6 | Arts & Entertainment
October 20, 2010 The Rambler | www.therambler.org
Texas Vesleyan Monster Bash
coming to scare students soon
Melissa Bates
mdbates@mail.txwes.edu
Something scarier than
midterms is coming to
Wesleyan- the annual
Texas Vesleyan Monster
Bash.
For the third year, the
costumed dance will take
place at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 in
the SUB. The event will
feature a costume con-
test, a pumpkin chunking
contest, free food, raffle
prizes, a disc jockey and
a ghost tour, said coordi-
nator of student activities
and volunteerism Michael
Chaney.
“It’s going to be a fantas-
tic social event filled with
lots of fun, lots of people,
lots of good music, crazy
dancing and lots of good
prizes,” Chaney said.
Chaney said he looks
forward to seeing a wide
array of costumes from
scary to funny. Although
the event is open to stu-
dents, faculty and staff—
their young children are
not allowed.
“This is an adult costume
contest, a college-level par-
ty where there might be
inappropriate costumes,”
Chaney said. “The bottom
line is this is a college-level
event.”
Baron Yarborough,
sophomore business man-
agement major, said he’s
excited about the event.
“Outside of the class-
room, we don’t have many
fun events on campus,”
Yarborough said. “Mi-
chael’s [Chaney] really
trying to put more and
La Altena serves up authentic Mexican munchies
Barry Grubbs | bgrubbs@mail.txwes.edu
This review is the second in
a series The Rambler staff is
working to bring you featuring
potentially overlooked dining
spots on East Lancaster Av-
enue.
This week’s focus is on Car-
niceria La Altena, a taqueria
located at 3316 E. Lancaster
Ave., just a short drive from
the campus. You may be able
to judge from its name that we
are talking Mexican food, and
this taqueria style lunch spot
was just what I hoped it would
be. Prices are low, the location
is close enough to Wesleyan
to walk to, and the food is de-
licious.
From the street there is
horror d
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a 7 pm til 12 am Fri’s & Sat’s
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Chuck’s helpful Halloween costume tips
The nerd outfit is
a classic choice.
Some of you may
not have to buy
anything new for
this outfit.
more out there, and I
think one of our biggest
times to hang out as a
school is actually the Hal-
loween party.”
Joe Brown, professor of
theatre and communica-
nothing remarkable about
the place. The interior is clean
and inviting and the large
open dining room is tastefully
decorated. The menu fits on
one side of a single page and
features tortas, tacos, que-
sadillas, burritos and lunch
plates (platillos).
Simplicity is the name of the
game at La Altena. You won’t
get chips and salsa while you
peruse the menu. You will,
however, be served a variety
of fresh meats cooked perfect-
ly, and everything tastes home
made. It is worth pointing out
that all dishes include a trio of
fresh salsas ranging from pico
de gallo to a spicy red salsa
Open Fri’s & Sat’s thru Oct 30
Plus Sundays Oct 24 & 31
And Wed-Thurs Oct 27-28
til 10 pm all other nights
I-30 & Forest Park Blvd
One mile west of
downtown Fort Worth
Thrill The World!
October 23, 5:30 pm!
See website for details.
Be it cop, nurse or cocktail
waitress, a sexy version of any
costume choice is always a
good call in my book.
tion and dean of freshman
success, said he looks for-
ward to the Vesleyan Mon-
ster Bash every year.
“The first year, I went
as the oldest living cheer-
leader with pom-poms, a
and finally a tomatillo blend.
Each is so delicious, you’ll
wish you had a basket of chips
to attack them with.
One of my dining compan-
ions went straight for the tacos.
Pastor, chorizo and bistec ta-
cos were served on fresh-made
flour tortillas for $1.25 each.
My other dining compan-
ion ordered the torta pastor,
which was seasoned pork
served on a fresh roll with
lettuce, tomato and a side of
Mexican rice for $4.50.
After agonizing over the
menu choices for a few min-
utes, I decided on the special
of the day. My selection was
the platillo, bistec which in-
cluded carne guisada served
with rice, refried beans and
fresh corn tortillas on the side
for $4.99.
We were served in less than
10 minutes and all of the dish-
es were delicious. Mexican
sodas and assorted soft drinks
are available and priced be-
tween $1.50-$2, but we were
surprised to discover that

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This hideous thing
is supposed to be a
cupcake costume. It
looks like it needs
to go back in the
oven.
Graphic by Meisa Keivani Najafabadi
walker and a cheerleading the tour.
outfit,” Brown said. “We do the ghost tour
Brown also prepares around 9 p.m. where we go
the campus ghost tour. around to the buildings that
Quentin McGown, Wes- are known to have spirits or
leyan alumnus and Fort ghosts,” Brown said. “The
Worth historian, directs most famous being the fine
Angie Ruiz | Rambler Staff
La Altena offers a variety of authentic Mexican tacos within walking distance.
iced tea is not on the menu. leyan community. You can get
Barbacoa and menudo are of- there fast, get served fast and
fered only on the weekends enjoy a variety of scrumptious
for $5.99. authentic Mexican meals at
La Altena opens for business reasonable prices.
at 9 a.m. but offers the same After lunch, we stepped
menu all day with no special through into La Altena’s Car-
breakfast items available. The niceria and mini-supermar-
place is really a hidden trea- ket located under the same
sure in the heart of the Wes- roof. Fresh cuts of beef, chick-
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1 Oct. 27 Concert: Interpol
The ninja
outfit not only
looks cool,
none of your
friends will
know it’s you
out trick-or-
treating.
arts auditorium but also the
Dillow house.”
There are stories of ghosts
haunting the Boyd House,
the school of education and
the administrator’s build-
ing, Brown said.
en and pork were available in
the butcher shop as well as a
variety of specialty foods such
as fresh tortillas and chichar-
rones, pork rinds.
For authentic fresh-made
Mexican favorites at a super
price, you only need to go a
short distance off campus to
visit La Altena Taqueria.
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