of substances, such as a stimulant, can cripple someone’s ability to remain coherent.

To make sure guests are safe at a party, Sanchez-Freeman said hosts should provide non-alcoholic beverages, serve substantial amounts of food, know who is coming to the party, monitor the alcohol intake of the guests and assign a risk manager to make

sure the party does not get out of control.

In addition, Edwards said anyone hosting large parties should hire a third party to serve alcohol, if they can afford it.

“On your end, it protects you from a lot of liability if something does go wrong,” he said. “But more importantly, when you have people who are trained bartenders, even if they’re doing a bad job, they have a better hold on not over-serving people than you do.”

If hiring a bartender is not viable, Edwards said the best thing a host can do is make sure there is no common source alcohol, which means avoid keeping alcohol in containers larger than would be reasonable for one person to drink, such as a keg.

“While they’re great from a cost perspective, from a safety perspective, they’re very detrimental because there’s no one to monitor and control how much someone is consuming,” he said.

Creating an atmosphere of safety is another way Edwards said a host can make party goers feel safe.

“When you throw an event, you want to make sure that you tell all the people who come some ground rules … say ‘Hey if you feel unsafe, if you feel

like you’ve had too much, come talk to this person, and they’ll try to get you a ride home,’” he said.

Heading home after a party, Edwards said drivers should understand be aware of potential dangers, including drunk drivers. He said he does not plan on driving Halloween night.

“A lot of people are going to be drunk, and so you kind of have to keep that in mind as you’re driving,” Edwards said. “The most important

thing is vigilance, paying attention to what’s going on around you.”

Allison Matherly, Lubbock Police Department public information officer, said anyone driving on Halloween night should be very mindful of what is happening around them as they drive.

“If you’re driving, watch the crosswalks. If people are crossing, stop for them,” she said. “You should always be watching for pedestrians.”

Matherly said anyone

who plans on being out for Halloween needs to make sure they have a sober ride home.

A first DWI offense is punishable by $2,000 fine, three to 180 days in jail or loss of a driver ’s license, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

“Everybody should be making an effort to not be a bystander in a situation they see that could put someone at risk,” Edwards said. @AustinTaylorDT

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Professionals share haunted house insights

By JAY STRADER Staff Writer

Fall is a season filled with traditions. There is one day in October which is circled on everyone’s calendar, but for the staff at Nightmare on 19th Street, Halloween is the pinnacle of the months of work.

The professional haunters at Nightmare on 19th Street have been scaring the Lubbock community for 10 years now and were voted the number three “must-see” haunted house in the state of Texas

by Scarefactor. The haunted house has been open since Sept. 27 and will remain open until Saturday.

Haunted houses are worked on all year by the building crew so the acting, makeup and special effects crews can shine come spooky season. Stephen Kelley, the actor manager, and Rolando Rodriguez, makeup manager, talked about the work that goes into a haunted house and how they got their start in the business.

Kelley said he has been the

acting coordinator for Nightmare on 19th for about six years. He began working in 2012 as part of the building crew, then moved up to acting before becoming the coordinator in 2014. Kelley said he had experience with haunted houses and was an actor for his own home-haunt where he grew up.

“Whenever I was growing up, I had my own home-haunt in the town I grew up in outside of Austin,” Kelley said. “It was my haunt, so I acted in there, but also had to get my friends to come be actors in there. I think we lasted one or two years, so it’s always been in my blood.”

All the actors he has worked with over the years are volunteers, and Kelley said the demographics of the actors are diverse, which is one reason why he loves working for haunted houses.

“We’ve had some people that have gone to school for acting or acted in high school doing plays and stuff like that.

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there,” Kelley said. “That’s one thing I really love about it. It’s not just the ‘goth’ kids. There’s football players out there, there’s band kids out there, it’s a little bit of everything.”

Kelley said it can be difficult for someone who has not acted in the haunted house setting before to transition and keep up stamina throughout the night.

“We do our best, I’ve got about 40 people underneath me this year, and so it’s hard to give as much individual time I would like. Some pick it up real quick, real easy, they’re like, ‘Oh, I got this.’ Others it takes a little bit to find their scene, to find their character,” Kelley said. “The hard part is people don’t realize how hard it is. To stay in your scene and scaring groups that are coming down the hallway every 20 seconds and doing that for

hours on end and they don’t realize exhausting it is.”

Rodriguez has volunteered for Nightmare on 19th Street for nine years doing the makeup for haunted house actors, he said. He got into haunting from one of his friends’ invitation to check out the work they were doing despite him having no experience.

“A friend of mine, she was a makeup artist (at Nightmare on 19th Street). She asked me to come out there and do makeup even though I had never done it before,” Rodriguez said.

