Halloween renders memories of flickering jack-o-lanterns, pillowcases bulging with all sorts of delicacies that made your dentist cringe, and themed parties with washtub apple bobbing and tool-shed haunted houses.

Don't let the fact that you are now a poor college student bum you out of enjoying the holiday you loved so much as a child. Use your lack of funds as a way to find unique and frugal methods of celebration.

1. Candy:

Head to your local dining commons for a fine selection of all things sweet. Did you really think that those colorfully alluring M&Ms, crunchy crumbled Oreos, and peanut-buttery Butterfingers were just for topping off your after dinner fro-yo sundae? Think again.

2. Costume:

Trade gear with the girl/guy down the hall. Example: "Today I'm not Josh. Today I'm Sara from 357."

3. Trick or Treating:

This shouldn't be hard for you. If you're anything like your peers, you take advantage of your neighbors' generosity each night when you get the midnight munchies.

So benefit from your friends' penchant for sharing and mooch, mooch, mooch. Just make sure that your friends reply to your "Trick or treat?" with "Treat."

If not, flee.

These people obviously did not learn any basic kindergarten skills and should not be trusted.

4. Pumpkin Carving:

It's one of the dining commons' "hand fruits."

It's round.

It's orange.

It's an orange!

And it kind of looks like a pumpkin . . . Slice a happy smile into that citrus treat and it'll rival your family's meticulously carved jack-o-lantern.

5. Apple Bobbing: