Courtney Morgan is staying inside on Halloween. Morgan, like many other students, has decided to take a different route this fall, planning to keep her Oct. 31 activities more low-key than in years past.

"I"m not going anywhere at all. I"m going to celebrate indoors with my friends and family," said Morgan, a Kinesiology junior. "Halloween is more of a devil"s day, a satanic day. People need to focus on their religion, faith in God, especially with what is going on in the world today."

"I just heard a story about two guys who were going to put anthrax in candy and distribute it. I was going to trick-or-treat but not anymore," said Brian Vincent, an LSA freshman.

Others predict the only major differences from last year"s celebration will be recognizable only by looking at how many children are out trick-or-treating.

"I think that little kids won"t trick-or-treat as much and will be more cautious," said LSA sophomore JoAnn Levi. "They"ll probably only go to people"s houses who they know this year."

The Ann Arbor Police Department will be implementing a special patrol detail, as it has in the past, for additional safety in local neighborhoods during Devil"s Night and Halloween. The department has urged trick-or-treaters to be extra cautious when checking their candy for before eating it not much of a departure from years past.

The University Department of Public Safety is also being careful not to implement any procedures that break with the norm. DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said this year, the department will function just as it has every other year.

Some students said that despite safety concerns, the annual hunt for house parties, hay rides and Halloween costumes will continue as always.

"People will be more careful but I don"t think it will affect the party scene much. The atmosphere here changed for awhile, but now we don"t really know the extent of the danger, things have kind of gone back to the way they were," said LSA freshman Andy Lenobel.

Some feel as if Halloween will be a good way to release pent up stress.

"I don"t think that the events right now will make Halloween more low key. If anything it will make it more outrageous with all the crap going on in the world," said LSA senior Andrea Kurtz.

"I think people need an excuse to let loose and have fun because people are really keyed up right now. Halloween is a good day to do that," said Jeremy Kessmann, a Business junior.