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  • Get Your Spooky On with These 6 Snacks

    Get Your Spooky On with These 6 Snacks

    Heading to a party or just chilling at home, try these six snacks to get into the ‘spooky szn’ mood

    Munching on a snack is a must when watching a movie but since it’s spooky season, having a spooky snack while watching a Halloween movie is even more festive. There are many seasonal snacks in your local grocery store but not many people know what snacks to grab. Here are the top snacks to remember to get in the Halloween mood:

    1. Bags of Bones Flamin’ Hot Chips/White Cheddar

      If you are sick and tired of pumpkin spice flavored everything, these snacks are the perfect thing for you. If you like cheesy or maybe just a bit of a kick, make sure to grab these when you’re at the store later.

    2. Oreos “BOO” Edition!

      These are sure to get you into a festive mood with an October take on the classic Oreo. The filling of the Oreos is colored orange and acts as something sweet and spooky!

    3. Pillsbury Sugar Cookies (but the Halloween editions, of course)

      If you aren’t in a rush to eat some grab and go snacks and you’re down with waiting for fresh baked goods, these warm treats are just right for you. They’re sweet, festive and perfect for cuddling up and watching a Halloween movie.

    4. Spooky Cereals (Boo Berry, Count Chocula, and Franken Berry)

      Morning after Halloween got you down? These are less of snack and more of a breakfast treat. Just because it’s November doesn’t mean spooky season needs to end!

    5. Spooky Veggie Chips

      If you want a cute and semi-healthy treat, these will satisfy your salt craving and your taste buds. These bat and ghost shaped chips are almost too cute to eat, but I’m sure you’ll come around.

    6. All the Candy!

      Reese’s Eyeballs, M&M’s Cookies & Scream, Butterfinger Cup Skulls, and any of the large array of gummies shaped like brains, guts and ghouls! Just like you’re never too old to trick or treat, you’re never too old to munch on some themed candy.

    Honorable Mentions:

    Pumpkin Spice Any and Everything

    While personally I am not a fan of pumpkin spice, I feel like I had to put this in here just in case. The fall and spooky seasons bring all the pumpkin spice to the scene. Pumpkin Spice Oreos, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice bagels, pumpkin spice pop tarts, etc. If pumpkin spice is your thing, make sure to grab a few of these themed favorites before they’re off the shelves.

    Candy Corn

    Although I’ve never been too fond of the little orange and white cone-shaped candies, I appreciate them for existing. And I’d be a fool, or shall I say ghoul, not to mention the classics.

  • Día de los Muertos at the MCC

    Día de los Muertos at the MCC

    By | Ian Benjamin Finnegan Thompson

    Dancing, Mexican food and ephemeral art were all part of the celebration at the multicultural center of HSU last Thursday for the Mexican holiday of Día De Los Muertos. Food was provided free for students by Los Giles and paid for by the multicultural center. Local artist Lilia Valencia Duran created an ephemeral sawdust dye art piece in collaboration with students who wanted to participate. Ballet Folklorico De Humboldt put on a traditional Mexican dance performance. Vice President of the Ballet Folklorico De Humboldt club Daniel Gomez said the dances and attire for the dance performance were from varying parts of Mexican regions including Veracruz, Jalisco and Sinaloa. 

     

  • Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos

    Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos

    By | Charlotte Rutigliano

    As a little girl in México, MultiCultural Center Liaison Joselin Dorado would celebrate Día de Los Muertos by contributing to her school’s altar, and on Nov. 2, she would go on processions to the cemeteries with her mother or other family members to visit their late ancestors’ graves, take them flowers and spend time “eating with them.”

    Día de Los Muertos is a colorful celebration that dates back over 3,000 years, that is celebrated from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Día de Los Muertos, which translates to Day of the Dead, is a celebration of friends and family members who have passed away.

    According to Dorado, the “altares,” or “altars,” are one of the most traditional ways to honor late loved ones.

    “The altars include pictures of loved ones and Flores de cempasúchil (the Mexican marigold),” Dorado said. “The flowers are believed to attract their spirits because of their aroma.”

    Dorado said that altars might also include the favorite food or drink of the people being honored. If a child is being honored, the altar might have their toys. Candles are also placed on altars to help the spirits of loved ones find their way back to the light.

    Psychology major Carolina Gonzalez-Estolano said she is fortunate that she has never lost a family member or close loved one, but she still celebrates Día de Los Muertos.

    “Growing up, we would always go to events at cemeteries,” Gonzalez-Estolano said, “or we would go to family homes for dinner and celebrate the lives of loved ones.”

    According to Dorado, Día de Los Muertos has become more commercialized over the years, and traditional celebrations differ from town to town. It’s celebrated mostly in rural areas by the indigenous peoples of Mexico, while in the United States, Chican@s or the Latinx communities view the day as a take-back or connection to their roots.

    “Día de Los Muertos can have a deep significance,” Dorado said, “but it’s a tradition that gets lost in big cities (specifically talking about Mexico).”

    According to Gonzalez-Estolano Día de Los Muertos are often confused, though they are different holidays celebrated in different ways.

    “Nowadays, Halloween is associated with dressing up, scary things, candy, and trick or treating,” Gonzalez-Estolano said, “Día de Los Muertos is about remembering your loved one, appreciating them and the people they were.”