Halloween done right

One of the more incruedulous assertions made by Tar Heels in the inevitable "No, we party harder" last-call battles, is that Franklin St. Halloween celebrations are legendary. Well, I'm sorry, kids, but Madison just plain does it better, and on this, there can be no argument.

MADISON, Wis. - Police used repeated bursts of pepper spray early Sunday to break up a crowd of Halloween celebrants, part of a weekend of revelry in which more than 400 people were arrested. ...

Police declared an unlawful assembly early Sunday and used officers on horseback to move chanting and beverage-tossing revelers off State Street. The pepper spray was used after cups filled with beverages and ice were thrown at officers.

Most arrests were for alcohol-related offenses, said Lt. Pat Malloy. He said the local detoxification center was filled to capacity and some people had to be taken to emergency rooms.

It's Franklin St. times about 50, with about 300 times as much booze. UW at least gave UNC a run for their money during last year's NCAA tournament, but this just isn't even close. Give it up, kids. We are the champions.