A survivor's guide to Halloween in IV
Isla Vista is the major Halloween party area for California colleges.
Nick LaFluer
Issue date: 10/27/04 Section: Opinion
The serious lack of readily available alcohol in houses causes the real party on Halloween to take place in the street. The streets will be so packed it will be impossible to move at some moments, and the group you are with will struggle not to be split up. Be careful not to fall down either.
If you fall down there is a good chance that you will get trampled. It's funny how people are when in large groups. They don't seem to notice if they are trampling over someone as they move down the street. For me the highlight of Halloween has always been the costumes. You see some really creative stuff out there on the street. Some really weird stuff too, but what is Halloween without weirdness anyway?
One thing that has been absolutely consistent over the years are girl's costumes. The vast majority of girls dress up as a sexy something or other. Whether it's a nurse, cop, school girl, or pixie it must always be sexy for some reason. Personally I like this trend, even if it is devoid of creativity.
Halloween in Isla Vista is the major Halloween party area for California colleges. It has become a staple of student life in Santa Barbara no matter which school you attend. Halloween is a great chance for the Santa Barbara student community to host thousands of out-of-towners for the weekend, then sit back and watch them act like idiots.
It is actually kind of a good thing that so many visitors are arrested every year. It acts as a form of crowd control, and makes that line for a breakfast burrito the following morning just that much shorter. Please be safe this Halloween, don't get arrested, but more importantly have a great time.
If you fall down there is a good chance that you will get trampled. It's funny how people are when in large groups. They don't seem to notice if they are trampling over someone as they move down the street. For me the highlight of Halloween has always been the costumes. You see some really creative stuff out there on the street. Some really weird stuff too, but what is Halloween without weirdness anyway?
One thing that has been absolutely consistent over the years are girl's costumes. The vast majority of girls dress up as a sexy something or other. Whether it's a nurse, cop, school girl, or pixie it must always be sexy for some reason. Personally I like this trend, even if it is devoid of creativity.
Halloween in Isla Vista is the major Halloween party area for California colleges. It has become a staple of student life in Santa Barbara no matter which school you attend. Halloween is a great chance for the Santa Barbara student community to host thousands of out-of-towners for the weekend, then sit back and watch them act like idiots.
It is actually kind of a good thing that so many visitors are arrested every year. It acts as a form of crowd control, and makes that line for a breakfast burrito the following morning just that much shorter. Please be safe this Halloween, don't get arrested, but more importantly have a great time.