How to throw the spookiest party this Halloween
A few tips for throwing a great Halloween party (while abiding by all the COVID-19 guidelines).
The Decorations
Now, you could have the classic Halloween decorations like cobwebs, skeletons, and a vampire or two. Or, you could hit at the hearts of all the law student attendees and hang a couple LP exams or tuition statements. Nothing is scarier than staring at a demoralizing grade or looking at the debt you’re wracking up.
The Tunes
Ultra Vires has your back with our spooktastic playlist.
The Costume
You can check out this helpful 2020 UV guide to Halloween costumes to see some timeless outfits, or read below for more topical choices.
The Soul of a Law Student
The scariest costume of them all, a.k.a. our reality.
What you’ll need: sunken, bloodshot eyes from both lack of sleep and too much reading; highlighter and pen stains on your fingers; a slight shake in the hands from too much caffeine consumption; and Faculty of Law attire. Recite quotes from the Constitution the whole night to complete the picture. Honestly, this might be the easiest costume to pull off.
The Soul of a Law Student Before Starting School
What you’ll need: a bright and sunny disposition. Oh, how I miss those days before I knew what ratio decidendi meant.
The Seven Sisters
This is a great group costume to collude with your friends. Picture the Weird Sisters from Macbeth but instead, it’s just seven people in corporate attire from each of the seven biggest firms in Canada.
What you’ll need: business formal, a crisp business card, and a knack for mergers and acquisitions.
A COVID Vaccine
This wasn’t possible last year, but thanks to some groundbreaking science, we now have several outfit options! Choose from the following: the Pfizer Comirnaty, the Moderna Spikevax, the AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, and the Johnson & Johnson Janssen.
What you’ll need: unless you can create a life-size vial to fit in, it might be easier to just walk around with a paper label.
Grimes, A$AP Rocky, or Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala
What you’ll need: Honestly, I’m not sure how you can cheaply pull off the Grimes or Kim K look, but A$AP Rocky’s quilt ensemble should be relatively easy and a great idea for an outdoor party!
The Beverages: Shae’s Cocktail Corner
Cocktail extraordinaire Shae Rothery has provided some Halloween recipes to really spice up the party.
Alcoholic: Corpse Reviver #2
WARNING: Not for the faint of heart (it’s boozy af)
Ingredients:
¾ oz. dry gin
¾ oz. Cointreau
¾ oz. Lillet Blanc
¾ oz. lemon juice
Directions:
It doesn’t get much spookier than corpses! Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake, and strain into a chilled glass.
The best part of this recipe is that all of the ratios (no, not that kind…) are equal, so you can scale up or down as needed. Looking to make an authentic Corpse Reviver #2? Add a few dashes of absinthe before you shake.
No Cointreau? Substitute Grand Marnier. No Lillet? Substitute Cocchi Americano. Neither? Scrap the Cointreau and Lillet, ditch the shaker, and add some tonic to make yourself a classic G&T. Pop in some red food colouring in for a truly ~chilling~ effect.
Non-Alcoholic: Blood Orange Spritz
Ingredients:
2 oz. blood orange juice, freshly squeezed
½ oz. lime juice
½ oz. simple syrup
Club soda or sparkling water to top off
Directions:
The scariest variety of orange! Add juice and syrup to a glass with ice and stir. Finish with club soda or sparkling water.
