Residence Life and the Campus Activities Board teamed up to host Boo Bash on Halloween night, bringing students together for a night of spooky fun. The event featured a haunted house in the old Mabee Hall, a variety of game booths including bowling, ring toss and fishing for candy, as well as plenty of festive food. Students gathered in costumes to ... [Read More…]
Frat’s haunted house gives chills and thrills to community
The men's social club, Frater Sodalis, has been scaring the Abilene community for 33 years during the Halloween season. The JMC Network has all the highlights of this year's haunted island. Video/edited by John Puckett ... [Read More…]
The Optimist Print Edition: 10.31.14
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Symphonic screams
For the second time in ACU Orchestra history, the orchestra played a fall Halloween concert Thursday in complete costume with themed music. The students in the orchestra began rehearsing for the performance during the second week of school under Dr. Steven Ward, director of bands and orchestra. The music varied from Glaser to Mussorgsky to ... [Read More…]
Video: Frater Sodalis builds the Haunted Island
The men of Frater Sodalis built their Haunted Island with a little more help from their members this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwrfYPUZwnk Video/editing by: Laura Benson ... [Read More…]
Frater Sodalis builds the Haunted Island
The men of Frater Sodalis built their Haunted Island with a little more help from their members this year. Video/editing by: Laura Benson ... [Read More…]
The Optimist Print Edition: 10.30.13
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Zumba makes working out a Halloween celebration
The Student Recreation Wellness Center is hosting a Zumba Halloween party. This is the second year the Rec Center has hosted a Zumba Halloween party, with this year's actually being on Halloween. "The party is this Thursday, Oct. 31. I'm very excited and expecting it to be just as much fun, if not more, than last year's," said Ruthie Swedlund, ... [Read More…]
Fright of Frat: Frater Sodalis scares with 31-year tradition Haunted Island fundraiser
Frater Sodalis' haunted house is back for Halloween...and back from the dead. The 31-year club tradition takes a turn for the zombie-pocalypse, a theme sure to scare you half to death. As the longest-running haunted house in Abilene, planning for the club's creepy annual event began at the beginning of September and members went to work on the ... [Read More…]
Halloween is not a student’s holiday
Twerk or treat. Miley Cyrus costumes are flying off Halloween stores' hangers. The entertainer came in at No. 5 on the 10 most-searched Halloween costumes to date, according to last week's data by Google Shopping. Other top searches include characters of "Breaking Bad," "Duck Dynasty," Daenerys from "Game of Thrones" and Minions of "Despicable ... [Read More…]