CWRU community members share childhood Halloween costumes

As we speak, Case Western Reserve College college students will take pleasure in a childhood favourite exercise: trick-or-treating on Halloween. The CWRU Sweet Crawl is certain to deliver again reminiscences of dressing up in costumes—from witches to cats to superheroes and extra—as they make their manner throughout campus to go to collaborating places of work.

Within the spirit of reminiscing, we invited members of the CWRU neighborhood to share pictures of Halloweens previous to see if their childhood costumes by some means predicted what their future research and careers would entail.

Trying to get additional into the spooky spirit? Be taught extra about Halloween’s origins, and take a look at some Halloween-themed content material beneficial by CWRU professors final 12 months.

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Andrew Kapferer

First-year undergraduate pupil, nursing main

“This picture from 2009 reveals me dressed up as a nurse at age 3. Now, I’m a nursing main!” 

Evan Meszaros

Analysis Providers Librarian 

“That is me at age 7 in 1992 dressed up as Gandalf, the wizard from Lord of the Rings. This was lengthy earlier than the Peter Jackson movies have been made—proof of my love of books that led me to my present profession!” 

Aliaksandra Turchak

First-year undergraduate pupil, theater main

“On this image from 2017, I used to be 11 years outdated and dressed up as a puppet. Despite the fact that I didn’t understand it at the moment, theater impressed and fascinated me since a really younger age, and I favored the thought of constructing my costume really feel interactive, like pretending to maneuver and act like a puppet all through the evening. And now I’m a theater main!”

Cami Ross

Assistant Director of Research Overseas 

“That is me at age 6 within the ‘80s dressed up as Rainbow Brite; my mother made my costume! Now, I assist college students discover a rainbow of prospects for learning overseas in school.” 

Regan Manning

Undergraduate pupil, sociology main  

“I used to be a sunflower! I feel this was the one costume my dad and mom may efficiently get me into.

This was in 2004 at my first Halloween and I used to be 2 months outdated. As we speak, I nonetheless love dressing up in costumes and making them, too—I’m one of many costume designers for the scholar group Footlighters!”

Kelly Burns

LEAP Program Supervisor, Case College of Engineering

“My cousin, Robby, and I dressed up as Mickey and Minnie Mouse in 1987 as a result of needed to go to Disney World. As we speak, I assist worldwide college students from India in our hybrid pc science program obtain their goals of going wherever they need on the earth—by no means cease dreaming!”

Haddy Dardir

Undergraduate pupil in psychology

“This picture was taken in 2015; I used to be 12 years outdated on the time and dressed up as Captain Toad from the Tremendous Mario Universe. I used to be impressed by the puzzle sport ‘Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker’ that I used to play on my Wii U and Captain Toad’s ranges within the Mario sport ‘Tremendous Mario 3D World.’ I loved enjoying these video games, and I additionally needed to be one thing authentic for Halloween. I assumed Captain Toad could be a great choice as a result of it might be a comparatively straightforward D.I.Y. costume that simply required a safari shirt, safari pants, a headlight, and a toad hat from Spirit Halloween.”