Halloween should be fun for everyone alloween is almost here! When we were kids, Halloween marked a magical time when we got dressed up and received all the candy we could eat from neighbours and strangers alike. Now, many adults and teens celebrate the holiday by getting together and drinking, often in costume. This Halloween is an unfortunate one, however. It’s on a Monday, the worst possible day for such an exciting holiday. While many people will be attending Halloween parties on the weekend, this leaves poor Halloween day out to dry. That doesn’t mean we have to leave Halloween to the kids, though. These days, I see fewer and fewer trick or treaters, and last year when I passed out candy in what I thought would be a high-traffic area, we received three groups all night (and had a lot of leftover candy to snack on). I would have been super happy to see some older kids or adults turning up near the end in some form of costume to relieve me of all my candy. It’s fun to see people of all ages out there enjoying themselves. I remember as a teenager there was a bit of a stigma around it. Suddenly you’ve aged out of it being socially acceptable to trick or treat, and now you were expected to either party or do nothing. Now, as an adult, it’s become acceptable to dress up, and almost expected if you're going to an event. Ifyou need to come up with something last minute, hit Life & Style and Humour in this issue for some costume ideas. Either way, to those of you who are getting dressed up for the weekend, go out Monday night and make the most of the money and time you spent on dressing up by scooping some free stuff! And if you're not the type to party or trick or treat, celebrate by staying in and watching some of the films Cazzy has covered this month, or reading the comics Brittney and Rebecca have discussed. Pass out goodies and check out other people’s costumes. Get in the spirit, and have a great time—whatever that is to you. After all, November 1 starts the long trek to the winter holidays, so now’s the last time to sneak in some dark and spooky before bright colours and cheer is everywhere again. There aren’t that many opportunities for group celebration in Western culture, so go out and make the most of what we do have, regardless of what is considered acceptable for people our age. And if anyone judges you for it, who cares—youre having fun, and that’s what matters. he otherpress Lauren Kelly Editor-in-Chief M editor@theotherpress.ca Chandler Walter Assistant Editor Q Massistant@theotherpress.ca Mercedes Deutscher News Editor Mi news@theotherpress.ca oO Caroline Ho ~~ «Arts Editor M arts@theotherpress.ca Lauren Paulson Multimedia Editor Bp Chitwan Khosla Features Editor M features@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Rebecca Peterson Humour Editor wu @ multimedia@theotherpress.ca Angela Ho Ed Appleby Business Manager lustrator Jacey Gibb Jony Roy Distribution Manager Cara Seccafien Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Elizabeth Jacob Production Assistant Social Media Coordinator Aaron Guillen Staff Reporter Greg Waldock, Jessica Berget, and Carlos Bilan Staff Writers Davie Wong ™, Sports Editor i Msports@theotherpress.ca Cazzy Lewchuk Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Mhumour@theotherpress.ca David Manky, Jerrison Oracion, and Cheryl Minns Senior Columnists Anthony Labonte and Erik Pinto Contributors Patterns in this week’s issue are designed by Freepik Photo via thinkstock Until next issue, Lauven Kelly i Editor-in-Chief Rm 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 604.525.3542 @ theotherpress.ca M editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ ©/theotherpress f/DouglasOtherPress The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We are a registered society under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus. The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.