All Hallow’s Eve is approaching.

Wait, All Hallow’s Eve. What is this, some sort of Wiccan tomfoolery? Nope, but those who don’t fly around on broomsticks refer to this day as Halloween.

It’s upon us already and on a Wednesday no less.

I’m bummed too.

I’m assuming the majority of us will be celebrating this ancient holiday this weekend.

Instead of trying to balance your newly-purchased mask on your face as you attempt a keg stand, think outside of the alcohol box.

Keep the mask, lose the booze.

The beauty of Halloween is that we’re presented with the unique opportunity to become someone else for a night or sometimes a weekend.

Yeah, everybody will know who we actually are, but there’s a reason we were such fans of playing dress-up back in the early years.

It’s fun. It’s nice to plan out your costume and execute it perfectly when you walk in a room and make people scream or laugh.

Have yourself a good, old-fashioned costume party and watch the creativity flow, or maybe not.

Candy is also a Halloween fixture that we, as college students, simply don’t take advantage of.

Most people like to pig out on candy around this last day of October, and I don’t blame them.

It’s sugar. Technically our bodies need it to survive, right?

Let me clarify this. Please do not go Trick-Or-Treating to achieve your candy-coated fantasies.

You’re too old and the youngsters won’t take kindly to you moving in on their potential stash.

Go to the store, pick up a bag for a couple bucks and share it with your friends.

They’ll thank you for the much-needed sugar rush.

Finally, to complete your Halloween weekend, think about how the holiday originated.

Movies and the books I cling to tell me that Halloween is centuries old. People believed it was a day where their dead loved ones could come back to visit.

That notion may terrify or fascinate people.

Thankfully, there are ways to incorporate that history for both groups.

Don’t like to think about a dead great-uncle walking around? Do some family tree research. How did he die? Where is he buried? Maybe pay him a visit this Halloween like people used to years before.

This goes for those who are fascinated. Stop by a cemetery this Halloween. The Oak Grove Cemetery is open 24/7, so it’s perfect for a moonlit stroll between graves.

We’ve had dozens of Halloweens, but let’s try to do this one different. Scare yourself out of your comfort zone and have a bewitching night.