HALLOWEEN AT OSU

We want you to have a spooky good time this Halloween. Read these tips and tricks to keep the celebrations fun.

Events this Halloween

Halloween can be FUN and substance free. Learn about free Halloween events taking place at Oregon State. If you live on campus, also check out activities planned in your residence hall.
 
Check out OSU events

 

 
Halloween Tips & Tricks

Remember these tips to keep the fun going.

  • If you choose to drink or use substances, pace yourself with water.
  • Have a safety plan and stick to it. Avoid overingesting or experimenting with new substances. Have a designated driver or use alternative transportation, like SafeRide.
  • Don't ghost your friends this Halloween. Use the buddy system and make sure to check in on your friends to ensure everyone has arrived safely home.

 

Beavers Look Out for Each Other

Look out for your community and know the signs of alcohol and substance overdose:

  • Mental confusion.
  • Unresponsive or unconscious.
  • Pale, bluish or grayish skin, lips or fingernails.
  • Cold and clammy.
  • Slow or irregular breathing.
  • Vomiting or seizures.

 

Steps to Help a Friend

If you think someone is overdosing, take the following steps to help.

Know that if you call emergency services because someone has overingested alcohol or substances, they will not get a Minor in Possession (MIP) and neither will you.

 

Beavers Give a Dam
  • Remember: Consent must always be freely and actively given, ongoing, reversible, mutually understandable and informed.
  • If you or someone you know needs support relating to dating/domestic violence, sexual assault and/or sexual harassment, please contact OSU’s Survivor Advocacy team at the Center for Advocacy, Prevention & Education (CAPE) at 541-737-2030 or contact the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) in Corvallis at 541-754-0110 for free and confidential advocacy services.

 

Be an Active Bystander

It’s on all of us to prevent gender-based violence in our community. Below are three tips to use when you feel safe to do so — you can modify based on the situation and your comfort level.

  • Be direct: Tell someone that they are being a jerk, not to slut shame or to stop touching another person.
  • Distract: Introduce a new topic or direct attention elsewhere.
  • Delegate: Talk to your friends, companions, or party host to get help.

 

A Costume is Not an Invite
  • To ask invasive questions, comment on a person's body or to make sexual comments.
  • To assume someone is looking to hook up.
  • To stare at someone.
  • To touch someone or violate someone's personal space.