You shouldn’t be ‘fraid of no ghosts

A popular concept these days is that everywhere with a scary vibe is haunted. Mashall University's campus is no different, with reports that many buildings on campus have ghosts and ghouls roaming the halls. With hit movies like the new "Paranormal Activity" scaring the pants off of moviegoers, it seems like ghosts are getting a bad rap lately.

But students should not fret about facing fiendish paranormal baddies. While many students only see ghosts that possess innocent women, drag Justin Long to hell or keep Pac Man from eating power pellets, they seem to forget the friendlier fiends from years past that made meeting a ghost seem cool.

What about Casper, The Friendly Ghost. The only scary thing he did was that he turned into Devon Sawa at the end of his movie. He was always helpful and looked out for his friends. I wish a had human friend like Casper.

Another friendly ghost was Slimer from Ghostbusters, the animated television show not the movie. He was a jerk in the movie. Slimer was always willing to help out the animated ghostbusting foursome whenever he could. It is sad the movie overshadows the good deeds Slimer did in the animated show.

The Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, not Future he is a scary dude, tried to teach Scrooge how to change his life, and make him a better person. That doesn't sound scary at all.

Students should remember not all ghosts are bad. In fact, ghosts could be your new best friend, if you don't scare them away with your prejudices.