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Get your fall fix with this guide to all things autumn.

Whether you’re trying pumpkin-flavored beers, in search of a haunted movie marathon or looking for things to do on campus this month, we’ve got it covered.

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Guide to fall fashion

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Pumpkin-space flavor: What’s good and what’s not?

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Quiz: What should you go as this Halloween?

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Field of Screams delivers haunting scares

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Walters’ Pumpkin Patch offers festive fall fun

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Newton natives Porter, Mark, Cassie and Theodore Glade pick pumpkins Friday at Walters’ Pumpkin Patch.

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unning a successful pumpkin patch can be a lot of work, but Becky Walters still manages to treat everyone who walks through the door just like family.

Located about 30 minutes northeast of Wichita, Walters’ Pumpkin Patch serves about 30,000 people during their seven-week season.

Becky Walter and her husband, Carroll, single-handedly grew the business to what it is today. With more than 63 activities to choose from, there aren’t many dull moments at the self-proclaimed Wichita area’s favorite pumpkin patch and corn maze.

It all started in the late ’80s when Becky Watlers began growing pumpkins as a hobby on their 1,700-acre farm.

“I’m no good with cattle or horses,” she said. “Four-legged animals scare me to death, and I couldn’t drive a tractor. So, growing pumpkins became my niche on the family farm. The first year we grew them, I made $583, which was twice as much as Carroll would have made on the milo that would have been planted on that same field.”

Becky said at first, Carroll’s friends teased him for growing pumpkins on his farm. But now the Walters have 50 employees

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To throw a great Halloween party, try this combination of items to make it perfect.

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A simple Google search of “Halloween food ideas” will bring up hundreds of ways you can use the ingredients in your kitchen to make some ghoulish party food.

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Walters’ Pumpkin Patch, located about 15 miles north of El Dorado, offers more than 63 different activities, including paddle boats.

during the season and 73 acres of fun for all ages.

“It has just evolved,” Becky said. “We’ve just added on as we’ve grown. I was always the dreamer. I would think of new things that I wanted to add, and it was [Carroll’s] job to do it.

Over the years, though, he’s become the dreamer, too. It’s been quite an escapade.”

The Walters have thought of many award-winning ideas, including a pumpkin cannon, a zipline, paddle boats, jumping pillows and even a human gerbil wheel. However, even with those

extras, Becky said her favorite part is still going back to the field where it all started.

“I guess my favorite thing is still growing the pumpkins,” Becky said. “I just love walking through the field. I love the people, love the school kids and all the things that go with it. But there’s still something about me, that farmer mentality, down in the dirt, I love it.”

Customers come from near and far to pick their yearly pumpkins.

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Creepy treats On Halloween, treats should be creepy.

There are infinite ways of making your treats Halloween special. These include putting fake spiders on cookies, making mummy cupcakes and making a ghost out of bananas and cheerios.

One creepy treat is to make standard chocolate chip cookies but when they come hot out of the oven, use a toothpick to draw out the melted chocolate pieces on top, creating spindly “legs” of chocolate across the

Costumes Costumes are required at Halloween parties. Period.

If you haven’t bought your costume yet, visit Spirit Halloween at 2121 N. Rock Road and 4600 W. Kellogg, located in Towne West or Halloween Express at 11333 E. Kellogg, to find the perfect costume.

Homemade costumes work great, too. Cardboad boxes, sheets or towels, tulle and wire hangers are useful pieces to create a frame for your costume.

Search the Internet for ways to turn your closet into a costume.

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Delano district offers legitimate tales of ‘friendly’ ghosts BRENNEN SMITH

Vivian Smith’s friends are ghosts.

A nail technician of Salon 535 at The Perfect Touch, Smith said “Victoria,” a female ghost, has twice attempted to flood the back area of the salon and “Redbeard” often moves chairs around. Smith said she has talked to the ghosts in a friendly manner on many occasions.

The eighth annual Ghost Stories of Historic Delano tour was held Thursday night. Stops on the tour via the River City Trolley included Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, Amira Dance Productions and Downtown Senior Center where past or present employees would each tell unique stories.

Tour organizer Nancy Lawrence said about 500 to 1,000 people came to the tour, which was a lot more than expected.

Lawrence said she didn’t think the tour would change anyone’s opinions about ghosts.

“Somebody who is a skeptic is not going to come to this,” Lawrence said. “They (the attendees) want to believe.”

All of the buildings on the tour were built in the 1920s and ’30s. The 900 block in Delano seems to be the most haunted — half of the 900 block buildings were built in 1890 or before, according to Historic Delano’s brochure.

The ghost tour began at three locations this year, but in past years it started at Lawrence-Dumont, home of the Wichita Wingnuts, Lawrence said.

