Witches, bananas and nerds: Halloween at Berkeley
Witches, maidens and at least one banana were spotted on Sproul Plaza on everyone's favorite costume holiday
October 31, 2016
(UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Left to right: Amanda Williamson, Emily Carmona and Hannah Dougherty (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Monique Gomes, a sophomore studying psychology, wanted a costume that was wearable. "I love the makeup style of the era," she says. "I love the big eyes, rosy cheeks and sharp features." (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Public affairs staff Leta Negandhi (left) and Christopher Merchant (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson)
Mark Maano, a Cal Central student service adviser, wanted to create a lively environment for students. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Freshman Rafael Martinez, said he's received a lot of compliments for his banana costume. "I had a midterm today — they gave me extra points for it. I'm pretty happy about that."
(UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
The Communications and Public Affairs team strikes a pose. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson)
Miguel Avila, dressed as a nerd, is a Cal Central student service adviser. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Senior Zha Malloy wanted to keep it simple with her cat costume, since it was her third Halloween costume of the holiday. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Hana Fujikawa is an exchange student from Japan studying English at the YWCA. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Sofia Villas, a professor of agricultural and resource economics, dressed as Hillary Clinton. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Linda Gao, a sophomore in sociology, already had this Totoro costume. "Normally, I just wear this at home for movie nights and stuff," she says. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
"I didn't want to be something really cool," says senior Andy Lin, an economics major. "I just wanted to be something funny." (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)