This Halloween weekend, some students wandering campus in costume ran into a red jeep pulling a trailer-full of drunken townies and students. Looking at this Review article, it appears this is not the first time it’s happened.

—The News Team

November 3, 2000

On the night of Oct. 28, an Oberlin police officer dressed as a clown attached a trailerful of hay to the back of his jeep and took college students for a ride through town. “We were hoping to get a wagon. A friend of ours was able to get us one,” said the officer, who requested that the Review refer to him only as Officer Tim. The hayride left from a Halloween party, picked up students at the Feve, and continued down West College St., attracting more passengers along the way.

Officer Tim described it as “an adventure between a bunch of friends. I wanted to do it last year and didn’t get around to it.”

Turning on to East Lorain St., the ride returned to the center of campus, and crossed Tappan Square. “We called campus security and asked them if it was okay to go through Tappan and they OK’d it,” Officer Tim said.

During the ride, students emerged from Wilder and various Halloween parties to pursue the wagon on foot and climb on board. Stretched out on hay bales, students yelled to passersby, hoping to fill the wagon further.

Officer Tim returned the wagon to its owner on East College St. at around 1:30 a.m. “He seemed like a really nice guy,” junior Chris Herbert said. “I’m looking forward to a repeat performance next year.”