“But I have a pretty extensive art background, so she thought I’d be good at it. Turns out I was pretty good at it.”

Unlike Kelley’s volunteer actors, Rodriguez has the job of hiring and training artists, and most of them have an art background like himself, he said.

“Most of the people have been, not really art backgrounds, I think they were just interested in makeup in general. But the new people I’ve been hiring, I’ve been hiring people with art backgrounds cause I feel like they transition better and able to grasp the concepts a little bit easier,” Rodriguez said. “Doing makeup is just another form of painting and sculpting. So, if you have that art background it’s easy to develop your skills quickly.”

The preparation leading up to the nights they perform can be strenuous. Rodriguez said he has about three hours to do makeup for 100 actors. He has six other people he works with, but the task requires efficiency and speed.

Kelley said for people to have the best experience going through a haunted house, they

should remain open-minded.

“The thing that I would tell people is, we’re paying to scare you,” Kelley said. “You’re gonna be entertained, but if go out there and you’re like ‘Oh, nobody’s gonna scare me,’ you’re not gonna have near as much fun. Go out there with an open-mind of getting scared and having a great time.”

Nightmare on 19th Street has three more days of operation before preparations begin for the 2020 season. Saturday is the last day of operation for the haunted house.

The haunted house will be open 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Halloween Night and on Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 and Nightmare on 19th Street is located at 602 East 19th Street. @JayStraderDT

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Versus: Chocolate candy or not?

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h o u g h i t ’s b e e n years since I last went trick-or-treating, I remember that my favorite part of the holiday was the chocolate that was placed in whatever last-minute bag I could find. Sometimes, it was a store-bought, jack-o-lantern-shaped bucket. Other times, it was a pillowcase or any purse I could find in my mom’s closet. All in all, the constant through all of my childhood Halloweens was the excitement I felt when I was handed the “good” candy.

Typically, the candy I thought was valuable (or at least worthy of my excitement) was the chocolate candy: Kit Kats, 3 Musketeers and Milky Ways. My friends felt similarly, focusing on the types of chocolate that everyone would have wanted to buy from the store anyway.

While this was something common among my own childhood friends, society’s obsession with chocolate is not something particularly new.

Ever since Europeans stumbled upon cacao in the Americas, the Western world has had an obsession with chocolate. Almost four centuries later, Americans still find themselves enamored with the same treat as

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their ancestors.

Unfortunately, modern chocolate can be filled with preservatives and pumped with sugar to soften the bitter taste of cacao, from which chocolate is derived.

Cacao in and of itself has antibacterial properties that prevent tooth decay, properties which are only reversed by the effects of sugar, furthering the idea that sugar is the contributing factor that ruins chocolate.

With all-sugar candy, it is more difficult to get a variation that does not taste entirely artificial.

According to dietician Kristi King of the Texas Children’s Hospital in an interview with Time, allsugar candy provides no nutritional value to those who consume it. At the very least, dark chocolate can be beneficial in small quantities by providing antioxidants

and antibacterial matter.

In addition to contributing more substantially to the health of the consumer, chocolate is also known to improve brain function, according to Healthline.

Overall, chocolate (especially of the dark variety) is healthier for you than any of the candies collected by trick-or-treaters.

In addition to being correlated with countless health benefits, chocolate has more variation and is present in so many different forms to the point where almost anyone can find at least one kind of chocolate candy they like.

Whether it be the classic Hershey’s bar, Milky Ways, Reese’s Cups or Almond Joys, there is a unique type of chocolate candy out there for each person’s taste. With all-sugar candy, it is more difficult to get a variation that does not taste entirely artificial.

Understandably, the point of trick-or-treating isn’t to find candy that is slightly healthier for children or to give them the variation in the kind of candy they consume, but both considerations can still add value to this holiday that completely drowns us in sugar. @GMathesonDT

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fter a long night of trick-or-treating, most children dump out their earnings and get started on their cavityinducing midnight snack.

Most get a variety of different candy types and begin to sort them out, but the very first candy reached for is bound to be an all-sugarbased candy.

This has been every kid’s favorite type of candy since the introduction of rock candy in the ninth century and has since become one of the top picks of everyone’s favorite candy. According to Eat This, a food-based magazine, the top five Halloween candies are all sugar-based and include Nerds, Smarties and Jelly Bellies.

Sugar-based candy also has this ability to be snacked on and not lose flavor. This is especially important for college students who sit at their desks studying for their next test while eating a pack of gummy bears.

