On the morning of Oct. 31, Scripps students partook in the cherished annual Candy Hop, where they went across campus to various resource centers and offices to collect candy.
Tag: Halloween
Dear Roommate: A guide to celebrating Halloweekend with your parents
While Halloweekend is a time for fun, it’s also at the same time as Pomona’s Family Weekend, so the end of October can seem a little scary. Advice columnist Ellie Chi PO ’28 shares how to manage being your hometown self and college self all in three days.
A Nightmare on 6th St: How horror movie exposure therapy eased my anxiety
Does the idea of watching a horror movie this Halloween give you the shivers? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ‘25 shares tips she learned on her journey from scaredy cat to a horror fan, and shares how scary movies helped her confront her anxiety.
OPINION: Halloween deserves more
Anjali Suva PO ’26 makes the case for why professors should encourage celebrating Halloween.
CMS tricks and treats Caltech to a Halloween sweep
On Tuesday, Oct 31st, in a Halloween thriller at Roberts Pavilion, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) women’s volleyball served up a wicked sick victory. The Athenas made sure the Beavers didn’t stand a ghost of a chance, sweeping them 3-0 with a fang-tastic performance that sent Caltech howling back to their dams.
Fishnets, corsets and community-building at the 5C Rocky Horror Picture Show
The highly-anticipated second annual Halloweekend production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” ran Oct. 27 and 28 in Pomona College’s Seaver Labs and Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium, respectively. Actors and audience members alike laughed and basked in the joy of the energetic, raunchy and campy performance.
‘Horror Hour’: How Wes Craven’s “Scream” brought spoof horror to the big screen
With Halloween around the corner, the movie theater is packed with reboots of iconic franchises like “The Nun II” and “The Saw X.” Columnist Anna Peterson SC ’25 thinks its time to go back to our horror roots with “Scream.”
OPINION: 5C parties need to be safer
Claremont After Dark wasn’t just annoying and alarming, argues Zeean Firmeza PO ’26. It was a wake-up call for administration and students to prioritize safety.
Two weekends, two shutdowns: Halloween and Monte Carlo parties cut short due to safety concerns
Over the past two weekends, school-sponsored parties held at Scripps College and Claremont McKenna College were shut down sooner than intended, owing to a series of incidents that put student and staff safety at risk.
Relaunching the timewarp tradition with the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Over Halloweekend, cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show returned to the 5Cs, generating large crowds and two memorable shows.