Daily Egyptian Reporter 13

Curt Adams and his friend planned to spend their Halloween break bow hunting in Hillsboro until their adventure ended in a medical mishap.

Adams secured a hunting stand and his friend began to climb up in the stand when the accident occurred.

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When he finally got up in the stand, it started to slip down the tree, said Adams, a sophomore in aviation management from Hillsboro. He began to lose his balance, and he fell out of the tree to the ground.

I made sure that he was OK and then I took him to the hospital because he said that he was in a lot of pain. Our hunting was concluded in the hospital, and my friend had to get a cast put on his broken arm.

Because of the University and bars on the Strip being closed down over the weekend, many students like Adams chose to make trips home instead of staying in the area.

Kevin Wall, a freshman in forestry from Bartlett, was able to make a trip home and take time to enjoy nature.

I went to a forest preserve by my house, he said. I followed some deer trails to get pictures of some animals. I got to see an owl of the first time in the wild.

Working her way though the extended Halloween weekend, Amy Scott, a sophomore in art from St. Joseph, spent some time catching up with her friends.

I went to my job at Six Flags Great America, working in a haunted house during Fright Fest, she said. On the way there I stopped to visit my friends and at every house I was given candy that was like the cherry on top of the cake.

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Unlike Wall, Scott and Adams, some SIUC students decided to stay in the Carbondale area over the break.

Michelle Rozak, a senior in interior design from Lockport, stayed in the area and searched out activities to spend time her newfound free time.

I took my boyfriend’s sons trick-or-treating, and I went to see Koko Taylor [famous blues singer], Rozak said. I was glad that I stayed here instead of going home because all I do when I go home is work.

Some students who stayed in or near Carbondale used that quiet time to catch up on work that they were behind on.

Alone in his dorm room, Adam Cassuto, a senior in art from Des Plaines, spent time on homework.

It was peaceful and relaxing in the dorms, he said. I finished most of the things I was behind in. I hung out with other people that were in the dorm and watched movies.

The extra time gave one student a moment of clarity on the drive to his hometown. For Wall, the break gave him a chance to realize where he wants to live for the rest of his life.

While I was driving back to my house I decided that I really don’t want to live in the city, he said. Being down here around all the trees and openness made me see how much I didn’t like the city.