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PHOTO BRIEF: 2012 Scare Fair

Posted on November 2, 2012 by saramay

Rush Rhees Library held its annual Scare Fair on Wednesday, October 31, and IT staff were on hand to test students’ information security knowledge in a series of games.

The University tradition transforms the River Campus landmark into a Halloween spectacular, complete with decorations, entertainment, refreshments, and a costume contest. The always popular “stack stalk”–a scavenger hunt through the library’s massive holdings–earns students passage to the building’s tower with its sweeping views of campus and downtown Rochester.

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2012 Scare Fair poster

Steampunk-themed poster advertising the 2012 Scare Fair

A steampunk-inspired Chthulu decorated the lobby

A steampunk-inspired Chthulu decorates the lobby of Rush Rhees Library. (Photo credit: Sara May)

4 IT staff stand beside their game table

IT staff are ready for the games to begin. (Photo credit: Melissa Leahy)

A woman shooting a ping pong ball toward a black cup.

Shelly Rogers, a member of the University's IT security team, tries out one of the information security games before the Scare Fair begins. (Photo credit: Sara May)

A student plays a game while a friend watches over her shoulder

A student plays A Minute to Win It while a friend looks on. Students had one minute to transfer 25 candy corn from 1 cup to another, and then answer an information security question correctly to win a t-shirt. (Photo credit: Sara May)

A student playing security pong

A student tries her luck at one of two information security games in the Great Hall. (Photo credit: Sara May)

A male student in a Scare Fair t-shirt

A student models the t-shirt he won at the information security games. (Photo credit: Sara May)

3 students in costumes pose for a picture

Scare Fair is not for the faint of heart... students pose for a picture in the costume photo booth. (Photo credit: Sara May)

2012 Scare Fair 9

After completing the Stack Stalk, students wait in line for a tour of the Rush Rhees Library tower. (Photo credit: Sara May)

Landscape view of Eastman Quad from the Rush Rhees Library tower

A view of Eastman Quad from the Rush Rhees Library tower. (Photo credit: Mai Al Farhan '16 - Photo Friday 11/02/12)

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