In 1971 Raymond “Hap” Dumont, founder of the National Baseball Congress, died of a heart attack in his office at Lawrence-Dumont at the age of 66.

According to the tour brochure, people have reported hearing whispers over the stadium’s sound system.

A former general manager of the Wranglers heard a clear voice telling him to “turn the sound down” over the speakers while he was setting up for an event. He took someone with him to investigate the sound room. It was empty.

As they stood there, the voice spoke again: “turn the sound down.”

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Vivian Smith, a nail technician at Perfect Touch Salon in the Delano District, has experienced a few friendly ghosts. One instance left the salon’s backroom almost completely flooded.

There was nowhere else for anyone to talk over the speakers.

Amira Dance Productions reported the water always inexplicably turns on in the women’s bathroom whenever somebody is changing. Once, when running a scanner for ghost activity, a voice was picked up saying: “What is the price per pound?”

The dance studio building was originally built in 1922 as a Safeway grocery store.

Smith’s salon is also located in the Delano district and has been a featured stop for the ghost story tour in past years.

Smith, the nail technician at the salon, said she has done a lot of research on “Redbeard” or “Red,” as he was once called.

Smith said in the 1870s, Delano was a separate town from Wichita.

She referred to it as, “Old West Las Vegas” because of the dance halls and brothels. Shootouts and prostitution were also common occurrences.

Smith said in 1861 “Red” left his

family in Beardstown, Illinois, became known as a gunslinger and established a saloon in Delano in 1873. He died Oct. 27 after getting in a gunfight with “Rowdy” Joe Lowe, a rival saloon owner.

“Red wanders because he wanted to be king of Delano to begin with,” Smith said.

Lizzie or “Victoria” died in 1890 at a young age when she threw herself off the Maple Bridge, Smith said. She was shunned during her lifetime because she had a stutter.

Smith gave Lizzie the name “Victoria” because she looks to be in a Victorian dress whenever she briefly appears.

Smith described “Red” and “Victoria” as “friendly ghosts” because their behavior is more of a nuisance, except for one night when Smith investigated noises from the old room in the back and opened the door only to feel her stomach lurch.

Smith said she was fazed, but thought to herself: “I don’t need to call the priest yet,” and recited Psalm 23.

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There are strange things that happen before the sun comes up here.”

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At the Downtown Senior Center, which is about half a mile from the salon, Executive Director Laurel Alkire said sometimes the women that prepare residents’ food would see the double doors swinging when nobody had gone through them.

“There are strange things that happen before the sun comes up here,” Alkire said.

Development Director Chris Heiman said the women will sometimes hear and smell someone lighting a cigarette when they go into the walk-in freezer and sometimes identified a “shock of red hair.”

Heiman said there were even sightings of a lady in white with a Victorian dress.

“For the most part, our ghosts are pretty friendly,” Heiman said.

Harvest celebrations from around the world VICTORIA HENDRICKS REPORTER

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Fall brings changing leaves that crunch beneath one’s feet, the cool, fresh air, cozy knit apparel, food and holidays galore.

It is a season full of celebrations that are found in countries all over the world, not just in the United States.

One celebration is a wine-making festival in Transylvania, Romania.

It is a time “where people gather together and make grape juice with fresh grapes that they just picked,” said Ioana Vulpe, International Admissions officer at Garvey International Center.

Mexicans celebrate Dia de los

Muertos (Day of the Dead) Nov. 1 and 2 to honor loved ones that have passed away.

Quang Nguyen, marketing coordinator for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Nguyen said the Mid-Autumn Festival is a custom in Asia, and is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month, based on the lunar calendar.

“This festival has been present for centuries, and the reason why it is celebrated is a time to enjoy the success of obtaining rice and wheat with offerings (generally in food) made in honor of the moon.”

Nguyen said it is celebrated as an outdoor reunion among family and friends to eat a

traditional delicacy called the mooncake.

“Mooncakes are popular pastries in Asia that is made of wheat and sweet stuffing,” he said. “The mooncake is generally a symbol of family and one of the traditions is to cut it into pieces that equal to the number of people in your family.”

The festivity also holds symbolic meaning.

“On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is supposed to be the brightest and fullest of the year, which makes this festival known as the moon festival,” Nguyen said. “Also, the moon is believed to be a symbol of peace, prosperity (hence the celebration of harvesting), and family reunion. Mooncakes are

also expensive. One mooncake could cost about $5 to $10 and could have at least 1,000 calories.”

Another harvest celebration is held in Nigeria.

