October on campus: Where Wildcats and scaredy cats meet
Published 10.31.2022
– Photos by Frank T. Kocsis III, student photographer; and Dining Services (unless otherwise noted)
![A saucy spider beckons diners to dare a dip.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet1.jpg)
A saucy spider beckons diners to dare a dip.
![On second thought, we won't have what he's having.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet2.jpg)
On second thought, we won't have what he's having.
![A](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet3.jpg)
A "Char-Cut-Eerie Board" provides a unique tabletop tableau. (Your appetite may vary.)
![Dining Services workers Marcie J. Goodbrod (left) and Danielle L. Parker are ready to serve up some scares.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet4.jpg)
Dining Services workers Marcie J. Goodbrod (left) and Danielle L. Parker are ready to serve up some scares.
![Skeletons, spiders and bats set a shivery mood in Dauphin Hall.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet5.jpg)
Skeletons, spiders and bats set a shivery mood in Dauphin Hall.
![These hauntingly delicious brownies are hard to resist!](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet6.jpg)
These hauntingly delicious brownies are hard to resist!
![Also on the dessert menu:](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet7.jpg)
Also on the dessert menu: "Rice Creepy Treats"
![Dressed as characters from](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Boofet8.jpg)
Dressed as characters from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" are Dining Services workers Kyle A. Durrwachter (Jack Skellington) and Melinda S. "Mindy" Bubb (Sally).
![Barreling along, under tractor power](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest1.jpg)
Barreling along, under tractor power
![This Volvo has some features not included on most models.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest3.jpg)
This Volvo has some features not included on most models.
![Always be careful when checking under the hood! A public-service reminder from the Penn College Motorsports Association, which coordinated Trunk or Treat on the Carl Building Technologies Center parking lot.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest4.jpg)
Always be careful when checking under the hood! A public-service reminder from the Penn College Motorsports Association, which coordinated Trunk or Treat on the Carl Building Technologies Center parking lot.
![... or for carving and decorating.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest5.jpg)
... or for carving and decorating.
![Pumpkins were in ample supply, whether for smashing ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest6.jpg)
Pumpkins were in ample supply, whether for smashing ...
![The United Campus Ministry table exhibits a natural flair for exterior design.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest7.jpg)
The United Campus Ministry table exhibits a natural flair for exterior design.
![Student Wildcats of Robotic Design add some Halloween dress-up to their customary robot battles. The organization was among the campus groups taking part in the Wildcat Events Board's fall festival on the Thompson Professional Development Center lawn.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest8.jpg)
Student Wildcats of Robotic Design add some Halloween dress-up to their customary robot battles. The organization was among the campus groups taking part in the Wildcat Events Board's fall festival on the Thompson Professional Development Center lawn.
![With a typically precision-based activity, the college's IEEE Student Branch challenges dart-throwers to hit balloon targets.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest9.jpg)
With a typically precision-based activity, the college's IEEE Student Branch challenges dart-throwers to hit balloon targets.
![Direct from The Emerald City, co-workers representing the LEAP Center, K-12 Outreach, and Veteran & Military Services click their heels in agreement:](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Oz.jpg)
Direct from The Emerald City, co-workers representing the LEAP Center, K-12 Outreach, and Veteran & Military Services click their heels in agreement: "There's no place like Penn College. There's no place like Penn College. There's no place like Penn College." (Photo provided)
![Calli R. Ackels (right), wellness education coordinator, demonstrates a](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/FallFest10.jpg)
Calli R. Ackels (right), wellness education coordinator, demonstrates a "standard pour" for responsible alcohol consumption.
![If ever there's a time to heed that](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8756_PCTo.jpg)
If ever there's a time to heed that "CAUTION" tape!
![Springtrap takes a](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8758_PCTo.jpg)
Springtrap takes a "lurk" around, searching for his next jump-scare victim.
![This funny business is serious, indeed.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8780-1_PCTo.jpg)
This funny business is serious, indeed.
![Call it a hunch, but we're guessing that baseball bat carries more sinister intent than merely rooting for her favorite World Series team.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8796_PCTo.jpg)
Call it a hunch, but we're guessing that baseball bat carries more sinister intent than merely rooting for her favorite World Series team.
![Remember when](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8814-1_PCTo.jpg)
Remember when "smiling from ear to ear" was a happy, friendly thing?
![A group of students gets its money's worth, as a popper-upper draws the desired reaction.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8829_PCTo.jpg)
A group of students gets its money's worth, as a popper-upper draws the desired reaction.
![Friends interlock arms, girding themselves for the terror that awaits.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8843_PCTo.jpg)
Friends interlock arms, girding themselves for the terror that awaits.
![Gasps and grins intermix in the darkly transformed welding lab ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8856_PCTo.jpg)
Gasps and grins intermix in the darkly transformed welding lab ...
![These friendly faces seem anything but ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8872_PCTo.jpg)
These friendly faces seem anything but ...
![... and ultimate relief that the macabre is all make-believe.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8880_PCTo.jpg)
... and ultimate relief that the macabre is all make-believe.
![One of Penn College's active and involved student organizations – the Service & Operation of Heavy Equipment Association – provided family-friendly hayrides outside the Arc Asylum and again at the Fall Fest.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8894_PCTo.jpg)
One of Penn College's active and involved student organizations – the Service & Operation of Heavy Equipment Association – provided family-friendly hayrides outside the Arc Asylum and again at the Fall Fest.
![... where emotions run the gamut from thrills to trepidation ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8904_PCTo.jpg)
... where emotions run the gamut from thrills to trepidation ...
![... although these genial hosts are legit good-natured: Patrick C. Evanko (left), of Columbus, N.J., and Nikolas J. Harnish, of Newmanstown, both enrolled in welding & fabrication engineering technology and representing the student chapter of the American Welding Society.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/IMG_8910-1_PCTo.jpg)
... although these genial hosts are legit good-natured: Patrick C. Evanko (left), of Columbus, N.J., and Nikolas J. Harnish, of Newmanstown, both enrolled in welding & fabrication engineering technology and representing the student chapter of the American Welding Society.
![Extended forecast: The Financial Aid Office staff is ready to help, rain or shine. (Photo provided)](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/10/Financial-Aid.jpg)
Extended forecast: The Financial Aid Office staff is ready to help, rain or shine. (Photo provided)