Free Halloween Treats for All in NUS
Text: Jovita Chua
Halloween came early this year for NUS students as ghouls and vampires roamed the campus on Oct. 24.
Instead of going around scaring people, however, these ghostly characters were dishing out free candy to students all around school.
The Halloween celebrations, which were organised by the NUSSU Welfare Committee, also included a mini Halloween carnival at UTown that featured a free Polaroid photo booth, a station for temporary tattoos, and even the distribution of free badges and balloons.
Ng Zhi An, chairperson of the NUSSU Welfare Committee, said they bought six different varieties of sweets and chocolates that cost them $1,000, which were all gone by the end of the day.
He also said that the idea of celebrating Halloween came about earlier in the academic year during a brainstorming session amongst the committee for a themed-giveaway event.
“We were looking at the upcoming events and we identified Halloween as a festival with potential to be really fun, so we went ahead,” said Ng, who was dressed as a zombie that day.
“Students were also encouraged to come dressed in orange on that day as it is a colour often associated with Halloween because of pumpkins, and also because orange is a NUS colour, “ Ng said.
Joanne Lim, a final-year sociology undergraduate, was among a handful of students who came dressed in orange. She received a candy bar that was exclusively given to those who wore orange that day.
The 22-year-old said, “I wouldn't come to school in a Halloween costume; I think that would be lame and too much effort. But wearing an orange T-shirt is easy enough.”
“It’s quite fun also when you and your friends dress up in the same colour for a day,” Lim said, which was exactly what Ng and his committee had hoped to achieve – a day of fun.
“The Welfare’s vision is for NUS to be a happier place and this activity's main aim was to encourage students to let loose and enjoy themselves. We just want students to have a fun and happy day at school,” said Ng.
Evan Lee, 24, a final-year political science undergraduate, said he really appreciated what NUSSU Welfare had done this year. He said, “We don’t really celebrate Halloween, so I’m glad that NUSSU came up with something fun like this. And who doesn't like free candy?”
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More pictures from the day can be found at the NUSSU Welfare Facebook page.
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Halloween came early this year for NUS students as ghouls and vampires roamed the campus on Oct. 24.
Instead of going around scaring people, however, these ghostly characters were dishing out free candy to students all around school.
The Halloween celebrations, which were organised by the NUSSU Welfare Committee, also included a mini Halloween carnival at UTown that featured a free Polaroid photo booth, a station for temporary tattoos, and even the distribution of free badges and balloons.
Ng Zhi An, chairperson of the NUSSU Welfare Committee, said they bought six different varieties of sweets and chocolates that cost them $1,000, which were all gone by the end of the day.
He also said that the idea of celebrating Halloween came about earlier in the academic year during a brainstorming session amongst the committee for a themed-giveaway event.
“We were looking at the upcoming events and we identified Halloween as a festival with potential to be really fun, so we went ahead,” said Ng, who was dressed as a zombie that day.
“Students were also encouraged to come dressed in orange on that day as it is a colour often associated with Halloween because of pumpkins, and also because orange is a NUS colour, “ Ng said.
Joanne Lim, a final-year sociology undergraduate, was among a handful of students who came dressed in orange. She received a candy bar that was exclusively given to those who wore orange that day.
The 22-year-old said, “I wouldn't come to school in a Halloween costume; I think that would be lame and too much effort. But wearing an orange T-shirt is easy enough.”
“It’s quite fun also when you and your friends dress up in the same colour for a day,” Lim said, which was exactly what Ng and his committee had hoped to achieve – a day of fun.
“The Welfare’s vision is for NUS to be a happier place and this activity's main aim was to encourage students to let loose and enjoy themselves. We just want students to have a fun and happy day at school,” said Ng.
Evan Lee, 24, a final-year political science undergraduate, said he really appreciated what NUSSU Welfare had done this year. He said, “We don’t really celebrate Halloween, so I’m glad that NUSSU came up with something fun like this. And who doesn't like free candy?”
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More pictures from the day can be found at the NUSSU Welfare Facebook page.
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