“Sometime in October, a two-day public holiday is declared by the government,” senior Toyosi Maryam Adesoye said. “The official name for the celebration is Eid El- Kabir. In the Muslim religion, it signifies the day Ibrahim was called to sacrifice his son Ishmael. It’s about the same story as Abraham and Isaac.”

A ram is sacrificed and eaten with sides, drinks and desserts.

People dress in traditional clothes and sing, dance and play games.

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If you find yourself looking to be scared this October, look no further than these horror movies.

‘Halloween’ The film series that jump-started Jamie Lee Curtis’s film career and introduced the world to Michael Myers is one of the most legendary of all.

On Halloween night 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally stabbed his sister to death before being locked away in a mental institution. On Oct. 30, 1978, Myers escapes to go after Laurie Strode (Curtis), a babysitter later revealed to be his sister.

The original film spawned six sequels (not counting “Halloween 3,” which does not focus on Myers) and a brief remake series in the late 2000s.

The most memorable part of these movies is that there is less focus on blood and guts and more focus on suspense, making them much scarier.

Although this series is nine films long, three are best for a marathon: the 1978 original film, the 1981 sequel “Halloween II” and “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.”

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‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ After “Halloween,” many films tried, unsuccessfully, to emulate the film’s tone and suspense. It wasn’t until Wes Craven released “A Nightmare on Elm Street” in 1984 that another iconic villain made his waves on the big screen.

Freddy Krueger, known for his trademark finger knives, haunts the dreams of teenagers living on Elm Street. He is able to kill the teens in their sleep, while also killing them in real life.

Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) is the heroine of the original film, who fights Krueger in the dream world and the real world in an epic showdown.

The original film spawned six sequels, a crossover with the “Friday the 13th” films and a remake in 2010.

If you marathon these movies, your best bet is to stick with the original and “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare,” if you want a true scare. Add “Freddy vs. Jason” if you must.

‘Scream’ The “Scream” movies reignited the slasher craze in the ’90s.

The first film follows Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), who is dealing with the pending anniversary of her mother’s murder one year before. Two nights before the anniversary, someone dressed in a

Father Death costume starts a murder spree.

That killer is known as “Ghostface,” who is played by many characters in the four films of the series. They each have their own motives for murder, but in every film, Sidney is the primary target.

A trademark of the series is Ghostface, calling and taunting many of his victims before he strikes. He also knows about horror films and likes to play trivia games about the classics.

This is about the only horror movie series where each film is as good as the original. Watch all four for a fun, scary time.

Not so scary For those of you who aren’t too fond of scary movies, there are options for you, too.

Stick with TV specials. Many TV shows have Halloween specials that air every year, oftentimes for years after their original broadcast. Often more funny than scary, the specials are a fresh change of pace and are good family-friendly options.

Watch classics such as “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” or “Halloween Town.” These are always great movies to not only get into the Halloween spirit but also relive your childhood.

Happy watching.

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‘Hunt for Red Rocktober’ a rock hound’s underground paradise

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Hutchinson’s Strataca Underground Salt Museum held its Hunt for Red Rocktober on Saturday in which participants dug for their own red salt rocks, enough to fill a five-gallon bucket.

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he tram stopped and everyone clicked on their flashlights as they climbed out of their seats. Within seconds they were hammering and picking, stepping through a loose rock pile, and dropping rocks in buckets.

“That’s a good one,” said Myron Marcotte, tour guide and mine expert. He pointed his flashlight at a small rock in a teenage girl’s hand. “That’ll be clear as glass once you get it washed up. See how your light shines through it?”

Hutchinson’ Strataca Underground Salt Museum held its sixth annual Hunt for Red Rocktober on Saturday.

The hunt gives the public a rare opportunity to go 650-feet underground to visit some of the staff’s favorite salt rock piles inside the salt mines and gather unique and colorful salt rocks to add to personal collections. Participants get to see strange formations and geological wonders few have seen before.

The excursion starts with a pitch-black elevator ride that lasts a little over one minute. Rock hunters are required to wear hard hats and must bring their own tools — rock pick, flashlight and bucket. They may keep as many salt rocks as will fit in a five-gallon bucket, but they have to mine it themselves.

Linda Schmitt, executive director of Strataca, said this year’s turnout of 29 participants was on par with years past.

“We’ve had visitors from every state and about 50 different countries around the world,” Schmitt said.

Since 2007, Schmitt said Strataca has had 500,000 visitors.

“The Hunt for Red Rocktober only happens once a year, and people really enjoy the experience,” she said. She said the underground mines maintain a year-round temperature of 68-degrees

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Fahrenheit and that some people report having less allergies inside the mines.

‘Dark tour’ attractions include empty dynamite boxes, large crystal formations and floor heaves, although for someone who has never been in a salt mine before, the experience of salt on all sides so far underground is an attraction by itself.

