In case you missed them, Snooki, Robin Hood, and a ghostbuster were all on campus recently! Why, you may ask? Well it was Halloween, duh!

On Monday, Oct. 31, the ASSC held Halloween Festivities in the quad from 10 a.m. to noon. Skyline students were able to show off their costumes and get into the Halloween spirit. The ASSC offered students the chance to compete in different games, handed out free pumpkin pie and cotton candy, and even brought a jump house to get students excited about Halloween.

“One of the reasons that we decided to put together this event is mainly to have Skyline students come together and enjoy the Halloween spirit,” said ASSC Senator Christian Etienne. “We felt like there hasn’t been many events that have been organized in the past couple of months, but the Halloween event is going to give them the opportunity to come together and dress up and have fun and also give the opportunity to the day care center to bring their kids here and just enjoy it.”

Children in their costumes flocked to the jump house and reminded everyone how much Halloween meant to when students were younger. Staff of the Skyline College Child Development Center and parents enjoyed seeing the kids being able to take part in such a fun-filled event.

Nina Guo, a Skyline student whose daughter is on the day care wait list, shared how important it was as a parent to have these events open to children.

“It’s great,” Guo said. “You can actually bring them and they actually get to see the school and see what you’re doing, that you’re not just dropping them off and leaving them so they can see what college is like. It kind of sparks it better so that when they grow up, they might want to go [to college].”

The Halloween event also featured a costume contest put on by ASSC and the Gay-Straight Alliance. Students who were in costume had the opportunity to win prizes by participating in the audience voting contest. The winners included a white ghost, Tinkerbell, her Gypsy mother, and Venom. All three winners received gift cards. There were so many creative costumes that it was difficult to decide on one winner.

The Halloween festivities were a hit for Skyline students as well.

“I’m excited to see everyone out,” said Skyline student Saulo Picazo. “It’s a very good social atmosphere and there are not a lot of opportunities like this so I’m enjoying myself.”