Halloween

An orange wreath with a skull sitting inside it hangs on a wooden door. Through the windows, there is a lit-up room containing silhouettes of Ronald McDonald, the Lorax and Ghostface.

January 7 cultureThea Turner with Illustrations by Emilija Vītols Harrison

Why Halloween is what I'll miss most about university

This might shock people — especially those from the west of the globe — but Halloween is a foreign concept to most international students.

A skeleton doll in the Nest with a purple filter over it

October 31 humourKyla Flynn with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Last-minute Halloween costume ideas, based on your faculty

The only thing scarier than midterms? Not having a sick Halloween costume.

Illustrations of a sprinter, basketball player reaching for a jump ball, a volleyball player going to bump a ball, a swimmer mid front stroke and a hockey player hunched ready for a face-off are arranged in a circle/collage. Each player has green tint-ish skin with no facial features and are dressed in blue and white jerseys.

October 31 sportsOlivia DeFehr with Illustrations by Emilija Vītols Harrison

T-Birds 5-on-5: Spooky scary student athletes

For the month of October, we asked five student athletes five quick questions ranging from turkey dinner to scary movies.

Panel 1: One person walks up to another person sitting at a table with a pile of books and asks, "What are you reading?" The person sitting says, "Oh, it's for my criminology class. Some real messed up stuff in these readings, serial killers and such."
Panel 2: The person standing says, "Oh, fun." The person sitting says, "It's kinda fascinating in a morbid sort of way. You can look at one of them if you want."
Panel 3: The person standing reads out from the book. "I am driven to kill. Everyone else should do the same. Rip, tear, shred, as a matter of basic logic. They don't take you seriously. Make them." He stops quoting, then says, "Jesus, yeah."
Panel 4: The person standing says, "Wait a second, this is your international relations textbook." The person sitting says, "Easy mistake to make."

October 30 humourCorwin Davidson

Perception gap

"I am driven to kill. Everyone else should do the same."

Panel 1: Two guys walk on campus. Guy one says "The worst part of Halloween season is the hope everyone feels before the midterms crush them." Guy two says "No, worst part is the malevolent spirits tormenting me."
Panel 2: They stop walking. Guy one says "You think everything's tormenting you." Guy two says "They're haunting me every waking moment, man! Look, they're even in my phone!"
Panel 3: Close-up of guy two's phone. The screen has an email on it that reads "Hello, this is your professor again. This is a final reminder: If you don't turn in your assignments, you will fail this class. Please submit your work. Best ..."
Panel 4: Image of the two guys. Guy one says "Uh, have you done any work this semester?" Guy two says "How am I supposed to do that with all these spirits tormenting me?"

October 30 humourCorwin Davidson

Halloween spirit

"You think everything's tormenting you."

Photo of several open-faced tacos on a blank surface.

October 29 humourCorwin Davidson

New Halloween food promotion on campus, ‘Zombie Flesh’

“There’s no way that’s actually zombie flesh,” he points out. “Zombies don’t even exist! They’re clearly trying to explain away some serious food safety violations. I’d sue myself if Allard Law would let me in this year.”

Purple text reading "Halloween Happenings" on a black backgroud with a pumpkin and spiderweb.

October 28 cultureMaia Cesario with Illustrations by Elena Massing

Your guide to having a ghoulishly good time this Halloween

If you feel like the holiday snuck up on you this year and you have no clue what to do to celebrate, look no further! We've curated a spook-tacular list of Halloween events, so you don’t have to do the searching yourself.

November 3, 2023 humourKyla Flynn

Two per cent DEAD

Spooky scary story

November 3, 2023 humourElita Menezes

Holding death's door

I was a statue, haunted by the phantom of my former self, metal handle tight between my fingers as I grimaced at the students who passed.

November 2, 2023 humourElita Menezes

The haunting of IKB

The library would be packed on any other night. This was finally my chance to get a good spot.

November 2, 2023 humourSonali Sharma

Chopped

Suddenly, as if the universe had heard me, a MasterChef audition invite arrived in my inbox.

November 2, 2023 humourKyla Flynn

Wet coat bus guy

I thought he was mere folklore — a boogeyman, a myth that goes bump(?) in the night.

October 31, 2023 cultureJulian Coyle Forst

Banshees or buddies? A look at UBC Cry Club

The club’s name is a little misleading — if you come around, you’re more likely to be screaming, howling or even smashing old cymbals and water-cooler jugs.

October 31, 2023 humourKyla Flynn

TupperSCARE

To the fridge I head, seeking the only comfort this pale life offers me.

October 31, 2023 humourCorwin Davidson

A GHOULISH push

It's brother-against-brother, cats-eating-their-own-young, neighbors-knocking-over-each-others-bins-and-blaming-raccoons — society!?