Pirates, princesses and villains owned the stage in the cafeteria seeking the top prize at the Halloween Costume Contest Oct. 31.
The contest, sponsored by the Office of Student Life, showcased creative costumes and talented dancers for Halloween entertainment.
More than 50 contestants walked the stage taking on different character roles.
The prizes for the winners were a $100 gift card to the bookstore, a $50 and a $25 gift card to the bookstore.
First place was awarded to Anthony
Robledo dressed as a Spartan from "300." Robledo immediately received cheers and whistles upon walking on the stage and proceeded to scream the famous line from the movie, "This is Sparta!"
Darth Vader graced the audience with his presence taking the second-place prize. While the force wasn't with John Racek to win him first place, he kept away enough Jedis to place in the contest.
Oogie Boogie, also known as the Boogie Man from the "Nightmare Before Christmas," showed the audience that the Boogie Monster is real, enchanted spectators
with a tune and shuffled off the stage. Drew Bramlett, dressed in a homemade Oogie suit, walked away with the third-place prize.
From out of nowhere, a girl ran screaming into the crowd of contest spectators
followed by a male wearing claw-like gloves. The
theatrical entrance was Richland's Dance Team performing Michael Jackson's
"Thriller." Joined by zombie dancers, the team
flawlessly performed the classic routine. The King of Pop would have been proud.
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