Halloween Bash combines FIU enjoyable with environmental consciousness

Karen Alava | Staff Writer

This yr’s Halloween Bash on Oct. thirtieth, held at Parkview MPR, was an occasion that introduced collectively eight completely different scholar organizations,  two of them being the Garden Club and Sustainable Sports. It was an evening of neighborhood and enjoyable. The occasion featured a pumpkin carving contest, karaoke, a dressing up contest, and loads of free meals,  all within the spirit of Halloween.

FIU scholar dressed as Perry the Platypus singing | Karen Alava, PantherNOW

Among the group of costumes and carved pumpkins, one factor was clear: college students have been keen to point out off their creativeness. The pumpkin carving contest was a spotlight of the evening, as contributors reworked abnormal pumpkins into detailed artworks. Students have been making distinctive designs, and their creativity didn’t go unnoticed. 

FIU college students carving pumpkins | Karen Alava, PantherNOW

Kayla Amzand, a member of the Garden Club, defined that the Halloween Bash was all about enjoyable and connection. “We tend to do different kinds of events, but this one was for fun,” She defined. The membership hopes to make this an annual Halloween custom.

The Garden Club additionally focuses on serving to college students “get their hands dirty” by rising vegetation and making the campus greener. Through workshops, backyard tasks, and a welcoming neighborhood, the membership gives an area the place FIU college students can study, join, and nurture sustainability. Their most important gardening web site is positioned close to the college’s Nature Preserve, the place members plant quite a lot of crops and promote eco-friendly practices.

Imara-Bella Thorpe, president of the Sustainable Sports Club, with Christina Horvath, member of the Garden Club | Karen Alava, PantherNOW

Another key collaborator on the Halloween Bash was the Sustainable Sports Club, whose mission is to scale back the environmental impression of sporting occasions. The membership’s president, Imara-Bella Thorpe, defined that their purpose is to “reduce and divert waste” from athletic actions and occasions, encouraging college students to consider how sustainability and sports activities can go hand in hand.

Together, these organizations, together with a number of others that participated, created an occasion that balanced Halloween enjoyable with environmental consciousness. From inventive pumpkins to intelligent costumes, the Halloween Bash showcased FIU college students’ spirit of neighborhood, sustainability, and festive pleasure.

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