Though this candy type has been most known to cause tooth decay, it has been psychologically proven to boost morale, focus and overall happiness. Psychology Today wrote an article talking about a study that described the benefits of sugar-based candy and how it can evoke a sense of

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perseverance in people to complete complex tasks and better one’s ability to focus.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, chocolate has been scientifically proven to be the primary source of weight gain and causes extreme heartburn.

Chocolate also is the only candy type to contain the most undeclared allergens which can result in serious health concerns.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, chocolate has been scientifically proven to be the primary source of weight gain and causes extreme heartburn.

According to a health article by Live Strong, many chocolate bars have allergens that are not labeled causing a number of cases involving severe allergic reactions. The article also touched on the proportion-

ality of eating chocolate and the growing number of obesity cases and how the two go hand-in-hand.

When people eat sugarbased candy, they are immediately reminded of a time where they had their entire lives in front of them and are able to reminisce about the times where they would dress up as their favorite character and go out with friends. This candy type is far superior to chocolate and has been proven to benefit a person’s life and provide flashbacks to a better time.

At the end of the day, it is up to the consumer to pick what candy they prefer.

However, every person’s inner child will always point towards the Nerds or Jolly Ranchers as their first pick. @MGutierrezDT

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Finding last-minute Halloween costumes on a budget

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alloween is such a fun time for all ages as everyone loves to dress up and participate in Halloween ac-

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tivities. Every fall semester, college students look forward to the weekend where they can dress up, go out, compete in costume contests, participate in handing out candy or even go trick-or-treating themselves. Whatever your flavor is and however you like to spend your Halloween, I am sure wearing a costume is in the cards at some point.

But what happens if you do not have enough time to conjure up a costume, or what if you are just low on funds and going all out for a costume was not in your top priority for the month? Don’t worry. Here are some easy male and female budget costumes that you can create in one afternoon with almost little to no expense.

One costume idea is the Brawny mascot. Who is this you may be wondering? It is based on the Brawny paper towel brand and their mascot. For this costume, all you need is a roll of napkins, a plaid shirt, a pair of jeans and a belt. It really is that easy and while you walk

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around with a roll of paper towels, you may be the night’s hero by cleaning up any accidents or spills your night might bring.

Another costume idea is the “We Can Do It” icon, Rosie the Riveter. Everyone knows the “We Can Do It” woman is based off a poster created in 1943 to promote female worker morale.

This poster was also widely used during the 80s to promote positive feminism and strength.

This costume is almost too easy. Just grab your favorite blue jeans, a blue jean jacket or top, tie up your hair with a red bandana, put on some red lipstick, show off your awesome muscles and take your best picture.

Another easy idea is literally any superhero.

This one works for both females and males, and I am not over exaggerating

when I say that you can be any superhero you want to be. Find your nearest Walmart and buy one of their $5 superhero shirts that you can find in the clothing section. After this, grab a cape that matches your superhero and put on your choice of bottoms depending on the type of look you are going for. For instance, if I wanted to be superman, I would grab his shirt along with a red cape, put on a blue jean skirt, some white converse and call it a night.

Another option is to be any sports player. Even if you do not have any sportsman like jersey yourself, I am sure if you ask around, someone will have either a jersey or shirt. Now, if the team is not necessarily your favorite team, it is only one night and it is worth the last-minute costume.

Just throw on the shirt or jersey, and again—any bottoms you want! If you are a male, some classic blue jeans with your favorite sneakers would work. If you’re a female,

I would throw on some spandex or shorts with some calf length socks.

Again, it does not matter what the bottoms are, as long as you are comfortable with whatever you are wearing. After this, apply some black paint under your eyes and hit the festivities.

An option for you and your friends is a group costume.

An option for you and your friends is a group costume. Does anyone remember “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” from a childhood favorite, “The Cat in the Hat”? Well, this is a great last-minute group costume. Whether there’s just two of you or five of you, this last-minute costume is budget friendly and can work for any group. Red shirts are ideal for this costume but if it’s a large group, different color shirts will work too.

Then, you can either print

the “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” logo’s - add more numbers as needed- and paste it to your shirts. Or, you can get some markers and simply write it on your shirts. With this, add a cute blue tutu and throw some glitter in your hair.

If this isn’t your taste, some blue jeans will work just fine.

One last option is to be a birthday girl or boy. How fun would it be to dress up like it is your birthday on Halloween night? Just throw on your best outfit, get a birthday sash, crown and whatever else you like to accessorize with for your birthday, and be ready to welcome all the “Happy Birthday’s” that come your way.

These costume ideas are just some quick, simple and budget friendly costumes that you can gather up in one trip to the store or around your house. Have a very safe Halloween and I’m sure whatever you choose as your costume, it will be a great one. @AngContrerasDT

Oregon women are ranked No. 1 for first time in AP Top 25 poll

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hen he took over in 2014, Kelly Graves set out to establish Oregon as one of the elite teams in women’s college basketball.

