A History of the World...with juggling!

This past weekend was the YAGS fall show: A Brief History of the World, With Juggling! The plot was exactly what you would expect from the title, with very amusing results.

Adam and "Steve" with Eve, after she picks up the "devil sticks"

The American Revolution


The Industrial Revolution!

Dueling in the Wild Wild West


Boy bands...with juggling!

Cast photo!

More lovely fall foliage

People generally don't associate New Haven (or any other urban environment) with pretty leaves and such, but they're there, and here are the photos to prove it!

Silliman Halloween

Every year, Silliman celebrates Halloween with a full 3 days of festivities including the Halloweenie Roast, our very own Haunted House, and then a big party in the dining hall.

We began with the Halloweenie Roast Weds night: s'mores, apple cider, hot chocolate, girilled hot dogs/hamburgers/veggie burgers, and lots of apple/pecan/pumpkin pie out in the courtyard for everyone to enjoy as a study break. We also had pumpkin carving for the artistically-minded, with some creative and highly amusing results:

Mm, pie =D

Ray roasting s'mores

Dracula jack o'lantern o_O

The Haunted House theme this year was "Searching for Salovey," with the (somewhat thin) story-line being that Dean (now Provost) Salovey had not been seen in weeks, so the police had begun investigating the possibility of a kidnapping. When we devised the different rooms, most of us thought the house would be more funny than scary, but judging from the screams I could even hear in the courtyard, it was pretty crazy!

See all the cobwebs? Now imagine bumping into them in pitch-black darkness!

Preparing the clown room...think strobe light and lots more balloons!

Creepy...

Finally came the Halloween party, incluing lots more yummy food, a costume contest, and a "special performance" from Master K, Dean Flick, and Mister K. I dressed up as the Giving Tree, based on Shel Silverstein's book, and surprisingly won a $25 gift certificate to Cutler's, the local music shop =)

Our august panel of judges, including Dean Brenzel in the Sorting Hat

"Dancing Queen, feel the beat of the tambourine...oh yeah!"

The Dark Knight, literally.

Of course, no Halloween would be complete without the YSO midnight concert, this year combining The Godfather and Mario (including Provost Salovey as Luigi!) A clip below: