{"id":265,"date":"2013-10-19T06:09:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T06:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=265"},"modified":"2013-10-19T06:09:13","modified_gmt":"2013-10-19T06:09:13","slug":"the-no-cost-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2013\/10\/19\/the-no-cost-costumes\/","title":{"rendered":"The No-Cost Costumes"},"content":{"rendered":"

By DANA REYNOLDS<\/strong> – STAFF WRITER<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Centre students would agree that spending a lot of money on an elaborate Halloween costume is not an option while living on a college budget. Therefore, most students look for quick, cheap alternatives. But instead of throwing some last-minute items together, there are several low-priced and creative ways to make a fun costume this Halloween.<\/p>\n

Junior Leslie Hamilton was happy with the results of her alien costume last Halloween. According to Hamilton, it was an easy costume to put together. She found neon shorts and a neon shirt and simply added glitter to them. For antennae, she took a headband and added pipe cleaners with a cotton ball on top.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to dress up, so Halloween is a lot of fun for me,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cIt is a fun way to get creative and make costumes. It doesn\u2019t mean that you have to break the bank, either.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sophomores Jean VanNoppen, Emma Schreiner, Aubrey Russak-Pribble, and Hannah Badgley posed in their hunting-themed costumes last Halloween<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although sophomore Kristen Holliday does not normally like taking part in the costume festivities, last year she decided to join in on the Halloween fun. She and her friends dressed up as a trio of old ladies. Their costumes were inexpensive and easy to put together. They went to Goodwill for older clothing and then found gray wigs at Wal-Mart.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of fun,\u201d Holliday said. \u201cI don\u2019t normally like dressing up, but it was fun and easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

For sophomore Taylor Harrison, Halloween has also been a time during which she can let her imaginative side shine for the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalloween is great,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cI love dressing up and being creative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Harrison kept things low-cost and simple. She found a cow print onesie from Wal-Mart and added a cowgirl hat to pass as a cow.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Emma Schreiner has always loved dressing up for the holiday and she does so every year. Last Halloween, she dressed up as a hunter while three of her friends dressed up as deer. It was a quick costume to put together since it just involved Schreiner wearing a camouflage ensemble and her friends wearing brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of fun,\u201d Schreiner said. \u201cI definitely plan on dressing up again this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

For sophomore Sam Sabad, Halloween is her favorite holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with getting candy, I think that it is fun to dress up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sabad and her friend dressed as Batman and Robin last year. They found shirts from Wal-Mart that came with attached capes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a simple and fun way to get into the Halloween spirit,\u201d Sabad said.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Kirsten Larson has always been excited for the Halloween season. Her senior year of high school, she and a friend dressed as \u201cThing One\u201d and \u201cThing Two\u201d from the Dr. Seuss\u2019s book The Cat in the Hat. They purchased sparkly blue hairspray and found red sweatshirts on which to put labels.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got several compliments [on our look],\u201d Larson said. \u201cOur hair was sticky by the end of the night, but it was still fabulous.\u201d<\/p>\n

These among others are costumes that are accessible and easy to put together for any Halloween outing. Making a fun and simple Halloween costume truly only requires finding a few items. After a challenging week of classes, designing a cute costume can be a way to let loose.<\/p>\n

When the time comes to decide on which costume to pick and which character to personify this October, do not forget the lesson that sometimes cheaper is better.
\nSophomores Jean VanNoppen, Emma Schreiner, Aubrey Russak-Pribble, and Hannah Badgley posed in their hunting-themed costumes last Halloween<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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