Fresh off their first Final Four appearance, the Ducks are ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll for the first time in school history.

Oregon, led by sensational guard Sabrina Ionescu, received 25 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel to grab the top spot in the preseason rankings released Wednesday.

“I think it validates our vision that we had going in here,” Graves told the AP. “It validates the hard work from my staff that’s been with me the whole journey. On this stage we had a better opportunity to be

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in position we now are.”

No. 2 Baylor, the defending national champion, received the other three firstplace votes. Stanford, Maryland and UConn round out the top five; the Huskies have been ranked in the top five for 239 consecutive weeks, since January 2007.

“That’s nuts,” Graves said of UConn’s streak. “I think I’d be in my mid 70s by the time we reached that.”

No. 6 Texas A&M has its best ranking since the Aggies were fifth on Dec. 29, 2014.

Oregon State, South Carolina, Louisville and Mississippi State complete the top 10.

Graves knows no one tends to remember who was ranked first in October. He also feels his team, which was ranked third in the pre-

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season last year, is mature enough to handle the pressures of being No. 1.

“I think it’s really neat and we’re adult enough and smart enough to handle this,” he said. “We’ve kept our heads down and continued to work.

Stay humbled and hungry.”

Tennessee isn’t ranked in the preseason for the first time since 1976, ending a 42year streak. The Lady Vols, who saw their remarkable run of 565 weeks ranked in the poll end in 2016, fell out of the rankings Jan. 14 last season and didn’t return to the Top 25. They changed coaches in the spring, bringing back former star Kellie Harper to coach the team.

No. 16 Notre Dame, coming off two trips to the national championship game, is out of

the top 10 for the first time since Jan. 17, 2011. Coach Muffet McGraw lost all five starters to the WNBA and two top reserves from last year transferred. It is the team’s worst preseason ranking since the Fighting Irish were also ranked 16th in 2008.

Coach Mike Neighbors has No. 22 Arkansas in the preseason Top 25 for the first time since 2002. In the last decade, the team has been ranked a handful of times but not since a one-week stay in the Top 25 in 2014 when Jimmy Dykes was the coach.

“We’re honored by it and definitely not going to take it for granted,” Neighbors said.

The Razorbacks return six of their top seven scorers from last season’s team that lost in the third round of the post-

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season WNIT. Junior Chelsea Dungee leads the way.

“My grandpa used to say things are different when the deer gets the gun,” Neighbors said of being ranked. “There’s a different approach for us with teams having motivation against us. It requires a different level of preparation and understanding and that’s really new for us.”

No. 24 Indiana has only its second preseason ranking in school history. The Hoosiers were 23rd in the 2016 preseason poll. ... No. 15 Texas has the second-most appearances in the preseason poll with 35. Maryland and Stanford are tied for fourth with 32 one behind third place Georgia. ... Oregon became the 15th different team to be No. 1 in the preseason.

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Halloween on Saturday solves several problems

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ack when I was a ki d , t h e re wa s nothing quite like the anticipation of waiting for the door to open on Halloween night. I vividly remember those nights where I was a fairy, a witch, a princess – in one memorable year, Batman – and the way I would be practically bouncing up and down ready to say “Trick-or-Treat.”

But then, I also remember the sense of unease that would grow as the seconds stretched after I rang the doorbell and the disappointment that hit as I realized nobody was coming. Those moments were inevitable almost every year, but they tended to happen most often on weeknight Halloweens.

On weeknight Halloweens, it felt like it had scarcely grown dark, and my basket was only half-full of candy before people started turning off their lights and ignoring the ring of the doorbell.

Even in the previous hours trick-or-treating, the atmosphere would be muted, with fewer people on the streets and in costume.

At the end of the night, I would return home with slumped shoulders, won-

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dering what I had been so excited for and wishing that Halloween had been on a weekend.

As it turns out, I am not the only one to feel that way. According to CNN, a petition launched by the Halloween & Costume Association last year argues that moving the date of Halloween from October 31st to the last Saturday of the month will lead to a “safer, longer, stressfree celebration.” As of Wednesday, this petition has 154,978 signatures.

Based on my experiences as a child going trick-or-treating and as an adult on the other side of the door, I support this initiative. Having Halloween on a Saturday night would lead to a better experience for all those who participate in the holiday.

The Halloween experience begins with parents and adults, and for them, having a weeknight holiday can be taxing. Speak-

ing as someone who will be passing out candy this Thursday, at times weeknight Halloweens feels less like a celebration and more like a burden.

