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Show AggieLife Page 6 Weeping woman Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 Creating costumes BY KYLE HEYWOOD staff writer 'THE WEEPING WOMAN' is a statue in the Logan City Cemetery commissioned by Olif Cronquist as a memorial for his late wife, Julia. It is said the statue will cry on some nights because she lost several children to scarlet fever. DELAYNE LOCKE photo The Howl was full of students showing off their costumes and dancing the night away Saturday evening. While many costumes were purchased at a store or ordered online, some USU students decided to make their own. "When you make your own costume, you can guarantee that it will be unique," said Jordan Gee, a junior majoring in elementary education. "It usually is cheaper and can be a lot of fun as well." "My wife and I really enjoyed making our own costumes," said Mason Cardon, a Spanish major. "They weren't super intricate, but we had fun and saved money." Cardon and his wife Tori, a broadcast journalism major, are both juniors at USU. Mason decided he wanted to be "God's gift to women" this year. "All I had to do was put some wrapping paper around a box, then cut holes for my arms," Cardon said. "It was really inexpensive and easy." One aspect of making a costume that some enjoy is the creativity it takes to make the costume. "You are limited in what costumes you can have when you purchase from someone else," Tori said. "When you make your own costume, you can literally be whatever you want. I was an ugly Miss Universe contestant this year, and everything I wore was something we already had. It was cool making something out of what you already own. ,, Gee said those who make their own costume can let their imagination decide what they will be for the Halloween parties. "Some homemade costumes become so intricate that you would guess it was bought it a store," Gee said. "I am super impressed with some of the costumes I've seen this year. It's really cool that they made it themselves." — kylekheywood@aggiemail.usu.edu Twitter: @heywood kyle Getting Engaged? ..4ro • •■■ CiA# j k$4'' ' * r Tic - 3iritt )4° 4 To: %Amen Ir From :GOD /I I Surprise her with a solitaire... let her choose the ring. Starting at $500. S.E. Needham Quality at Internet Pricing. S.E. Needham jewelers since 1896 141 North Main • www.seneedham.com • 435-752-7149 MASON AND TORI Cardon, juniors in Spanish and broadcast journalism, made their costumes as an ugly Miss Universe and God's gift to women. Photo courtesy ofTori and Mason Cardon AR LY VOTING GET OUT AND VOTE V0 23- t3 I TSC * * UtahStateUn IVerSity ASSOCIATED STUDENTS KAYLI NIELSEN GOES green in her recyclable outfit. Photo courtesy of Kayli Nielsen RYLAR AND NICOLE MASCO are dressed up as 'two peas in a pod: Photo courtesy of Rylar and Nicole Masco JUNIPER LOUNGE PSYCHIC: Different from psychotic *From page 4 my neighbor a casserole." She said this social stigma and negative attitude towards psychics and psychic abilities is her least favorite part of being one. "The hindrance is bad PR from skeptics making you feel like you're crazy," she said. "Some of the opinions and the things they're afraid of come back and hurt me. People are afraid of what they don't understand." In response to skeptics, Dial said J. there is a distinct difference between psychic abilities and a loss of sanity. "I'm not crazy," she said. "The difference between a psychic and a psychotic is that I suit up and show up, and I'm not a danger to myself or those around me. I think there are some crazy people, but I think they're crazy because they don't understand their gifts." —calewp@gmail.corn |