Apply for the work study job.

Since you don't know any of your professors that well, none of them help recommend you for the job.
Your application gets glanced at, then thrown at the bottom of some pile. No job for you.

Phase 4: Halloween Night. You either:

Plan on dressing up, going out, and having fun.
Who cares if it's a school night?
Plan on staying home. It's not like you have money to spare, even if it is the biggest college holiday of the year.