On Thursday, I will be arriving home after a full day’s worth of classes and work. I will have about 100 slides of a genetics slideshow I need to study and memorize, not to mention an essay to complete – in Spanish.

Can you understand why I might not exactly be in the Halloween spirit?

This situation does not just apply to me; it applies to many individual s c om i ng hom e fr om a hard days’ work. Our doors will be closed and our lights will be turned off relatively early, not because we do not wish to create the best Halloween experience possible but because of our schedule.

Furthermore, kids are perceptive. Even when people in this situation are passing out candy, I am sure some kids will be able to pick up the undercurrent of stress in their voices. With a night full of busy, stressed individuals, I would not be surprised to see more than one child return home disappointed

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Children draw on a table for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences at Tech-or-Treat. There are many debates on whether or not Halloween should be moved to the last Saturday of October, preventing parents having to go to events like these during the week. the same way I did as a kid.

Compare this to a Saturday night Halloween. As a kid, I remember those nights as being magical.

Rather than a sad shuffle from one dark house to another, it felt like I was in a neighborhood-wide block party. The houses would be blazing with lights long into the night, and costumed kids and parents would be swarming the streets.

Why wouldn’t we want every Halloween to feel this way?

Without the weight of 7 a.m. wake-up times on our shoulders, and the exhaustion that comes from a long day’s work, adults could work to ensure the best Halloween experience every year, not just when the calendar works

in our favor.

Despite these obvious benefits of moving the holiday, part of me comprehends why some are reluctant to do so. Halloween has a rich history that can be traced back to “All Hallows-Eve,” which was celebrated as far back as the Roman empire, according to history.com. Straying from this history feels wrong, especially when we are just doing so for our personal convenience.

Yet, we have to acknowledge that we have already strayed far from t h e h o l i d a y ’s o r i g i n s .

While “All Hallows-Eve” was part of a religious celebration honoring the dead, today the holiday is secular and primarily focused on candy and costumes. The Halloween

that we celebrate today is unrecognizable compared to “All Hallows-Eve.” So, we should we cling to the notion that we must celebrate on Oct. 31st instead of the last Saturday of the month?

We have shaped Halloween into the holiday it is today, and we will shape it into the holiday it is in the future. We can leave it as it is today – a holiday that often feels more like a burden than a celebration – or we can work to ensure that Halloween reaches its full potential every year.

I can promise you that come Thursday night, more than one kid will be wondering the same thing. @AkhilaReddyDT

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Dangers of wearing colored contacts

By GRACIELA VASQUEZ Staff Writer

While colored contacts may seem like a good idea to finish off a Halloween costume, they could be a huge risk for one’s vision.

Erika Radford, board certified family medicine physician from the Texas Tech Health Science Center, said it is not recommended to place anything in the eye that was not prescribed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.

When buying over-thecounter contacts, people take a risk, as the contacts are not packaged in sterile solution and not up to the same health codes as prescription contacts, Radford said. Someone could potentially get a dangerous bacterial infection or chemical irritation leading to blindness.

“Take care with the decisions you make for your eyes because you only have one pair of them to last you a lifetime,” she said.

Micaela Vavra, a junior environmental engineering student from Dallas, said she had purchased colored

contacts for Halloween a couple of years ago from a retail store in her local mall shopping center.

“I remember they were bothering me and wouldn’t stay lined up,” Vavra said.

Dr. Kelly Mitchell, ophthalmologist at the Tech HSC, said the only reason anyone should wear colored contact lenses for Halloween or in general is if they are prescribed.

Buying contacts online or at a costume store is not safe, Mitchell said. Costume fangs that people use to be vampires for Halloween are safe, but are not similar accessories to colored contacts.

Eyes are a lot more sensitive, Mitchell said. Putting fangs in your mouth is safer because the mouth is a lot tougher than the eyes.

“The simple rule is if you don’t get colored contacts from your doctor, then you should not be putting them in your eyes,” he said. “There’s no safe way to guarantee that they’re not going to hurt you.”

If someone does choose to wear the contacts, Mitchell said, the lenses may impair

vision and cause a rough area or an infection. Sometimes, infections can be serious, and the person may need eye drops or a visit the emergency room.

“God forbid if you need to have surgery,” he said. “If it’s so infected that we have to take you to the operating room. I mean, this can be a big risk. Not only may someone experience discomfort and not see well, but if they need eye surgery, it’s possible that the individual can lose eye vision, and it can be permanent.”

Anyone with perfect vision has never needed an eye prescription would still need to see a doctor before buying colored contacts, Mitchell said. The doctor would then give the individual a pair of nonpowered colored lenses, but the lenses will still be able to fit in their eyes.

Each eye has a different curvature, Mitchell said.

