Low on Money for this Halloweekend. Can All 2,000 of you Spare a Dollar?
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Halloween is heavily celebrated by two demographics around the country: young children and drunk college students. Since 2019, The Doily Allergen has written satirical articles for the vibrant Iowa City college culture. Today, we reached 2,000 Instagram followers. We’re famous! All of us would go out to celebrate, except that we wouldn’t want to make the weekend about ourselves. But from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. We hope we’ve made all 2,000 of you laugh in some way and hope everyone has a fun, safe Halloweekend.
October 31st. Halloween. The best holiday as college students awaits us. Paying double for cover, going shot for shot, sweaty dance floors, doing whippets in the alleyway. I just know my bank account will absolutely tank.
With all that being said, November 1st is right around the corner. Rent will be due, and after this weekend, I’ll be fucking broke. Realistically, I should save money and stay in this weekend. But October 31st is the best day of the year for a lot of us in the community.
Also starting November 1st, the government shutdown will delay the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which benefits over 40 million Americans. This includes children and students facing food insecurity and relying on government assistance for basic needs. Food insecurity affects all of us. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, an estimated 23% of college students face food insecurity. The USDA has reported that around 42 million relied on SNAP benefits every month in the 2025 fiscal year.
Nearly 40% of SNAP recipients are children. The shutdown of government assistance directly impacts children who rely on SNAP benefits and will now have to turn to local food banks and pantries. Food banks and pantries are preparing for the shutdown. On October 31st, people will be giving candy to children, but the very next day the government will have to halt giving families food and groceries.
And nearly 40% is the amount of a vodka cranberry for me to get plastered enough that I start drunk-texting my ex. Which is why I switched over to green tea shots. Those are $6 at ReUnion. This weekend is going to run me dry. My slutty Dewey Stuit costume didn’t pay for itself. If all 2,000 of you spared a dollar, I could pay my $666 monthly rent for the next 3 months! So if you’re able to, please help out a college student and donate.
Life is unprecedented in the midst of a federal shutdown. Nutritious food should be a human right. If you decided not to pay for exorbitant cover this weekend, if you miss being at home and giving out candy to trick-or-treaters, or if you’re just able to, please consider giving back to the community however you can.