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Volume 134 Issue 19

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Monday, October 30, 2017

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of my nostalgia is the calmness of my life. Sure, I prefer my life now, but Halloween is such an escape for so many children. I mean, think about it; when — as an adult — can you dress up as a cat or whatever, ask strangers for food and not have to talk to police? It’s a childish concept in which only children can fully participate, and I think that’s why so many adults love the holiday. It takes them back to their childhood in the way most holidays can’t. Or, maybe it’s just an excuse to get Hallowasted and dress dumbly. Either way, between the cold weather and happy nostalgia, there’s no better holiday than Halloween. So whether you’re going to a costume party, watching Stranger Things season two or couldn’t care less, I hope you enjoy it. Because, honestly, we’re all a bunch of kids in adult bodies.

It happened at the Waffle House...

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Every year (except last year), the Beacon creates a Halloween issue to celebrate Halloween and reminisce on the old ones. While that sounds like it could get repetitive, each year it seems that UT’s perspectives and ideas of the holiday change. This year, we’ve looked at the history of Halloween in Knoxville, the traditions of other cultures, judgement houses and much more. We’re telling scary Waffle House stories, arguing about candy corn and describing the perfect Halloween party. I don’t know what your plans are for Halloween, but I have to say I am excited to celebrate the holiday with an office party, publishing this issue and eating discounted candy corn. This Halloween is, as the kids say, boppin’. However, as excited as I am, I have to say part of me misses walking around Rogersville dressed as Mickey Mouse and knocking on doors with my Cinderella sister and non-participant mother. I mean, part of that is because there was free candy involved, but at least part

Tyler Wombles Sports Editor

It was late, and it was cold. Over the summer, a dear friend of mine, let’s call him Dusty, was enjoying a patented “AllStar Special,” complete with “smothered” and “covered” hash browns, at his local Waffle House.

The time? 2 a.m. A large, burly man suddenly appeared, towering over Dusty, his body tattooed and dirty from years inside a prison cell. The man glared at Dusty, and his voice boomed throughout the restaurant. “Hey,” the man said. “Are you the guy that took my mug shot when I went to jail?” Dusty quivered as the man spoke but tried to keep calm. He grasped the pepper spray on his keychain with one hand while shoveling food into his mouth in an effort to appear confident. Dusty struggled to find his courage, finally uttering a response. “No,” Dusty said. “I’m just trying to eat my hash browns.” If this type of encounter surprises you, then you’ve likely never set foot in a Waffle House. America’s favorite late-night, binge-eating locale never fails to provide customers with not only delicious food but also lifelong memories forged during the early morning hours. When you enter a Waffle House, especially at night,

expect the unexpected. Almost anyone you ask has a Waffle House horror story. These terrifying tales mix delectable cuisine with spooky situations, crafting narratives that live in the hearts of Americans throughout the country. One person told me that he saw a waitress engage in a fight with a man outside the restaurant when she rebuffed his advances. There’s even a Vine video that made its way across the internet that depicted two Waffle House employees scuffling behind the counter while a man ineffectively asks for a waffle. Even I was thrust into freaky circumstances the last time I journeyed to a Waffle House. The Daily Beacon’s assistant sports editor, photo editor and I stopped at a Waffle House outside of Lexington, coming back from covering Tennessee’s loss at Kentucky on Saturday. This event also took place at 2 a.m. Coincidence? I think not. We were just finishing up our meal when multiple police cars quickly pulled up outside the building. Officers exited the vehicles and began speaking with a woman; it was unclear what the topic of their conversation was. By the time we left the restaurant and entered our car, the officers were back in their cars, sitting in them. Their vehicles were blocking our car in. Suddenly, just as we started our car, the officers sped off without their lights on. The Courtesy of Flickr haste of their departures was noticeable and uncharacteristic of police vehicles without their across the country systemically at 2 a.m.? Anything is possible. But whatever actually emergency lights on. What were the officers talking to the woman took place that night, or any other night, only about? Why weren’t their lights on? Were they one thing is for certain. It happened at the Waffle House ... chasing a ghost that haunts every Waffle House

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Kylie’s Korner: Candy Corn Sucks, I hate it Kylie Hubbard