Each contact lens has to fit like a pair of shoes.

“I mean, if you wanted to wear a pair of vampire boots, you would look for

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your shoe size and not purchase just any size because it won’t fit on your foot,” he said. “Contact lenses are fit to the person.”

Getting prescribed colored contacts is more expensive than buying colored con-

tacts from a store and takes more time, Mitchell said.

But wearing colored contacts have zero safety precautions.

Just like masks, colored contacts can decrease one’s field of view, so peripheral vision might be down, Mitchell

said. This may cause one to run into things.

“Be careful with anything that covers your face, Mitchell said. “Make sure you have good vision so you don’t inadvertently hurt yourself.” @GvasquezDT

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Halloween weather forecast Nationals beat Astros, 6-2

By ADÁN RUBIO News Editor

Wa l k i n g d o w n t h e street on Halloween night can be more fun when one is prepared for the low temperatures.

During the day, Lubbockites can expect a high of 54 F and a low of 30 F at night, according to the National Weather Service website. Clear skies are expected as well.

Sub freezing temperatures only are expected to continue through Thursday morning, according to the NWS. One may keep an eye out for travel issues Thursday morning, as precipitation on the elevated surface and ground Wednesday can freeze because of cold temperatures.

There is a freeze warning until 11 a.m. CDT Thursday, according to the NWS. Temperatures will be in the mid 50s late afternoon and will fall to around 50 F at sunset, according to the NWS. Around 10 p.m., temperatures are expected to drop.

Near freeing temperatures will be present along the Texas and New Mexico state line and temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 30s are expected for the rest of the forecast

area, according to the NWS. Winds may also make the outside feel colder than the temperatures read.

Five to 10 mph west winds are forecasted during the day, and 5 to 10 mph southwest winds are forecasted Halloween night, according to the NWS. When out trick-or-treating or heading out to a Halloween party, there could be different ways one can stay warm, especially when dressed in a costume.

Adding parts to one’s costume, using hand and back warmers and staying dry are different tips people may consider, according to the AccuWeather website.

For more information about the Halloween forecast, visit the NWS website. @AdanRubioDT

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 7 of the World Series (all times local): 10:50 p.m.

Howie Kendrick and Anthony Rendon homered in the seventh inning as the Washington Nationals overcame a two-run deficit and rocked the Houston Astros 6-2 Wednesday night in Game 7 to claim the first World Series title in franchise history.

With all eyes on Max Scherzer and his remarkable recovery following an injection, the Nationals embraced their shot in a Series where the road team won every game. Even more against the odds: Juan Soto and Washington rallied from behind to win five elimination games this postseason.

Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin and the Nats

brought the first World Series championship to the nation’s capital since Walter Johnson delivered the crown for the Senators in 1924. ___ 10:22 p.m.

The Washington Nationals added to their lead going into the ninth inning of Game 7 after another hit by their young slugger.

Juan Soto’s RBI single in the eighth inning extended Washington’s lead over the Houston Astros to 4-2.

Houston will have the top of its order coming up in the bottom of the ninth, needing at least two runs as they try to win their second World Series title in three years.

Washington, with the Nationals in their 15th season, will try to take a World Series title with the visiting team winning every game.

Soto, who turned 21 last Friday, has two hits in the Series finale and 18 this postseason, with only one player younger than him matching that. Miguel Cabrera had 18 hits as a 20-year-old rookie for the World Series champion Marlins in 2003. ___ 9:53 p.m.

Anthony Rendon homered off Zack Greinke and Howie Kendrick followed with a goahead, two-run drive against Will Harris in the seventh inning, giving the Washington

Nationals a 3-2 lead over the Houston Astros in Game 7.

Greinke cruised through six innings with a one-hit shutout, needing just 67 pitches With Washington trailing 2-0, Rendon drove a pitch into the left-field Crawford boxes with one out in the seventh, then Juan Soto walked on five pitches.

Harris relieved and Kendrick swung past a curveball, then drove a cutter to the opposite field, where it hit off the screen attached to the rightfield foul pole, stunning the crowd at Minute Maid Park.

Yuli Gurriel singled off Patrick Corbin with two outs in the bottom half but became the Astros’ 10th stranded runner when Yordan Álvarez grounded out. ___ 9:16 p.m.

Zack Greinke put up another zero in the sixth while Patrick Corbin took over for Max Scherzer in Game 7 with Houston leading the Nationals 2-0.

Greinke breezed through a 1-2-3 sixth inning. He has allowed just one hit, walked one and has thrown 67 pitches in this efficient outing.

Pinch-hitter Jake Marisnick led off Houston’s sixth with a single. But Corbin struck out George Springer before Jose Altuve grounded into a double play to end the inning.

