There are many tips Syracuse University students can follow to have a safe Halloween, said SU Public Safety Interim Chief Tony Callisto.

As Dean Barry Wells, of Student Affairs, mentioned in an e-mail sent out last week, Callisto said students should be conscious of their costume choices, being careful not to be offensive to others or dress too provocatively.

If going out, students should travel in groups of three or more and walk on well-traveled paths, Callisto said.

Extra patrols to minimize crime were focused more on last weekend and this coming weekend as opposed to on Halloween night, Callisto said.

Though there were several incidents of crime near the campus area last Halloween, Public Safety Capt. Drew Buske said he doesn’t think that had anything to do with the holiday.

Local children will most likely be trick-or-treating between the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., so SU students should be careful when driving in the residential areas near campus, Callisto said.

Some of the children could be wearing costumes that impair their vision, so they could walk out into the street, he said.

Published on October 29, 2006 at 12:00 pm