Union Board offers haunted house

Union Board celebrated Halloween with a haunted house and several festive activities Thursday night at the Indiana Memorial Union.

Students participated in Halloween festivities such as drinking hot apple cider, a costume contest and a haunted house.

The downstairs area of the room was decorated with a spooky theme for the holiday and featured snacks and crafts.

Jacqueline Bales, Union Board director of fun and entertainment, said she was most excited for the haunted house.

“I hope it’s really scary,” Bales said. “I know it’s scary enough for me to be scared, so I just hope it’s fun and thrilling for other people to go through.”

The haunted house was set up upstairs in the Faculty Room.

Five students were allowed through at a time, and they were spooked by volunteers who popped out from coffins and walls.

A committee member taught students how to dance to “Thriller.”

Students also had the options of painting pumpkins and decorating masks.

The event lasted from 7 p.m. to midnight. The event plan was passed by Union Board at a weekly meeting about two to three weeks ago.

Committee members at the meeting said a haunted house in the IMU was a new event this year.

Union Board Assistant Director Deanthony Nelson scared people in the haunted house.

Other committee members helped with the decorations.

“I helped with the jack-in-the-box,” Nelson said. “(Bales) really puts her all into this. She’s great at what she does.”

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