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Dia de los Muertos, Halloween more different than alike

By GLORIA MATHESON Opinions Editor

When considering the proximity of Día de los Muertos on Nov. 1 to Halloween on Oct. 31, the difference between the two can appear to be unclear for those not familiar with the Mexican tradition.

Héctor Rendón, assistant professor and assistant director of the Harris Institute for Hispanic and International Communication, said one of of the major misconceptions associated with Día de los Muertos begins with its name. While it is commonly called Día de los Muertos in the United States and other parts of the world, Rendón said this is not its original name.

“It’s totally fine, in many places people call it that, but in Mexico originally people call it Día de Muertos,” Rendón said.

Another common misconception regarding the holiday, he said, is its trivialization in being used for economic purposes, like selling products.

“The idea of this holiday is that it’s a way for people to remember family members or loved ones who already passed,” Rendón said. “We’re talking about a more spiritual connection rather than the typical celebration where people go and buy stuff.”

The commercialization of Día de los Muertos is not exclusive to the United States, Rendón said, but rather has extended to some cities in Mexico as well.

“There are many, many towns in Mexico, especially if you go to the states of Michoacán and Oaxaca where they take very seriously the tradition of Día de Muertos,” he said. “People go to the cemeteries at night and they put these flowers called cempasúchil, which is kind of like an orange flower.”

Those celebrating in these states are trying to keep the original traditions

and idea of the holiday alive as a spiritual connection, Rendón said, but in bigger cities in Mexico it is celebrated similarly to the way it is in the United States.

Yu l i a n n a G o n z a l e z , a freshman pre-engineering major from Houston and social chair for the Hispanic Student Society, said it is only recently that her family in Mexico has started to celebrate Halloween.

“It’s one of those things were it’s like, you celebrate it here because you’re apart of the U.S.,” Gonzalez said.

“It’s almost like, you could say assimilating because its definitely not present in Mexico until recently.”

One of the biggest components of Día de los Muertos, she said, is the fact that all of Mexico celebrates the holiday.

“It’s not just a certain group celebrating, it’s like you have the whole nation united in that one celebration because it starts on November first and goes all the way through, I believe November third, if not November second,” she said.

The main differences between Halloween and Día de los Muertos derive from the beautiful story behind Día de los Muertos, Gonzalez said.

“I think what’s beautiful about it is that you unite under the passing of a loved one,” she said. “Sometimes it’s of course family, but it can be a pet or anyone who has passed away who was really dear to you.”

Gonzalez said in contrast to dressing up for Halloween, the reason behind sugar skull makeup lies in the tradition of uniting with those who have passed.

“You try to be like the dead because its almost like inviting the dead to the living world and you inviting yourself into the world of the dead,” she said. “You’re not sad that day, if anything you’re happy for the life they lived.”

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Ornaments are displayed at the Museum of Texas Tech University El Dia de los Muertos event on Oct. 21, 2018 to honor and celebrate those who have departed. The event offered attendees a chance to have free food and participate in music and dancing.

Being raised in a predominantly Mexican community in Houston, Gonzalez said she experienced culture shock when she realized not everybody celebrated Día de los Muertos even within the Hispanic Student Society.

“I mentioned this to my board members and they were like, ‘What a great way to unite the organization,’” she said. “In our organization we don’t only just have Mexicans, we have Puerto Ricans, we have Hondurans.”

Gonzalez said she is celebrating Día de los Muertos by sharing an important part of her culture with the organization, as well plan-

ning for them to attend an event together in celebration of the holiday.

“On November second this year, Lubbock has a 5K run,” she said. “While you’re runnning you can either run with crosses or with the names of those who have passed, or you could put it in the ofrenda.”

This event was a way for the Hispanic Student Society to get involved with the community and connect with a part of Mexican culture, Gonzalez said.

“You’re running, you’re living,” she said. “So, it’s almost like they’re living through you.” @GMathesonDT

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Defensive players feared by opposing offenses

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

With Halloween here and the majority of Texas Tech’s fall sports nearing an end, several studentathletes have put fear into opposing offenses with their efforts on defense.

On Tech’s football team, senior linebacker Jordyn Brooks has made his presence on the defense known, earning national recognition for his efforts this season. Brooks and the Red Raiders have played eight games this season, posting a 3-5 record, according to Tech Athletics.

In his eight games this season, Brooks has recorded 87 total tackles, 51 solo and 36 assisted tackles, according to the Big 12. For his total, the senior linebacker ranks first in the Big 12 with 10.9 tackles per game this season, which is 1.1 more than Kansas’ Dru Prox.

Brooks has also recorded 15.5 tackles for loss this season, leading the conference by four tackles.

