Pumpkins are everywhere and every shelf in the store has skulls on it. There can only be one explanation: its Halloween. This means eating tons of candy (somewhat) guilt free, shamelessly taking a questionable amount of selfies in your costume and spending 10 minutes rounding up the crew to try and get a decent group photo of you all dressed up. But, you should still be as safe as possible and keep in mind how you are acting on this fun-filled day.
When it comes to social events, go have fun dancing and mingling. But be careful. Go with a group of friends that won’t leave you behind or let anything happen to you. It’s a good idea to have a meeting place designated if your group gets split up – even though everyone will undoubtedly have their cell phone glued to his or her hands anyway. You never know when a phone might die! We all know that tends to happen at the worst times.
Also, keep in mind that certain costumes may be offensive to some people, even when you think otherwise. That being said, keep in mind what pictures you are posting to social media during Halloween. Who knows, in a couple of years your future boss could be scrolling through your Facebook and find a picture of you wearing a giant penis costume, and next thing you know you don’t have the job.
To sum it up, everyone should have tons of fun on Halloween. This doesn’t mean that common sense and good judgment calls should be thrown out the window. Stick with your friends, be mindful of how you are presenting yourself and have fun with the new slo-mo, fast-forward and rewind filters on Snapchat while in costume!
–Rachel Adam and Allison Mueller
