Took a walk down S. Illinois about 8 Friday night and then again about 10 p.m.. Though only a few people were out in costume during my earlier jaunt, by 10 p.m. almost everyone I spotted had some form of costume on, with almost all of them between Pagliai's and the Mill Street Underpass. Not much in the way of police out either, though they had pulled over one car into the Hangar 9's parking lot. Nor did I see any vans from the local media.
A friend stayed out much later than I did, until about 4 p.m., looking to see if anything would happen but, according to him, everything stayed quiet. The bars closed at 2 p.m. and the streets emptied as everybody headed home. When I drove through downtown about 9 this morning, I was surprised at just how clean the streets had stayed. Either last night's partygoers didn't dump much trash, or the city and local businesses got out really early to clean up.
Of course, the Daily Egyptian's Weekender edition had to lead off with photographs of some of the more dangerous activities from Halloweens past. Hopefully, no one will attempt to emulate the activities of those students of over a decade ago and the city council won't be tempted to re-instate the ban on Halloween.
A friend stayed out much later than I did, until about 4 p.m., looking to see if anything would happen but, according to him, everything stayed quiet. The bars closed at 2 p.m. and the streets emptied as everybody headed home. When I drove through downtown about 9 this morning, I was surprised at just how clean the streets had stayed. Either last night's partygoers didn't dump much trash, or the city and local businesses got out really early to clean up.
Of course, the Daily Egyptian's Weekender edition had to lead off with photographs of some of the more dangerous activities from Halloweens past. Hopefully, no one will attempt to emulate the activities of those students of over a decade ago and the city council won't be tempted to re-instate the ban on Halloween.
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