By Allison Levering | November 7th 2026 | Events
Curtis Hall is the food hall that feeds over a thousand students and faculty three meals a day year-round at Haskell Indian Nations University. This past October, Curtis chefs and student workers put together two events to get campus residents into the Halloween spirit.
Pumpkin Carving began on October 22nd. During the dinner hour, large orange pumpkins, carving sets, and cake trays were set out at every table for students to use. Festive music played throughout the cafeteria while everyone joyfully dug in.
Every year, the carving contest becomes a display to see who has the most unique, artistic, or funny jack-o’-lantern. Pumpkins were displayed in Curtis Hall with their makers’ names proudly shown on name cards as students voted for their favorites.
This year’s winners will receive their choice of a JBL speaker, a Fujifilm camera, or Bluetooth headphones. The champions are 1st-place Adream Hart, 2nd-place Rylie, and 3rd-place Amy. The first- and second-place prizes are yet to be claimed by our winners; stop by Curtis Hall to claim your prizes.
Later in the month, on October 30th, Halloween Eve, during the lunch hour, students filed in for lunch and a show as many wore their costumes for all to see. Curtis workers began lining up costume wearers at around 12:20 PM, during peak traffic, as everyone gathered.
The winning costumes included: 1st place, Trina Tsinnie as a warrior fairy; 2nd place, Cody Peters as Forrest Gump; and 3rd place, Victor Others as a bag of Hot Cheetos. This contest offered the same prizes as the pumpkin-carving contest hosted by the Curtis Hall staff.
