Horror Through the Decades Themed Dinner was held in the kitchens on Thursday Oct. 20, in the spirit of Halloween being right around the corner. Aside from the horror movie themed food, the cafeteria was decorated with ghosts and ghouls on every wall with horror movie music playing from the speakers. Some of the tables were decorated with halloween themed cutlery and napkins with pumpkins in the middle of each table. There was also different lighting for every kitchen, varying from a dark blue to a bright orange. 

Student involvement also hosted some games for students as they walked in. There was a guessing game where you could guess the weight of a pumpkin in hopes to win a prize. There were also two other games where you placed your hand into a box you couldn’t see through, with a random object inside. The objective was to guess what the object was. If you guessed correctly, you could win various prizes including pens, stickers, and other items. 

Sarah Brown, a fourth year sociology major, won the competition. “It was a very different experience to say the least. I didn’t know what to expect going into it. I’ve seen a lot of videos online of people doing it with live animals and that was the only thing I could think of. It ended up just being a watermelon, but I just had that immediate instinct of something scary being in there,” said Brown. 

Sophomore and political science major Avery Dana was in attendance for the horror through the decades dinner. Dana had no idea that this event was being held and was caught off guard as he was going to get dinner as he does every night. “I haven’t been feeling very halloweeny as I do every year, but this definitely helped me gain some halloween spirit,” said Dana. 

This year Sonoma State has really cultivated some spooky energy. Student involvement even hosted a getaway trip to the Winchester Mystery House on Saturday Oct. 22. They will also be hosting another getaway trip this Friday night, Oct. 23, to the Petaluma corn maze. 

The horror through the decades dinner at the kitchens was a huge success. This dinner wasn’t an ordinary dinner for the normal cafeteria attendee. It had exciting Halloween vibes with a lot of student attendance. From the horror movie themed food to the vibrant lights filling the cafeteria, the theme was a perfect event to get students excited for the upcoming halloweekend.