ACCULTURATED
The War on Halloween Comes to Campus
by Amelia Hamilton
October 20, 2017

It’s that spooky time of year when ghouls and goblins are getting ready to roam the streets. Unfortunately, they’re not the the scariest thing for which you need to be prepared. That’s right, it’s time for Halloween Overcorrection—the time when education officials from kindergarten through graduate school lose their ever-loving minds trying not to offend anyone and to coddle those with half a hurt feeling. ….UMass Amherst’s Social Diversity Office put together a great little flowchart last year, the Simple Costume Racism Evaluation and Assessment Meter (SCREAM, get it?), which helps you determine the “threat level” of your costume..Ohio State University has a similar flow chart this year, with a similar racial element. Again, white people cannot dress up as a person from another race, but non-white people may. READ MORE