A new legislation was recommended at the Clemson Undergraduate Student Government meeting on Monday that would require all undergraduate students at Clemson to wear Halloween costumes to classes on Oct. 31.

The reason behind proposing this recommendation was that it would help to boost student morale, leading to an increase in class participation. It would also allow “creativity to shine through the Clemson undergraduate (and graduate) student bodies,” the official legislation document states.

Brianna Motko, academic affairs chair for the Student Senate, was the author of this recommendation.

The senators also discussed the consequences for students and staff who might choose not to participate.

“If a student fails to comply, they will receive a 0 and not pass the class, and if faculty and staff fail to comply, they will be FIRED,” the recommendation document states.

Several CUSG senators requested amendments to the legislation, such as including graduate students and faculty members in the costume mandate and requiring students to trick-or-treat at President Clements’ house on campus. These amendments were approved by the student senators.

“I’m very ‘pro’ for this bill. I would love to see President Clements’ face when 23,000 students are knocking at his door to trick-or-treat,” one student senator said during the meeting.

The legislation recommendation was met with debate.

“I do have a bit of a dilemma … I have a class on Thursday that requires me to wear scrubs. So if I wear scrubs, I fail, but if I don’t wear a costume, I fail,” another student senator, who voted against the bill, said during the meeting.

The senators ultimately vetoed the legislation, with all but one senator voting against the proposal.