It’s that spooky time of year again.

Or, just another reason to stuff yourself with candy and partythe night away.

Sacramento State students’ Halloween plans vary frompassing out candy (or trying to avoid the pesky littletrick-or-treaters) to clubbing to creeping through a gruesomehaunted house.

Your options are unlimited and the best thing about it isyou’re allowed to be whomever you please for the day ornight.

Some students are planning on checking out the ghostly”Gyros 3-D Fear Factory.” The Haunted House opened Oct.10 and will stay open until Saturday.

Sophomores Nareeta Singh and Faria Chaudhar, both majoring inbusiness, look forward to the frightening festivities of Halloweenevery year.

“We like horror movies, and we’re looking forward towalking through the haunted house at Gyros 3-D Fear Factory,”said Nareeta Singh. They admit they are easily frightened, butit’s worth the scare.

Students are going all out to dress and impress for theholiday.

“My friends and I are planning on going to San Franciscodressed up as “80s Prom Queens,” sophomore Trina Booksaid she and her friends are going to extremes to look drop-deadscary with their puffy prom dresses and dramatically crazy makeupjobs.

Heather Swenddal, a journalism major, said, “I’mgoing to a 1930s theme costume party.” Swenddal is dressingas a woman from the “30s, Carmen Miranda style, andcreatively putting together her costume. “I’m wearing ahat that carries cherries in it,” she said.

Senior Mike Woodal, who is majoring in communications, isdressing up as an “80s punk rocker and coordinating costumeswith his coworker.Woodal is attending what he calls acoworker’s “super-terrorific” Halloween party.”I’m looking forward to the social aspect,” saysWoodal.

While some prefer going back in time to express their Halloweenspirit, others would rather get into their lavish or casual clubwear and do some monster mashing on the dance floor, or in somecases both.

Freshman Christina Johnson, who lives in the dorms, plans onpassing out candy tonight to disadvantaged children, who will betrick-or-treating in the dorm halls from 7 to 9 p.m.

As far as her plans for Halloween, she and her friends plan ondressing up as naughty Catholic school girls. “My friends andI hope to go to San Francisco to Castro Street where there are alot of entertaining things going on,” Johnson said.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Castro Halloweencelebrations began years ago as a spontaneous Halloween bash; abunch of people showing off their costumes and partying together.

Along with the Halloween festivities Superbooty (SanFrancisco’s legendary 15-piece funk ensemble)entertainment.

The groups have been chosen to play at the city’s premiercommunity celebration. It’s open to the public and goes from8 p.m. to midnight.

The revelry will be put on with the backing of San FranciscoPolice and Fire and Public Health Departments.

“I plan on going to some clubs in Old Town Sacramento andDowntown Sac,” said freshman Chris Malonson, who’stypical Halloween consists of club hopping. Majoring inbusiness, Malonson no longer dresses up for Halloween but willdress for the clubs.

Others don’t get the opportunity to celebrateHalloween.

“I’m going to class from 6 to 9:00 p.m. onHalloween,” Dawn Harshman says. But, fortunately herson still gets to dress up and go trick-or-treating with hisfriends, and she’s happy about that.

For sophomore Tiffany Washington, Halloween is her favoriteholiday after Christmas. “I love decorating the house andcarving pumpkins. It’s a tradition my mom and I have beendoing every year,” said Washington. She is dressing up as acat and passing out candy this year.

“It’s great seeing what characters everyone dressesup as and how excited the tricker-or-treaters are all dressed up intheir cute little costumes,” Washington said.