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Students collect candy from a giant splattered pumpkin Monday at the 36th Annual Muir College Pumpkin Drop. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications

Students dropped a 400-pound candy-filled pumpkin from the 11th story of Tioga Hall, the tallest building on the Muir College campus, on Monday, October 31.

Onlookers wait in anticipation for the pumpkin drop.

Weighing in at 400 pounds, the students in the Muir Residents

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A student zombie displays his brains at the annual Halloween Costume Contest sponsored by the UC San Diego Bookstore.

A participant dresses up as Steam Punk Darth Vader.

Students play for prizes at the donut eating competition at the Muir Halloween Festival.

A student dresses up as speed racer for the costume contest.

Free cotton candy was given out to attendees at the Muir Halloween Festival.

Students collect the spoils of the pumpkin drop.

Birch Aquarium Staff Mary Rose takes the first prize for funniest costume at the 2011 Halloween Costume Contest organized by the UCSD Bookstore.

UC San Diego student John Condello dresses as the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonder Land.

Students compete in a pumpkin pie-eating contest at the Muir Halloween Festival.

The community service student org Differences Make We wins the best group category at the 2011 Halloween Costume Contest organized by the UCSD Bookstore.

Costume Contest judges look on in excitement at the costume performances.

Students grab for candy following the pumpkin drop.

A student zombie posses for a photo.

Free hotdogs were handed out at the Muir Halloween Pumpkin Drop Festival.

A student dresses as a vampire demon for the scariest category at the costume contest.

A contest participant dresses as Snow White.

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Student dresses as Spiderman.

Faculty and staff dress in costume for the Muir Halloween Festival.