Many people think Halloween is a holiday just for kids. But BYU-Idaho’s activities and social events committees are making sure students have plenty of things to do on All Hallow’s Eve.

A Halloween carnival, spook alley and dance will take place tonight from 7 to 10 p.m.

The carnival will be held in the John W. Hart Building while the spook alley will take place under the stadium.

A kiddie carnival will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Hart Dance/Aerobics room next to the Auxiliary Gym. There will be games, prizes and treats for the little ones. Children under the age of 8 get in for free and all other ages will be admitted for $5 per person.

The dance will also be held in the Hart Building from 9 to 11:30 p.m. The dance will be the traditional top 40 dance and will be followed by a costume parade.

Contact Kari Snell at sne05001 @byui.edu for more information.

Alloy Advertising Agency finishes project

The Alloy Agency, BYU-Idaho’s new association for advertising students, recently finished a project for the Madison Economic Partners called the Community Profile.

This Community Profile is a collection of important information about Madison County. It includes population statistics, growth information, leisure activities, maps of the county and economic information. This information is used to inform potential businesses of the prospect of opening and operating a business in Madison County.

Clair Boyle, executive director of Madison Economic Partners said, “Every time I hand this out to a potential business owner they can look at the information and see if they want to bring their business to Rexburg.”

The Alloy Agency, formed three semesters ago, is a collection of advertising students and public relation students who work together to create advertising for local businesses, student clubs and different organizations both on and off campus.

“We try to run things as a real advertising agency to give students close to a real world experience,” Reimann said. “We have to deal with actual clients and help resolve their problems and concerns.”

Alloy is offered as a practicum for students to gain real work experience in the advertising and public relations field. The faculty advisor for Alloy is Jeff Hochstrasser of the Communication Department.

President Hinckley to speak in Provo Oct. 31

President Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and chair of the Brigham Young University Board of Trustees, is scheduled to deliver a devotional address today at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

The devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels. For rebroadcast information, visit byub.org.

BYU-Idaho responds to comments by faculty

On Oct. 24, an online magazine, salon.com, printed an article about Madison County being “the reddest place in America,” meaning that residents strongly support President George Bush.

The author, Tim Grieve, quoted a BYU-Idaho faculty member with what some deemed as racial and offensive comments.

The BYU-I public relations office put out a press release indicating that employees are welcome to express their personal views and opinions, but they do not represent official views or positions of the university and should not be construed as such.

The online article deals with the political views of Rexburg residents and includes several references to BYU-Idaho and its conservative culture.