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CREEPY CAMPUS: 5 spooky halloween stories of 2019

From “cultural appropriation,” to “offensive costumes,” campuses across the country have injected their personal bi…

By Eduardo Neret
Oct 31, 2019

College creates Halloween costume guidelines to help students avoid 'cultural appropriation'

Dickinson College in Pennsylvania has compiled a list of questions students should ask themselves in order to asses…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 31, 2019

PARTY POOPERS? UF editorial board whimpers over 'problematic' Halloween costumes

The editorial board of a University of Florida student newspaper tells students to “Leave the racist costumes at th…

By Arik Schneider
Oct 30, 2019

UMaryland warns 'cultural appropriation' costumes have 'no place' on campus

The university provided students with extensive resources about the concept of cultural appropriation as it pertain…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 30, 2019

'Cultural appropriation is cultural genocide,’ says Mo. school’s costume workshop

A presentation given ahead of Halloween meant to help Maryville University students navigate the appropriateness of…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 29, 2019

Pranksters clog UF hotline to protest costume guidelines

A hotline for University of Florida students to report culturally insensitive Halloween costumes has backfired afte…

By Amber Athey
Oct 18, 2016

FSU display: Harambe costumes are cultural appropriation

Florida State University is reminding students in one residence hall to avoid wearing Harambe costumes this Hallowe…

By Amber Athey
Oct 17, 2016