Asst. News Editor

Every Halloween season, stores stock their shelves with sweets of all flavors. Chocolates, taffy and suckers all wrapped individually awaiting the hands of costumed children. Everyone has their favorites and everyone has their least favorites, which can be heavily respected. But what I don’t understand is your opinions on candy corn. It isn’t yummy and doesn’t satisfy my tummy. Frankly, it sucks. At a very young age, my mom lied to me and told me candy corn was wondrous, and honestly, it looked inviting from afar. A naive child I was, wanting to explore and trust my mom to lead me to the right places. She insisted I try some. I placed the small snack in my mouth and instantly reacted with a face

like that of a baby who just tasted a lemon for the first time. I went on from this event, convinced my mom was playing a trick on me, convinced that the candy was handed to Brach’s from Satan himself. I knew I’d never like it. As a kid, I set off at 8:00 with my pillowcase in tow and my traveling companion dad. You know, safety first. I would knock on every door, exclaiming the infamous “trick or treat!” and in turn received a plethora of goodies. By the end of the night, my pillowcase would be filled to the brim, and I would have to relinquish my treasures to my father, secretly hoping he didn’t steal any from my the 100-pound load. Once I got back to my house, I couldn’t wait to survey the delicious treats I knew I would snack on for the next few weeks (or days if we’re being honest). I would put the candies into piles by type, a grin continuing to grow on my face. But amidst the goodies, an orange and white monster always appeared, and no I don’t

mean Butch Jones at a UT football game. That monster was candy corn, and that monster wiped the smile right off of my face. Who would give me this? Why would you want children to eat this? I’ll take apples. I’ll take raisins. I’ll take stickers, but never candy corn. The memory of those orange and white pieces sticks with me to this day. I’ve tried the candy again throughout my 19 years, but I still can’t get the chalky taste off of my tongue. My mom continues to fill the candy dish centerpiece of the kitchen table with the treat, with every family member snacking on it between meals, every visit to the kitchen, between dinner and dessert. Those dinners I sit in disgust, watching the people I thought loved me betray me by eating those disgusting snacks. This trend continues to this day, as I watch those around me eat handful after handful of the nastiness, making me more and more disgusted. Every time I see someone snag a candy

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon corn, I think of the game Beanboozled and wish I could help them like I do those that grab the vomit flavored jelly bean. I guess I’m just being dramatic, but maybe you’re just wrong.

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The Daily Beacon • Monday, October 30, 2017

Ghostly Past: Knoxville’s history of Halloween, ghosts Gabriela Szymanowska Senior Staff Writer

A historic night, a haunted past, a spooky feel, Knoxville has its own share of Halloween spooks that go ‘boo’ in the night. Before Halloween was celebrated in Knoxville, the holiday that is celebrated today had a very different beginning - a beginning that goes back 2,000 years. Halloween’s origin started with the Celtic Samhain festival which marked the end of summer’s harvest. The night of Oct. 31 was believed to be the night when the spirits of the dead returned to the earth to cause damage to the farmer’s crops. To celebrate the holiday, Celtic priests would light huge bonfires and wore costumes of animal skins because they believed it would help protect them. The holiday later changed to All Martyrs Day by Pope Boniface IV to celebrate Christian martyrs. As Christianity spread to the Celtic areas, the church made Nov. 2 All Soul’s Day to honor the dead. All Soul’s Day was also called All Saints Day and the night before — the traditional Samhain night — became All-Hallows Eve.

It wasn’t until the late nineteenth century when immigration to America increased that brought immigrant traditions, like Halloween, to America. Jack Neely, executive director of The Knoxville History Project, said Halloween had a slow start in the U.S., especially in Knoxville where he has not found any evidence of Halloween before the 1890s. “What’s partly interesting is its surprising to some people how many holidays didn’t come to us right away. Even though they may have ancient roots, they were, most of the holidays we celebrate today, even Christmas, weren’t celebrated here until sometime in the nineteenth century,” Neely said. “They kind of evolved and filtered into American consciousness because it seems like from when the first settlers arrived here. This was the case for most of America. They didn’t really bring their traditions with them. They had other priorities when they got here.” Neely explained that the first mention of Halloween in Knoxville was in 1893, when Edward Sanford, Knoxville’s only U.S. Supreme Court Justice, threw a party at his home in Maplehurst to celebrate the ancient holiday. Later, Halloween was not considered to be scary, but more of a romantic holiday

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons for singles. On Halloween, young people believed that if you went into a cellar with a candle and mirror, you would see the face of your spouse reflected in the mirror. “It came in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century it was not so much a holiday of spookiness and kind of a celebration of evil and death, which I think it’s sort of is now, as it was a romantic thing. It had this sort of cult side to it because it was on Halloween you were supposed to be able to identify the person you were going to marry,” Neely said. Now, Halloween in Knoxville is celebrated with trick-or-treating, costume parties, corn mazes and ghost tours that lead around the downtown Knoxville area. Ghost tours, explained Neely, have only recently become a popular attraction in the U.S. “I think if a city has good ghost stories, people are at least interested in that city and its history and in this particular place,” Neely said. Laura Still, author of “A Haunted History of Knoxville” and tour guide for Knoxville Walking Tours, explained that ghost tours in Knoxville have only recently become popular. “Ghost tours in Knoxville began as celebrations of fall or the Halloween season, usually in association with one of our many historic sites, such as James White Fort or the Blount Mansion,” Still said. “We have a dark, violent side of our history and when Jack Neely began to do research on Knoxville history, he discovered some of these stories of murder, mayhem, and even a monster or two.” Regular ghost tours didn’t begin till Knoxville experienced its Downtown

if a city “hasI think good ghost stories, people are at least interested in that city and its history and in this particular place. ” Jack Neely, executive director of the Knoxville History Project Renaissance in the early part of this century because the city was not considered a tourist destination till our downtown once again became a popular place to stay and walk around.” Knoxville Walking Tours offer different ghost tours around Knoxville, such as the Civil War, Gunslingers, Shadow Side Ghost Tour and Old Gray Cemetery. Each tour is based on historical research done by Still. Each tour takes visitors to locations in Knoxville where they can learn historical facts about hangings, tragic fires, murder and revenge that happened on the streets of Knoxville. “She (Still) takes ghost stories as a jumping off place to talk about Knoxville history or tell stories. She looks at the background of what inspires the ghost stories,” Neely said. “I think ghost stories are interesting and often reflect a city with an interesting past and an interesting sense of self in the

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Day of the Dead honors deceased, celebrates life

Annie Tieu

News Editor Despite its name, Día de Los Muertos – or Day of the Dead – is a celebration of the lives of the dead. The Mexican holiday occurs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, and the tradition honors the dead with festivals and lively celebrations, combining indigenous Aztec rituals with Catholicism. Day of the Dead can be broken down into two main parts. Nov. 1 is known as Día de Los Inocentes, or Day of the Innocents, which honors children who have died, and Nov. 2 is Day of the Dead, which honors adults. Rossy Toledo, senior Spanish studies lecturer, said the holiday is region specific. “It (Day of the Dead) talks to a region; it talks about the history of the people,” Toledo said. “At the human level, it celebrates your ancestors, your family members, your deceased.” Prior to the development of the modern-day Day of the Dead, the tradition fell on the ninth month of the Aztec calendar. Gradually, the celebration has also become associated with and coincided with the Western Christians’ Allhallowtide, which includes All Saints’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. UT lecturer of Spanish studies, Laura Atwood, said the holiday is a better way to acknowledge death as participants celebrate the lives of the deceased rather than mourn them. “It gives us some insight into how death can be viewed in other cultures in a way that I think is a little more healthy than the way that I have traditionally understood death,” Atwood said. “Where I was raised in the South, there were a lot of things we just don’t talk about, especially negative things, and death being one of them …

That’s just party foul.” Some traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas and honoring the deceased with Aztec marigolds, favorite foods and visits to their grave with gifts. Many people believe that these items and offerings will encourage visits from the deceased. One of Atwood’s favorite aspects of the holiday is the colorful artwork, and to her, the art shows the deeper meaning of the holiday. “It all starts with something black or something macabre, like a skull, but then it has flowers, and it just explodes into all this beauty,” Atwood said. “And to me, that’s a good way of seeing it. Because, yes, someone died, and that is sad, and that is scary. But then, on the other hand, it’s a beautiful thing that they lived and that you can remember them.” Toledo remembers observing the Day of the Dead as a young girl in Mexico, setting up an altar for her great-grandparents, going to the cemetery to lay flowers and celebrating the lives of her ancestors. “We revised their history on those two days,” Toledo said. Now, Toledo uses the day to honor her father, who passed away in 2000. She sets up an altar for him by gathering his personal items, ensuring there are pictures of him, picking out wine he enjoyed and selecting a jazz playlist for him to hear. Toledo and her sister cook his favorite recipes and have a dinner to celebrate his life. “For me, it’s very important to have that time to think about him more than the day of his birth or the day that he actually died,” Toledo said. “You think back on the life of that person.” Atwood began celebrating the Day of the Dead after her mother died to help deal with grief.

“When my mother died, it was very helpful to me to go put something on her grave and remember her and make it a party – make it something happy and not something sad,” Atwood said. “So that’s when, to me, it became something interesting, like this is something that could really help people, help people get beyond the sadness and get into something more meaningful.” Although the holiday is most celebrated in Mexico, Day of the Dead celebrations can also be seen in Graphic by Kelly Alley the U.S. Since coming to the Atwood also said she hopes the holiday will U.S., Toledo has seen the holiday celebrated not become commercialized or trivialized, and widely in states like Texas and California. “When I came to the U.S. and I realized it she hopes that it will move closer to accuracy. “I hope it doesn’t become trivialized … but was starting to be celebrated, I was very happy that it keeps that heart of reverence,” Atwood to see the differences, with dances, with different icons – like the Calaveras, the skull heads,” said. “You’re not trivializing the fact that people Toledo said. “Little by little, I think the tradition died, but you’re not mourning either. So I would hope that that aspect of it remains intact and not has been growing in the U.S.” While Toledo appreciates the increased vis- become lost. But usually, what I see is people just ibility of the celebration and believes that every- having a party, unfortunately.” Vanessa Marin, sophomore in neuroscience one can celebrate Day of the Dead, she thinks there can be misconceptions that don’t represent and UT Spanish club event planner, lived in a large Hispanic community in Chicago before the holiday. “If I could think of something negative, it’s moving to Tennessee. Knoxville’s Hispanic popwhen they try to introduce piñatas into the ulation — and consequently its Day of the Dead celebration, which have never been part of the celebration — is much smaller. Marin hopes to celebration,” Toledo said. “So when you see get more people involved in the celebration. “People should keep an open mind,” Marin some things being mixed up … or things that are said. “It can help people that don’t know that not really from Latin America being integrated, death shouldn’t be sad. It should be celebrated; it it’s a misconception. should be a positive thing.”

Halloween views differ with age, changes Cory Sanning

Copy Editor When thinking of Halloween, chances are if you ask a toddler and an adult, you’re more than likely going to get two completely different answers. While growing up, Halloween is one of the most joyous times of the year for children, despite its spooky nature. They get to dress up in outfits their parents normally wouldn’t let them wear, beg for candy and nearly enter sugar shock once it’s all consumed. Whether they carry pillowcases or pumpkin buckets, chances are they’ll be beyond satisfied with the results. I remember those days, and I can nearly recall every single costume I’ve owned since kinder-

garten. That year, “Spiderman” was a smash hit. I wanted to be just like Tobey McGuire, with the exception of the vicious spider bite he suffered. Halloween parties then were almost a surreal feeling. They were a child’s paradise: soda, candy, popcorn balls and, of course, a ton of ghost and ghoul-themed cookies. It was the trick before the treat, so to say, and I can’t pinpoint whether I enjoyed the actual concept of Beggar’s Night more or not. Fast forward to today. My views of the onceadored holiday are vastly different, and I think everyone would promptly agree. Gone are the two-hour candy binges and school Halloween parties. Gone are the days of indulging nearly an extra-large pillowcase full of candy bars. Introducing college Halloween bashes, where instead of party dishes loaded with sweets, you’ll either find a keg full of ice-cold beer or a cooler

