Students prepare for Halloween at Poe and Coe

By Suresh Vakati

(Left to right) Junior anthropology major Brenna McCormick and senior English major Brittney Heath watch as senior English major Lena Grace roasts a marshmallow Wednesday at the Poe and Coe event at the firepit adjacent to the East Lagoon. Poe and Coe was an Edgar Allan Poe-themed gathering hosted by NIU’s chapter of the International English Society, Xi Delta. Students gathered to exchange ghost stories, read scary original poetry and eat smores.