Print1. Eating at Ninja New York for Halloween: If you haven’t had a silver platter set on fire and then turned into a chocolate cake with a ninja star on top, you have not truly lived.
-Melanie Jones, managing editor, features
2. Getting extra time to work on my thesis: My mentor decided it would be fun to tack on additional projects to my thesis, so having the extra few days to plan and write was a godsend.
-Haley Vecchiarelli, senior design editor
3. Eating meat: I don’t trust my cooking skills enough to cook anything with protein (except for tuna) in my dorm-room kitchen. My dad’s steak definitely hit the spot.
-Hannah Yudkin, art editor
4. “Nosferatu” and the Procession of the Ghouls: Apparently, right before Halloween each year, Saint John the Divine shows a different silent movie, accompanied by their resident organist. The movie is followed by a “Procession of the Ghouls,” in which people wearing insanely elaborate costumes frolic up and down the aisles of the church and interact with audience members. I went last Friday, and now I’m kicking myself for not finding out about this tradition until my senior year.
-Hillary Busis, managing editor, a&e
5. Being in Jersey: I spent Halloween in suburbia instead of the city, but the sacrifice was worthwhile—there’s really just no place like home. Besides, it’s much sweeter than candy.
–Yin Yin Lu, books editor
6. Seeing Simian Mobile Disco at Webster Hall: Such an intense, high-energy experience—a great way to start off fall break!
-Devin Briski, food and drink editor
7. New York City Marathon: There’s nothing like watching design editor Yipeng Huang beast through 26.2 miles.
–Peter Labuza, film editor
8. Meeting the governor of Chiapas: How my friends and I ended up meeting him is a long story, but it was definitely worth it. Not only did he give us a gigantic photo book and CD with the local hit “Yo Soy Chiapas,” he also gave us his personal assistant’s e-mail, and told us that we would be invited guests to his residence if we were ever in the area.
-Evan Omi, Eyesites editor
9. Going to City Island: Birthplace of professor Oliver Sacks and the home of White House Director of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrión. The salty sea air was intoxicating. And I walked the island end to end.
-Raphael Pope-Sussman, deputy editor, features
10. New Jersey’s gubernatorial election: The Corzine vs. Christie showdown may have been bad for Jersey, but it was great for lovers of fat jokes.
-Thomas Rhiel, editor in chief