{"id":4756,"date":"2013-02-18T13:04:39","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T18:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=4756"},"modified":"2013-02-19T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T17:01:24","slug":"is-morningside-college-haunted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/4756","title":{"rendered":"M’side Campus Haunted?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Caitlin Casey<\/strong>–During the day Morningside\u2019s campus is always active and full of people.\u00a0 No one thinks twice about walking into any building, unless you\u2019re about to take a test, because there is nothing to fear.\u00a0 Or is there?<\/p>\n

What about at night when the lights are turned off and the doors are locked?\u00a0 If you\u2019ve ever gone on a round with campus security, you may know the answer.\u00a0 There are many ghosts that haunt the buildings of Morningside.\u00a0 Here are a little more about them and some tips from Jacey Tomhave, a campus security officer, about how to act if you ever accompany someone on night rounds.<\/p>\n

It is said that many years ago an architect that was working on Klinger-Neil fell off the building while scaffolding and died.\u00a0 While at work he would eat his lunch in the boiler room, always sitting in the same chair.\u00a0 That chair is still there today.\u00a0 Rumor has it the old man is still down in the boiler room all the time and if you move his chair it will move back.\u00a0 I think advice on this one is pretty obvious: don\u2019t move the chair!<\/p>\n

Tomhave had her scariest experience in this building.\u00a0 On her first round (around midnight) when she went downstairs the cage was locked.\u00a0 She noticed a wig on top of a headdress inside the cage.\u00a0 At the time, she didn\u2019t think much of it.\u00a0 On her second round (at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning) she went downstairs to find that the cage was unlocked and the wig and headdress had been moved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI turned around right away and went back upstairs.\u00a0 It freaked me out,\u201d Tomhave said.<\/p>\n

Everyone complains about the walk to the third floor of Lewis Hall.\u00a0 Not only is it tiring to climb three flights of stairs, but at night it can also be scary.\u00a0 After that long trek up the stairs be careful not to let slip a cuss word because the lady that haunts the floor will not approve.\u00a0 It is said that she can be heard laughing at night and some say they have even seen her.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis<\/a>
Lewis Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Charles City is known for being the original college when Morningside first started.\u00a0 In 1914 an explosion and fire occurred.\u00a0 Everything except the original bell tower, dormers, and slate roof was replaced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a grand piano on the top floor that Charles City was built around, so they can\u2019t get it out,\u201d said Alex Howrey, a student ambassador for admissions at Morningside.<\/p>\n

It is said that at night you can sometimes hear the piano being played.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not supposed to tell them [prospective students] that it\u2019s haunted, but everyone knows it is,\u201d Howrey said.<\/p>\n

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\"Charles<\/a>
Charles City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Let a red balloon go in Eppley Auditorium and supposedly it will float to the seat of the little girl that died when she fell off the balcony, reaching for her own red balloon.\u00a0 The little girl still haunts the building and will set traps for you if you\u2019re not careful.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard whispers behind me while I walked the building and turned around and no one was there,\u201d Jacey Tomhave said.\u00a0 \u201cJust make sure you always say hi to Buddy; he\u2019ll protect you from her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buddy was a janitor here at Morningside until he died.\u00a0 A painting of him hangs in the entrance to the Auditorium.\u00a0 Always say high or good night when you walk past the painting and he will protect you from any tricks the little girl might have up her sleeve.<\/p>\n

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\"Eppley<\/a>
Eppley Auditorium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Last but not least there is the well-known story of \u201cHidden Hall\u201d in the Dimmitt residence hall.\u00a0 This can be found on many websites of hauntings in Sioux City.\u00a0 \u201cHidden Hall\u201d got its nickname because at the time there was no way to get to the hall from the outside. You had to go up or down a level to gain access to it.\u00a0 A student living on the hall committed suicide by hanging herself from the heating pipes in her room.\u00a0 Ask anyone who has lived on that hall and they probably have a weird story for you.\u00a0 It is said that you can hear choking noises coming from the room and some say they have seen a girl walking down the hall into the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I go into a building and get a weird feeling I leave right away,\u201d Tomhave said.\u00a0 I would say to follow Tomhave\u2019s advice.\u00a0 Don\u2019t cuss in the buildings at night, don\u2019t move anything, and always remember to say good night to Buddy.<\/p>\n

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