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4 y Hdnnpnino T-Tdiinfc JL JL XUUJLltL Maxcy Residence Hall is pre- lies" tonight at 7:30 pan. The gha senting a Haunted House tonight stories are expected to last aboi from 7 to 11 pan. in the Maxcy base- an hour, and are appropriate fc ment The Haunted House features children ages 7 and up. The libra] amaze, torture chamber and oth- is located at 7490 Parklane Roa< er surprises. A $1 minimum do- For more information, call 736-657 nation will be accepted for the llhe City of Columbia is presentir Leukemia Foundation. For more ghost stories and a haunted hou* information, contact Daniel Pitts tonight From 6 to 6:45 pm, Britis at 544-1884. storyteller Sheligh Montes will ei Jamil Temple is presenting a tertain with ghost stories. From Haunted House tonight from 6 to to 8:30 p.m., patrons can make thei 1A ^ i d?er ii i i j i i i lu p.iii. i luwuf uusi, ipo per person, way tnrougn a nauniea nouse wmc The 15 minute Haunted House is features a room with carnival game: appropriate for children ages 6 and Refreshments will be provided Th up. Jamil Temple is located at 206 event, which is free and open to th Jamil Road, off of the St. Andrews public, will take place at Marti: West exit. For more information, Luther King Park, located at 230 call 772-9380. Greene Street. For more informs Rolling "K" Farms is presenting tion, call Steven Hewitt at 733-8331 the "Haunting at Rolling 1C Farms" I First Baptist Church of Colum tonight. The evening kicks off at bia is presenting its Fall Festiva 6:30 p.m. with a hayride through tonight from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Th candle lit woods, followed by ghost Festival will feature a jazz band stories around a bonfire. There will train ride, games with prizes also be refreshments and a gift shop, karaoke, a magic show, a humai Rolling "K" Farms is located on First maze, dragon moonwalk, face paint Creek Road in Gaston. Tickets cost ing, and candy. The festival, whicl $7 per person. For more informa- is free, will be in First Baptis tion, call 755-9048. Church Washington Street park The Northeast Regional Branch ing lot. First Baptist Church is lo of the Richland County Public Li- cated at 1306 Hampton Street Foi brary is presenting "Howliday Sto- more information, call 256-4251 \ a 1 wmmmm wmmg II s M M-S Come join the entire camj THE BIGGEST EVEIS of the semester! Enter Tech World and experi thrill of actually "being 1 through hi-tech simulal Numerous interactiv VIRTUAL REALITY displays to challenge your i ** WEDNESD CONTESTS & PRIZES! ' IT'S FUN, H NOVEMI IT'S FREE, ^ ^ IT'S FASCINATING! r??9:30 a Campus Sponsor: Pi Kappa Phi BROUGHT TO YOU BY: =t"l"z. = Texas iz=i?=. Instruments w$w3*m hyl It's IMYERSON The Gamecock \ ? 1; If I 0$PI x~ 1/ Jf TRAVIS WEBSTER Staff Writer ir M ff Bobbing for apples, hay rides, trick or treating, h m jk M tumes... every aspect of Halloween seems to be as n * m m\.jT m a part of Americana as baseball and apple pie. e m m w However, at one time, Hallowe'en, as it was once ca e III was believed to be a day of mystical occurrences w q \ am the spirits of the dead roamed freely on the earth, 0 I I | f Kevin Lewis, associate professor of religions studies L. II ll "In general, this is a non-holiday, a non-holy d [. I I I I Lewis said. "Ifs sort of a satanic, demonic darkside d i_ III Halloween comes the evening before All Hallows 1 j % % I ^ I % which in medieval Europe was held on Nov. 1 as a e % % I % I I celebrating all saints in Christiandom, Lewis said. 1 [ \ I I loween means "the eve of Hallows." w "The festival of Hallowe'en comes from the Dra j M who believed that the Lord of Death on this day s C moned the souls of evil men to inhabit animal bodi 1 \ Lewis said. "There's been a universal fear through t I history of being put in the body of an animal; it re] % 1 sents a descent in the state of being." w I I "The Druids lit huge bonfires to ward off these s jM I I its," Lewis said. "This seems to be a common theme W I ' doinff combat with snirits." ^ N O V EMBI jlf Skwi pus for IT ' i: W U S C F ence the here" tion. P I '%:*XX,.,. $ abilities. ay & thursday[ Did You Know... ? 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Tuesday, October 31,1995 /\3 10W magic, many people sought to take advantage of the spiritual energy to predict or influence the future, inch "A ?f superstitions had to do with trying to predict the future; girls wanted to know who they were going to ,, , marry, people in the parish wanted to know who was going to die that year," Lewis said, said "Bobbing for apples was a way of predicting how many ( children you were going to have." ' n In addition, farmers would also make circles around i '? their fields with lighted torches in order to insure the fertility of their crops in the upcoming year, Lewis said. However, despite these traditions, which people at the time took very seriously, university students see Halloween in a different light. Tm going trick-or-treating as a Mighty Morphin' Pow um^ er Ranger," said freshman Jeff Swords. :eS)" Alison Strzepek, a sophomore, also plans to dress up Lout in celebration of Halloween. pre- "My roommate and I are dressing up and handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters on our hall," Strzepek said, pir- Some students plan to celebrate in a different way. - of "I'm going to practice," said freshman Bill Hurley. Tm sleeping in," said Richard Niezen, a graduate stuuch dent in music. ER 3*4*5 MP?~" nrnnwinin-nr EEKEND " M 9 O 5 ?I - 'A ' s ' |||g i on-going need for When You Donate , some right here in our ' Plasma lp make the difference You Save >epending on how often LlVCS l! While hare their good health T7 0r* >ld and meet our health JliUl Hlng ,eam! Money! ::*-v: : : ! : : i|: . saMS? NhMv ' 1 mm WmmMMm Bayer Corporation 5ayer-f- 1916 Taylor === Columbia, SC 29201 and at all times.