filled with mature indulgences. Instead of concealing one’s figure, more revealing clothing is the standard. Costumes are worn more for laughs and giggles and not screams of terror. Rather than buy orange and black themed cups for fruit punch, teenagers flock to local grocery stores for packs of red solo cups and ping pong balls. The concept of trick-or-treating is no longer thought of, and the closest individuals get to the act is by participating as a giver, not a receiver. The first time I handed out candy, I could not begin to describe the different feelings I had. Instead of politely asking my neighbors for items that will rot my teeth, I had small children metaphorically begging me for more of these items. I was beyond generous in my handout, passing out two, sometimes three items per person. While parents may not have been the biggest fan of that concept, the night only came around once

a year, and the sugar hangover would provide them with more than enough peace and quiet later on. Nowadays, more people I know suffer from actual hangovers than any consequence related to eating sugar. Myself? If I’m lucky, I grab a king size pack of Reese’s peanut butter pumpkins from a convenience store for my Halloween snack. I’ve attempted to devote myself to a healthy diet, so popcorn balls and cookies are out of the question. Whether or not one’s views differ completely from others, Halloween is perhaps the most shifting holiday when it pertains to age. As a child, you feel as if you’re in paradise. As an adult/teenager, the feelings are the same, except in a much different manner. Only time will tell whether or not these views will change as we all grow older.

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The Daily Beacon • Monday, October 30, 2017

13 wild ways to make your Halloween party a spookcess 1. Consider a theme

Want to go all out? Have a theme for your party, like classic horror creatures, movie characters or memes and ask your guests to dress up for it. It will be tons of fun, and everyone will look great.

2. Have a party-ready playlist

Of course, you want your guests on their feet and dancing, but remember that it is also the spookiest day of the year. Check out The Daily Beacon’s Halloween Spotify playlist for some sure crowd pleasers.

3. Don’t be afraid to decorate

College students are so focused on getting people to come to their party that we often forget to think about what it will look like when they show up. Dress your place up with some spooky cobwebs, lights and whatever other haunting decorations you can find at your local drugstore.

4. Throw in a UT angle

One of the main colors of Halloween is orange, just like something else that we all know. Show off your pumpkin-carving skills and decorate with some Power T pumpkins!

5. Create a photo booth

It’s as easy as hanging a sheet on the wall with a few decorations and props. Having a place for people to take photos in their costumes is a must for anyone looking to step up their Instagram game.

6. Provide some snacks

A notable flaw of college parties is that hosts often forget to feed their guests, which can make a night less enjoyable. Keep your friends energized for a long night of fun with Halloween-themed treats like graveyard dirt pudding, caramel apples and mummy pigs in a blanket.

7. Fog machine

No Halloween party is truly complete without a fog machine. Up the spook factor at your party and make it feel like the “Thriller” video by filling the house or yard with fog.

8. Serve monster mocktails

Drinks that look like blood, black goo or a spooky green ghoul punch will definitely be a hit. Most of these recipes only involve a few ingredients and take a minute or two to make.

9. Throw a Halloween movie night

From humorous childhood favorites like “Halloweentown” and “Hocus Pocus” to truly terrifying thrillers such as “Halloween” or “The Conjuring,” there is a Halloween flick for every kind of crowd. Wind your party down with a film or host a Halloween movie showing this year.

10. Play some new games

Bobbing for apples is a classic party activity, but you don’t have to limit yourself to just that. Some unique and fun party games, like a murder mystery game, scary storytelling or “wrapping the mummy” race — where you wrap your friend with toilet paper — will keep partygoers entertained.

11. Hold a costume contest

There’s nothing wrong with a little friendly competition. Hold a costume contest and give out prizes for funniest, most original and “best in show” costumes. Even those who don’t win will enjoy it.

12. Send something home with them

Party favors are a great way to thank your guests for coming and give them a memento of the great time they had. Some favorite ideas are lollipop ghosts, popcorn balls and make-your-ownslime kits.

13. Don’t forget the candy

No one can forget their favorite part of Halloween as a kid, which was the candy. Embrace the nostalgia (and sugar) for one night this year. When the doorbell rings, give your friends a handful of candy and watch their faces light up.

-Kellie Veltri, Opinions Editor

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34 Landed 35 Torso muscles, briefly 39 Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all thumbs 40 Directive in a pasta recipe

49 The Devil 50 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laughingâ&#x20AC;? animal 51 Mother horse 52 Flair 53 Recedes, as the tide 54 Father horse 55 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Negatoryâ&#x20AC;? 56 Dome topper?

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