Hal Feigenbaum, a self-described “rock hound” from Washington, said he lucked into the hunt.

“I came for a tour and they told me about [Hunt for Red Rocktober] and I said, ‘Sure, when is it?’ and they said, ‘Right now.’”

Marcotte drove the tram for the rock hunters.

The first stop, a “virgin pile.”

“This pile of rocks should have some really good stuff,” Marcotte said. “No one has looked through this one before except a couple of staffers.”

As the warm, shallow Permian Sea — which covered Kansas 275 million years ago — subsided, it left behind a vast underground salt deposit. The “red rocks” sought by hunters are red because of impurities or ancient bacteria trapped inside the crystal halite, Marcotte said.

Salt mining in Hutchinson began in 1923. In the 1960s, the salt mines closed tours to the public.

Schmitt said the mines re-opened to the public when the museum opened in the 1990s.

The world’s oldest known living organism, “Harry the Halophile” — a salt-dwelling bacteria estimated to be about 250 million years old — was discovered in the mines by a research team in 1999 and is on display in the museum.

Feigenbaum said he liked how helpful and knowledgeable the guides were and how they let him work at his own pace.

“The guides showed us what to look for, told us how to look for it, and explained how to take care of it when we get home,” he said. “I thought it was fantastic.

“I’ve done a lot of rock hunting — in Washington and Oregon, and even a guided tour in Hawaii — but this is the best.”

young boys, Porter and Theodore.

“Porter loves it here,” Glade said. “We’ve looked forward to this all year, we love this place.”

Along with the activities for younger kids, Walters’ also has a variety to offer teens and adults who want to participate in fall festivities, including a night-time flashlight walk through the corn maze or a spooky tour of a haunted cannery, a rather gory adventure that is not for the faint

of heart. Admission to the corn maze at night is $8, the haunted cannery is $20 and a package deal for both is $25.

For those interested in experiencing the contagious fall atmosphere found at Walters’, general daytime admission is $9 Monday through Friday and $12 on Saturdays and Sundays. A $1 coupon for daytime admission can be found on the website.

Other area pumpkin patches, corn mazes Cox Farm 6059 S. Seneca, Wichita, KS 316-524-8062 Farm animals, pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrack ride

Applejack Pumpkin Patch 10007 SW Imdianola Road, Augusta, KS 316-733-8909 Petting zoo, pumpkin patch, corn/milo mazes, hayrack rides, corn crib, bouncing pillow

Papa’s Pupkin Patch 372 E. 70th Street, Newton, KS 620-367-2721

Klausmeyer Family Farm 8135 S. 119th W., Clearwater, KS 620-584-6346 Pumpkin patch, petting zoo, milking demo, pig races, hay wagon rides, dairy barn tours

Pumpkin patch, big slide, hayrack rides, tire playground, farm animal viewing

Bergmann Corn Maze 8401 S. Meridian, Haysville, KS 316-522-3475 Largest corn maze in Wichita (15 acres), pumpkin patch, petting zoo, pony rides, trailer rides, inflatables, carnival games

Mr. Gourdman’s Pumpkin Patch, 3750 S. Dusty Rd, Derby, KS 316-733-1887 Pumpkin patch, corn maze, farm animals, tunnel and rides

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Boots, scarves, plaids and statement necklaces are a few of the season’s must-haves for fall fashion. Stick with shades of maroon, olive green, mustard and burnt orange.

A guide to fall fashion’s latest, greatest trends As the hot summer months come to a close and the weather begins to cool COLUMN BY off, the MEGAN LOOPER stylish, the slouchy and the cozy fashion trends of autumn mak their debut.

For many women, fall is their favorite season for fashion and, judging by their closets (mine especially), we couldn’t be more ready to throw on our favorite cardigans, scarves and boots.

“I love how you can layer everything with jackets and cardigans,” freshman Kaitlyn Dobie said. “The clothing of fall isn’t as boring and plain as other seasons.”

It is said to be true that there is no outfit more comfortable than a pair of leggings or skinny jeans, an oversized sweater or tunic and those combat or riding boots you just couldn’t live without.

Although I would have to agree, why not dress it up a little this season?

Chunky accent jewelry such as a statement necklace or layered bracelets is back this year, taking any outfit from drab to fab.

“To spice up my causal fall outfits, I wear accent statement necklaces and a pair of cozy knit leg warmers,” freshman Annie Tessendorf said.

Flannels paired with a vest are a great way to stay warm, and layering using long shirts with cardigans will surely make an appearance this year.

What colors will you see this season? The Urbans: shades of maroon, olive green, navy, black, mustard, cream and burnt orange are always fall favorites that work extremely well together. Stripes and plaids seem to be the most common and popular options for prints.

