This year, fall’s two greatest recreational events converged into one of the most epic days in university history. Homecoming-Halloween was a greatly anticipated and often criticized union. Fortunately, the day came and went with little crime, a large alumni turn-out and all-around high spirits.
The Blue Hens received a beating on the field from JMU, but campus remained pulsating with happiness. As old friends returned from the depths of the real world and students roamed the streets in costume, it was clear that all of the worrying was in vain, even an unfortunate calendar could not strip Delaware of its ever-present magnetic personality.
Thank you students, alumni and local police for working together to make this Homecoming safe and enjoyable. No serious crimes were reported and, unlike years past, no injuries occurred during crowd control.
The lesson learned from this year’s Homecoming is that as students we should think before automatically condemning university decisions. Yes, planning Homecoming weekend combined two highly anticipated events and could have ended in somewhat of a disaster, but the administration had no clear alternative. With dozens of events held every week, and limited time to plan home football games, a sacrifice had to be made. Thanks to the entire university community this sacrifice turned out to be a great success.
While many would argue that two separate occasions to celebrate youth, football and costumes would have been ideal, this weekend was a union of football and fright not soon forgotten.
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