Issue date: 10/30/09 Section: Opinion

Media Credit: Osa Okundaye [Click to enlarge]

On a dark and windy night, you decide to take a stroll across campus. You pull your jacket on as you leave the dorm and head out into the darkness. You check your watch- midnight, and off in the distance you hear the ominous tone of the clock tower's bells. You pass the solemn statue of Sully and half-expect him to come to life on his pedestal. You could swear you saw a grimacing smile slither onto his bronze face. It's enough to cause you to speed up your step. As you amble aimlessly along, you find yourself being drawn toward a massive, stone building silhouetted against the overcast sky. You begin to recognize the elaborate stone and ironwork as you inch closer. Carved livestock skulls adorn the façade; iron bars guard the doorway. You are standing outside of the Animal Industries building.

You look around nervously; there is something spooky about this place. You've heard the rumors. Something about a horrendous death, animal carcasses, an elevator that was just too slow.

Raindrops begin to shower you, snapping your attention back to the crisp night. You try the front door and find it locked. You scout around the outside, looking for signs of life within. You test other doors but to no avail. Your mind begins to play tricks on you. You feel like you are being watched, followed, chased. Then you see it, one solitary light streaming from an ancient window. You rush to the nearest door and knock as loudly as you can, hoping someone inside will have the heart to come to your aid.

If you are lucky, and ask real nicely, Cynthia Wright, a junior environment geosciences major, just might let you in. I found her working diligently in the basement of this historic building just a few nights ago. She admitted to having heard about the mystic past of her workplace, but it didn't seem to daunt her. Although she had been alone in the very basement where the story takes place, she showed no fear. In fact, Wright claimed to have never had any supernatural experiences while working in the building. The only unusual thing that had happened to her was an unexplained power outage during a class she once had there.

"All the lights went out and everyone [blamed] the ghost," Wright said with a lighthearted tone.

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