With each year, there is more variation of boots and ways to wear them. Heeled booties, black or brown combat boots, tall and short riding boots, and even name-brand rain galoshes add their own unique touch to the perfect autumn outfit. Leg warmers and boot socks serve to add more detail and attention to that style you think just needs something more.

“It’s always so hard for me to decide between my riding boots or my cowboy boots,” said junior Rachael Manske. “I have so many pairs of boots for the fall and I love them all.”

Now to everyone’s favorite fall accessory: scarves. With a million ways to wear, (infinity, blanket and traditional) scarves put that finishing touch on a combination that is both simple and classy.

Since you’ve got the gist of this season’s essentials, it’s important to always remember to make your style your own.

Experimenting with layering and accessorizing are easy ways to find new variations of your long-time favorites.

“Simple sweaters with a cute pair of boots are definitely my go-to personal favorite,” Dobie said.

To all you fall fashionistas, tis’ the season, and happy shopping.

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Taste-test: All things pumpkin spice

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It’s the time of year when grocery stores roll out the most ridiculous fall flavors.

The Sunflower staff joined a panel discussion to try different pumpkin spice-flavored treats in an effort to determine which season favorite foods are worth buying and skipping. Here are the results.

What started out as a seasonal coffee tradition has spiraled into a chaotic craze overtaking area supermarkets.

The pumpkin spice tradition has quickly been welcomed by society, but has the flavor gone too far? Our panel of staff writers put some new pumpkin-spiced items to the test.

pleasurable. Upon first taste the cereal has a nice pumpkin spice flavor that may be a little strong to critics, but the flavor progressively evens out with time. If you are a fan of pumpkin spice, you will have no trouble with a box of this impressive cereal.

Verdict: Buy it

Pumpkin Spice Oreos America’s favorite cream-filled cookie joined the craze with an oddly orange-colored cream center. The cookie emits a strong aroma of pumpkin spice that some may find unappealing. The flavor of pumpkin spice was very apparent, but the overwhelming sweetness of the cream made for a not-so-great impression on our judges.

Verdict: Skip it

Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows Do people actually buy marshmallows just to snack on? Flavored marshmallows probably should not exist, and neither should these ones.

The marshmallows look just about as unusual as they taste with a weird, wrinkled tan appeal that is supposed to look like a pumpkin. The flavor of the marshmallow is, sadly, not accurate in what pumpkin spice should taste like, but the odd flavor is certainly strong enough to have an impact on the marshmallows.

Verdict: Skip it

Pumpkin Spice Milanos Milano pairs their traditional chocolate center with the taste of pumpkin spice. The texture of the Milano matches the taste fans have grown to love, a sweet cookie with a creamy center. But Milano puts their successful cookie taste to the test with a sweet pumpkin spice cream.

Although the pumpkin spice flavor from the Milano was refreshing, it contrasts too much with the

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Jessica Green, Evan Pflugradt and Alex Perry of The Sunflower went on camera to review a variety of pumpkin-spice-flavored treats for the fall season.

chocolate cream to make for a satisfying cookie.

Verdict: Skip it Pumpkin Spice Keebler Fudge Stripes The Fudge Stripes combine a pumpkin spice cookie with an intricate white chocolate design that is guaranteed to melt in your mouth.

The flavor of the cookie is sweet enough, even the biggest critics of pumpkin spice will appreciate it.

Keebler perfectly finds a balance for the “just right” amount of pumpkin spice flavor for a winning cookie.

Verdict: Buy it

Pumpkin Spice Whipped Cream Chances are pumpkin spice whipped cream isn’t on your shopping list. The whipped cream accurately represents pumpkin spice in a nice flavor that isn’t too overwhelming. This topper adds a nice taste of fall to your favorite desserts.

Verdict: Buy it Pumpkin Spice Frosted Mini Wheaties You probably didn’t expect the pumpkin spice craze to overtake your cereal bowl, and we didn’t either. The Mini Wheaties are sweet and

Fall festival of food

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These delicious fall recipes will fill you up and are a great way to share with your family during the fall season.

Pumpkin Spice Swiss Rolls Swiss Rolls take a break from the traditional chocolate and debut a very appeasing pumpkin spice roll. The roll is covered nicely in a design of white frosting with a matching vanilla cream-filled center. The cake delivers a nice mix of pumpkin spice with a similar balance to the flavor of

pumpkin in the Keebler Fudge Stripe. It makes for a nice mix that most all dessert-lovers will enjoy.

