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TREATS
Children shouldn’t have all the fun

It’s commendable that many of us college students add to the Halloween spirit by hosting or participating in events for community children, like Colby Halloween or Boo at the Zoo. But what about us? When do we have our fun? It’s about time college students took the streets back from those little monsters with candy-coated hands, instead of sitting at home in their robes studying for next week’s exams.

Scary costumes, late-night gallivanting and bingeing on tasty treats are no longer just for kids.

Halloween is the only night of the year where dressing up like a naughty nurse or demented doctor will not provoke shocked stares. When else do you get to play out those freakish fantasies and role play in an alter-ego?

Most trick-or-treaters will be safely at home by 10 p.m. at the latest, and we all know that’s when the fun really starts. Gather a group of friends around your space heater and tell ghost stories. Make that punch more festive by substituting the trash can for a cauldron and adding in a few fake eyeballs and plastic bugs. As the night winds down, pop in a super scary film to top it all off. Nothing says Halloween like uninhibited fear.

This holiday begs for reckless craziness, but it is our role as conscience adults to be responsible when celebrating. Take necessary measures to make sure that you and your friends can safely wake-up to that morning-after hangover. At least while you’re lying in bed, confused as to what you’re doing dressed as a pirate, you can take comfort in knowing hundreds of children are waking up with equally brutal stomachaches.