Aside from his Big 12 leading tackle and tackle for loss total, Brooks has also recorded 10 quarterback hurries, three sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery this season, according to Tech Athletics.

The senior’s season was highlighted by his game against Oklahoma State in Lubbock, helping the Red Raiders earn their first ranked win under head coach Matt Wells. Against the Cowboys, Brooks recorded 19 total tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry.

Following the game, Brooks received several honors, being named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Award Player of the Week, and Dave Campbell’s Coverboy

of the Week. He was also selected for Pro Football Focus College’s Big 12 Defensive Team of the Week.

Along with his awards following the game against Oklahoma State, Brooks was named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, as well as being on the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award. He was also named to The Athletic’s Midseason AllAmerican second team.

Also on Tech’s defense, senior defensive back Douglas Coleman III has thrown conference quarterbacks off of their game, earning national recognition for his defensive efforts.

In his eight games this season, Coleman has recorded a nation-leading seven interceptions, according to Tech Athletics.

Coleman also leads the Big 12 in the category by four interceptions. Of his seven interceptions, C o l e m a n h a s r ec or ded multiple interceptions in two games, picking off two passes against Arizona and Oklahoma State.

For his efforts this season, Coleman was named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, an award given to the nation’s top defensive back, according to Tech Athletics. As the mid-season approached, Coleman was selected to The Athletic’s Midseason All-American first team.

The senior defensive back was also named a Midseason All-American by Sporting News and the Associated Press.

As a whole, Tech’s defense has held its opponents to 29.38 points per game this season, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders have found success in stopping the run game, allowing just 175.6 rushing yards per game, while allowing 284.88 passing yards.

Overall, Tech’s defense has recorded 58 tackles for loss, pushing its opponents back 191 total yards, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders have also recorded 17 sacks, 11 interceptions, forced three fumbles and recorded three fumbles this season.

On Tech’s soccer team, freshman goalkeeper Madison White has shown off her defensive skills, earning several Big 12 awar ds aft er her fi r s t start on Sept. 25 against Oklahoma State, accordi n g t o Te c h A t h l e t i c s .

White played her first minutes as a Red Raider against South Florida on Sept. 21 after junior goalkeeper Marissa Zucchetto took a cleat to the face.

After subbing for Zucchetto, White has remained Tech’s starting goalkeeper. This season, White is tied for first in the conference as she has allowed just five goals to be scored on her, according to the Big 12. The freshman also leads the Big 12 with a 0.53 goalsagainst average this season. White is also ranked first in the conference with a .881 save percentage, with Oklahoma State’s Dani Greenlee trailing in second place with a .813 save percentage.

Since playing her first game of the season, White has been recognized by the Big 12 five times in the past six weeks, according to the Big 12. After finishing the game at goalkeeper after Zucchetto’s injury, White was honored with the first accolade of her career, being named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week. White was named the Freshman of the Week by the conference in the following week and was honored with the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week award three times in

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TOP: Senior linebacker Jordyn Brooks runs to the sideline during the Homecoming football game against Iowa State on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 at the Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders were defeated, 34-24. BOTTOM: Junior libero Emerson Solano yells across the court during the game against the University of Texas on Oct. 30, 2019 in the United Supermarkets Arena. the four weeks following.

Aside from White’s defensive statistics, Tech’s goalkeepers have allowed just 1 goals this season versus Tech’s 36 goals scored, according to Tech Athletics. Of the two goalkeepers, the Red Raiders have recorded 40 saves with a .818 save percentage.

Tech’s volleyball team has several different student-athletes who have performed well on defense this season, with different players leading in their respective defensive categories, according to Tech Athletics.

Junior defensive specialist/libero Emerson Solano has played in all 22 games this season,

leading the team with 342 digs, according to the Big 12. Solano is ranked second in the conference for her dig total and digs per set, with 4.12. The junior’s season was highlighted by her game against Oklahoma where she recorded a season-high 31 blocks, resulting in her being named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

Two blockers on the Red Raiders’ team have shined defensively. Sophomore middle blocker Karrington Jones leads Tech with 17 solo blocks this season, also leading the Big 12 in the category, according to the Big 12.

Freshman middle blocker Cadi Boyer has also had an impact for the Red Raiders, tying for fifth in the conference with 1.13 blocks per set.

Collectively, the Red Raiders have recorded 1,272 digs this season, averaging 14.96 digs per set according to Tech Athletics. The team has recorded 63 solo blocks, averaging 2.32 blocks per set.

With the football, soccer and volleyball seasons coming to an end, Tech’s defense players will look to build on the success they have found so far to make a run in the postseason. @MaxHengstDT