Verdict: Buy it Pumpkin Spice Thomas Bagels with Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread The pumpkin spice bagel had a seemingly easy way into the contest, as it appeared it would be a typical bagel with a nice pumpkin spice flavor. The bagel, however, had a flavor not far from your typical Thomas bagel.

The bagel alone was very subtle in flavor, and without the cream cheese spread, critics may have trouble finding the pumpkin spice flavor at all.

The pumpkin spice cream cheese spread helped recover some of the lost flavor the bagel was missing. The cream cheese spread, however, was missing a lot of potential flavor, and the two elements combined for a rather uneventful breakfast.

Verdict- Skip it WATCH IT ONLINE Visit thesunflower.com to find a video of our taste-testers in action.

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Corn mazes, haunted houses, flea markets make fall fun for everyone Between pumpkin patches, corn mazes, apple picking, haunted houses and scary movies, everyone can find an COLUMN BY activity to enjoy this MARISSA fall.

CAMPBELL As for pumpkin patches, Walters’ Pumpkin Patch, located about 40 minutes away in Burns, has lots of events all at one place. You get to ride a hayrack-ride to pick your own pumpkin and then go through the corn maze. There are also many children’s activities.

Another option would be Bergmann’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Haysville, which has the largest maze in the Wichita area at 15 acres. For those of you who are adventurous, this would be a fun-filled time of navigating your way through the monstrous field.

The Meadowlark Farm in Rose Hill is

home to a pick-your-own orchard.

Amongst pumpkin picking, you can also get apples, peaches and vegetables. For a family-fun day, this could be the perfect activity.

Flea market and farmers’ market season is also in full swing. At the Kansas Coliseum Pavilion, you can spend one Sunday a month searching for unique antiques and then head out to one of the many local farmers’ markets to find fresh fruits and vegetables grown locally.

For those of you who love to get an adrenaline rush, haunted houses and scary movies are the fall activity for you. The Field of Screams in Maize is a well-known local haunt, but if you are willing to travel, Kansas City is home to The Beast and Edge of Hell Haunted House — both of which are high-ranking haunts.

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With pumpkin spice madness in full swing, try these delicious pumpkin-free recipes to escape the mayhem of the autumn season

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Bring on the chill in the air, the mass color shift and the barrage of fall festivals. The season of chill and change has arrived. Fall recipes are COLUMN BY ripe and ready to be JILLIAN CLOUGH enjoyed by a pile of raked leaves or a warm, crackling fire.

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Fall couscous and squash A vegetarian dish to be served as a main course or accompanying side, this recipe mixes three squash varieties and Middle Eastern pasta. The dish is simple to concoct, but the various ways to garnish it can set the meal apart. Basil and red pepper flakes are a favorite, but cilantro and lemon juice work well, too. Get into the season with savory flavors.

Ingredients: • 1 cup dried couscous • 1 1/3 cup water • Pinch of salt • 1 Tbsp. butter • 1 large (or two small) zucchini • 1 large (or two small) yellow squash • 1 acorn squash • Olive oil Directions: 1) Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Wash the zucchini, yellow squash and acorn squash, and chop into small, one-half to one-inch pieces and place into a bowl.

2) Mix together the chopped squashes with a couple tablespoons of olive oil and spread onto a baking sheet. Garnish with salt and pepper to taste.

3) Bake the squash for 20 minutes, stirring the squash halfway through baking.

4) For the couscous, bring one, one-third cup water to a boil in a medium pot.

5) Add the dried couscous, a pinch of salt and the tablespoon of butter. Stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer the couscous for 8 to 10 minutes.

6) Fill a serving dish with the couscous and add the roasted squash on top. Garnish with fresh or dried basil, or a little red pepper flakes for color.

Homemade Apple Cider There is nothing wrong with store bought apple cider. Making your own certainly takes some patience on the stove, but it will fill your living space with all the scents of fall.

Ingredients: • 12 apples, mixed variety • 2 oranges • 4 to 8 cinnamon sticks

• 1 whole nutmeg • 1 Tbsp. whole cloves • 1 tsp. whole allspice • 1 gallon water • ½ cup brown sugar Directions: 1) Wash the apples and oranges, and then cut them in fourths. Place them in a large stockpot. Add all the spices; fill the pot with water, leaving a little room for boiling.

2) Heat the pot until boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for two hours.

3) Remove the cover. Carefully mash the apples and oranges in the pot, releasing the flavors and mixing the ingredients.

4) Replace the lid, and heat the cider for another hour.

5) Set up a straining system. Using a colander and a second pot, carefully strain out the cider from the seeds, cores and whole spices.

6) Drink the cider warm. Store the remainder in the refrigerator for a few days.

Reheat when you want to enjoy again.

Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread Almost apple pie, almost cinnamon toast, this variation on monkey bread combines everything good in the world with warm, gooey bread. Serve with a little pudding or whipped cream for an extra layer of fun.

Ingredients: • 1 to 2 cans of biscuit dough • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar • 2 to 4 tsps. cinnamon • 1/2 cup applesauce • 1 1/2 sticks of butter • 1/2 to 1 cup brown sugar Directions: 1) Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon.

2) Open the biscuit packages and cut into fourths. Add to the sugar and cinnamon.

Add the applesauce and mix until the dough is covered in sweet goodness.

3) In a small microwave safe bowl, combine the butter and brown sugar. Heat until the butter melts and stir to combine the mixture.

4) Fill a Bundt pan (or any baking dish — I used a pie pan), with the dough mixture.

Drizzle the butter/brown sugar sauce over the dough.

5) Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.

6) Carefully remove the monkey bread from the pan by placing a plate on top of the pan and flipping the pan upside down. Serve the bread warm.

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Stay alert, safe this Halloween

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Performers entertain the audience during the 2014 Songfest at the Orpheum Theater. Songfest is a lip sync and dance competition that happens during Shocktoberfest week.

Shocktoberfest schedule of events Photo by Xavier Mortenson

Pumpkins litter the front lawn of East Heights United Methodist Church as the surrounding neighborhood prepares for the coming trick-or-treaters at the end of the month. This year when trick-or-treating, stay safe and have fun.

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Spooky ghosts, scary witches and strong superheroes walk the streets Oct. 31 to gather a year’s worth of sugary sweets on Halloween night.

On a crisp and cool night, the rush of everyone being something or someone else and decorations can make for plenty of fun but also a lot of distractions and risk.

Halloween safety is of the upmost importance for everyone, especially children. So parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and godparents of Wichita State, here’s what University Police advises.

“Vandalism seems to be the most common incident and the theft of candy from children trick-or-treating,” said UPD Capt.

Guy Schroeder.

Lindsey Davis, a first-year

graduate student with a 9-year-old daughter, said she has her own concerns.

“Personally, the biggest danger I foresee is letting children wander out alone,” Davis said. “There are many people on a Halloween night, and there are many distractions …

I make sure I walk with [my daughter] to every house she is at and encourage her to not get far ahead of me.”

Schroeder also has advice for parents on Halloween.

“Parents should always accompany small children, avoid facial masks that impair vision … have bright neon clothing … so they can be seen … [and] it’s important to carry flashlights as well,” he said.

Davis has her own methods of safety.

“We don’t go to houses without the porch light on, and always cross

the street together due to the heavier traffic,” she said. “[My daughter] may walk with her friends but still has to be within sight and sound of me, always checking in.”

Local churches create safer options like a trunk or treat event.

“College Hill … for years have been known for very elaborate decorations for Halloween, some churches and neighborhoods do a trunk or treat … to limit the area to cover on foot and crossing streets,” Schroeder said.

Schroeder encouraged people to stay alert so Halloween can stay fun.

“We are genuinely in a different world these days and pranks are one thing, but parents and children alike have to be responsible for their own safety … and surroundings,” Schroeder said.

Quiz: What should you be for Halloween?

1. What gender are you? a) Does it matter? b) Female and flaunting it. c) Whatever my costume looks like I am! d) Very dominant male.

2. What’s most important for you at a Halloween party? a) Hanging out and seeing friends. b) Being the hottest person at the party. c) Having the most original costume. d) Scaring everyone in attendance.

3. What best describes your personality? a) Cool, calm and collected. I go with the flow. b) Outgoing. I am the life of the party. c) I think I’m funny. d) Nobody gets me.

4. What colors do you wear often? a) Whatever is clean. b) Every color in incorporated into my style! c) Anything that matches. d) Black.

5. What do you end up doing at a party? a) I’m only there for the booze. b) Talking to everyone, taking pictures and meeting new friends. c) Coming up with something for everyone to do. d) Sitting in the corner mostly talking to the one person I came with.

6. What’s your ideal way to spend a Saturday night? a) Hanging out with a few friends, maybe order a pizza. b) Partying, duh. c) Bowling, mini golf, laser tag, anything high energy. d) Playing with a Ouija board.

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REPORTER

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Shocktoberfest at Wichita State is an annual fall celebration hosted

by Student Involvement that encourages Shocker pride and spirit. The week-long event offers many activities hosted by various offices and programs on campus.

Students who participate in Shocktoberfest competitions are subject to win the Shocktoberfest trophy, which stands more than 5 feet tall.

Pumpkin Run Jump start Shocktoberfest by joining Campus Recreation and 750 other participants at 9 a.m.

Oct. 17 in the Heskett Center for the Pumpkin Run. Runners are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes and will receive a oneof-a-kind glow-in-the-dark T-shirt.

