Hypnotic reaction

Audience members rest in a deep state of relaxation as “Hypno Joe,” 56-year-old Joe DeCarlo, entertains during Welcome Week activities at West Campus on Aug. 31. From left are Mario Portillo (wearing face bandages for imaginary cuts), Student Life Coordinator Rosemary Ortega, Joshua Reyes and Ashley Lopez. In the photo below, a hypnotized Reyes does his best Britney Spears imitation.

Aztec Press photos by David Mendez