This Halloween, more is going on at the University than keggers and candy. University clubs are embracing the holiday with fun activities, volunteerism and informative meetings.
The Residence Hall Association is celebrating Halloween by throwing its annual corn maze — the bane of existence for those who are easily frustrated — in the H.P. Barnhart and Riley halls at 8 p.m.
The UO Cultural Forum is showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Halloween night. The classic film of varied monstrosities spontaneously breaking into dance begins at 9 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom. After the film, a party with prizes awarded for answering Rocky Horror Picture Show trivia questions and a costume contest will be held. Tickets are $6 for students or $8 for the general public.
The ASUO is holding its annual Public Safety Forum on Oct. 30. The meeting will bring students and community officials together for talks about safety on campus and in Eugene. It will also give students a chance to voice their opinions on public safety issues.
“The goal is to learn about public safety and to educate students on new policies on campus,” ASUO spokeswoman Taraneh Foster said.
Topics for this year’s Public Safety Forum will include the Department of Public Safety’s citation authority, housing standards, the DPS bike policy, assault prevention, student rights and the student conduct code.
Corn mazes, pumpkin carving and a scary movie comprise the plan for the LGBTQA. On Wednesday at 6 p.m. the group will meet in its office at EMU suite 34 before heading out to a pumpkin patch to select pumpkins and then to a corn maze.
“We’re getting in the spirit with carving the pumpkins and then watching a movie,” LGBTQA member Jason Wickland said.
Canned food is on the agenda for OSPIRG this Halloween. The group will be gathering items throughout University neighborhoods for the Hunger and Homelessness campaign.
“The food drive has been very successful in the past and people around the neighborhood have been surprisingly willing to give us canned food,” OSPIRG member David Kurushima said.
The food drive will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Halloween and will last until 7:30 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the ground floor of the EMU, and all University students are invited to help gather cans. Costumes are encouraged but not required.
The Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group will also show students that Halloween isn’t just a night of made-up monsters. On Friday morning OSPIRG is holding a conference to talk about “Frankenfood” and the issues of genetically modified food, Kurushima said.