After the race, each participant can receive a medal, healthy snacks and a massage. A portion of proceeds from the registration fee go to Zach’s Wishes for Miracles charity.

Students, faculty and the general public can register online, in person or by mail.

Trunk-or-Treat The Student Activities Council will feature Trunk-or-Treat during the Shocker Family Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 on the south lot of Devlin Hall.

Trunk-or-Treat will feature various fall inspired snacks and activities including a pumpkin patch, petting zoo and inflatables. Participants are encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes and some activities can only be enjoyed with a ticket.

Breakfast with Bardo Join President John Bardo for a free breakfast at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 22

on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center. Bardo will address student concerns and answer questions directly.

Go Big or Go Home The Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites all students to join them for “big fun” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 22 on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center. Go Big or Go Home is a game-playing event of huge proportions.

Big Pink Volleyball Big Pink Volleyball isn’t a typical game of volleyball. Join the cause at 2 p.m. Oct. 22 in the Heskett Center gym to support breast cancer awareness. This philanthropic event hopes to raise funds for breast cancer charities. The proceeds of this year’s match will be divided between the Victory in the Valley and Early Detective Works organizations.

Casino Night Bring your pokerface from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center for a night filled with faux gambling and casino favorites. The Student Activities Council invites you to test your luck, win prizes and play games such as poker, craps, roulette and pai gow.

Songfest Watch Wichita State student groups perform their best lip-sync and dance rendition of their favorite songs. This theatrical event takes place at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Wichita. Students get in free with a Shocker ID while the general public tickets cost $10 and children cost $5. Cheer on your favorite performance to see which team will be crowned champions of Shocktoberfest 2015.

7. Where would you get your Halloween costume? a) My closet. b) Any local Halloween store. c) A few craft stores. I make it myself! d) It’s not a costume.

8. Are you going trick-or-treating? a) Oh hell yes! b) Umm no. c) I am much too old for that. d) More like ominously stalking the streets.

9. Where will you be the morning after Halloween? a) Probably the front lawn. b) Walking home in my costume… c) In my room, reminiscing of the previous night’s event. d) Graveyard, surrounded by burnt-out candles.

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Children color pages during last year’s Trunk or Treat.

10. If you were a piece of Halloween candy what would you be? a) Anything I get in my pillow case from trick or treating. b) A blow pop. It’s super sweet and you get a piece of gum after you’re done. c) A jawbreaker — bold and delicious. d) Dark chocolate — bitter, not everyone’s cup of tea.

If you answered mostly ...

A.

You should be a toga-wearer! You are the person that wears the costume that takes minimal effort to plan. You go to the party to get crazy with your friends and you love socializing with everyone attending. Your only worry is running out of alcohol.

B. You should be a naughty nurse! You want to wear the costume that everyone talks about. You love dressing up with your friends and taking pictures all night long. You love looking good and putting lots of effort into your costume to make sure that everyone notices you when you walk into the party.

C.

You should be part of a group costume! You love planning and being creative when it comes to Halloween. Some options for you would be the pair of scissors in a group that’s dressed as rock, paper or scissor. Or Elastigirl in a group that’s dressed as the Incredibles. Hit those craft stores and start putting together that costume we all know will be one-of-a-kind.

D.

You should be the grim reaper! You love Halloween and take it seriously. You stick to tradition because to you, Halloween is all about ghost and goblins and anything creepy. You love going to haunted houses and sneaking into cemeteries. Halloween is the one time of the year where you can go all out and scare everyone that walks by and sees your ghastly get-up.

— Compiled by Savannah Stevenson

Photo by Manny De Los Santos

Carving pumpkins is a great fall activity you can do with friends and family.

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Whether you want to kick back at home or go to the theaters, horror movies are a must in October. If you plan to stay home, you can opt for a classic like “Halloween” or “Nightmare on Elm Street.” If you plan to go to the theater, you could see “Green Inferno,” “Crimson Peak” or one of the many others coming out this year.

Although the classic fall activities are always fun, sometimes a quirky event is best suited for you. The Crown Uptown Theatre will be presenting the cult-classic film “Rocky Horror Picture Show” throughout the month.

Although summer coming to an end may be disappointing, fall is still full of fun activities for every type of person to enjoy.

Pull on your sweaters and boots for an enjoyable and adventurous season.

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(LEFT) A Field of Screams actor poses outside an attraction Friday night. (RIGHT) A bloody werewolf sits inside the entrance and scares attendees as they make their way to the ticket booth.

WSU students, alum find place of work at Field of Screams; offer array of haunts

faculty from the Wichita State Theatre Department, Scott said.

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