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At Jocksonville State University The Hoover Hall ghost is described in the legend as a girl Not hitting the hooks is easy in Alobania, Safaa .1 who WAS stabbed to death in a phone booth inside the resi ptotessor of biology, began a simi- in Iraq, where there's A shortage of dence hall, he said. lar program .ilso called "thinks to btioks. "They couldn't get all of the blood out of the phone, so Shipping books to Iroq on - they renunted it," Narveson said. "Lite at night. occasional- ass/is-We Al - lloindoni plans to ship the plicated, as Jonathan Roth, ly you'll hear a phone ringing down where it used to be (lo- professor in history, found out. It, toks ttt Iroq. he said. cated)." "It set told take A couple of months Roth started "Books tit Boglidad" Norveson said he first heard the legend in 1984 from his after learning that Iraqi libraries lack I ti i reach Iraq)," Roth said. best friend who was a resident adviser in Hoover Hall. He It Roth does ship his books with was an undergraduate at SJSU at the time .ind said his friend 11-11.illisfaili%. he will need to raise He said that one it his best heard the legend from other residents in the hall. to 1500 to mail to I t friends went to Iroq And learned S400 them The story resurficed Again in 1991 when Narveson curie Immo. lie said About universitv libraries not having to SJSIT as an instructor, he said, and he still heats the suns Ile said heck. could Ise t.. resent public Anon.. troni his students today. 20 years later. the history The purpose lot the books) is deportment. with "Books He said he has spent a great deol of tulle researching the to Baghdad" written on the check. (for them) to go Into iiiiiVersitV li- legend to find out if the niurder actually took place, and has The history department 's Ad brArie." ab suid. never found any evidence of it in newspapers or on the In- iiiiiiistrotive support ossistont, Puri - He soul that lie wants the books ternet. it., lotted., did not know About the to go to Iraqi toothy and not to Iraqi "In the late '80s and early '901. I did a lot of research about students, As maginolls planned. donation process Ina Was aware of different buildings on carliptls," Narveson said. to Baghdad." she said. Roth said he intends the books He said he was particularly interested in the history of In the inemitime. Roth is re - tor the tosulty members. who will Hoover Hall because of the legend. in turn share the contents with their scotching other metlittds of moving "I looked, and looked and looked ifor details) about a girl's the books to Iraq. students. murder ... and I couldn't find anything." Narveson said. "I've sollected 441 boxe it books The b. mks were recently tinned to The Hoover Hall ghost story has several variations on the .t new storage los Anon last week lie - so far," Roth sold. Spill campus. which is typical of contemporary folklore. said satise 44 the losal Air Force ROTC. Ot the boxes, 20 Are toll ill Mesh Sandra Cote, a lecturer of anthropology. "It pr widest the maiipttwer the sal textbooks donated bya teXtliiiiik "Frequently these kind tit-legends Are slippery in their ori- muscles to rim. Ye the b.1111;,," pons.. 'Die rest ore new or liglith gins," she said. Col. Richard %Veiling said. used textbooks t it situ, lath w"fk, One Adaptation of the legend his it taking place in Welling soid there were eight rili -We don't wont Is iks that people Moulder Hall, an SIM; residence hill that was torn down in dents tioni to hove written All over." K. ti. said. RtYrc helping !mire January .12003, smd Brittany Walker, a freshman radio. tele- of the books the littoks. Regardless whether vision ans1 film major. are iotittleY Ile said that lie found out About l'holo Illustration Ii I li/a tutierrei staff new or used, the they 1).illt Walker heard the story from A friend whit used to live in "Books to Bogladad" be, Anse lie is a would take requires Many steps, One urban legend on campus is of a girl who was supposedly stabbed to death in a \I..,ilder Hall who heord it front Another person in the ren- militors histtiti, profess, in And Roth Roth soul he had ttrigmolly phone booth in Hoover Hall. Some residents say that at night a phone ring may be heard planned tel send the books through Also spesialrie Ili InstorS. without having a physical origin of the ring. ter. LEGENDS. page 4, the Denton Prograni. whisli is flan "W'e hove a little ot soliiiiiiiin by the Stet' kpartnient. history," 1%'erlung said. Reins sari hue Ii Wed nob Rtttli has Always hail All inter tars AIWA, with extra spa. 'e nom est in the Middle Fast. studying the one military base to Another, lie said. uIuslmhle East And Ans ient Halloween requires new security at SJSU no The closest base is TraVis Air Force non,. While on undergraduate At I !4.' Base in Colnlornio, And from there Berkeley. he said. By Ling-Mei Wong Ilitrii4r, qt.* that I ,.,01,1 tell smi Imp 1%Ver . mtptis Were alsohtil-related. such the books wtmuld travel to lioglidod "As an Ameris All I feel person - / n II petted." Noriega said I; us s, that Are realism lerage possession of Alctthol Internotionol Airport. ally resin otiSillle," R. ,t11 SAKI. lie s,mmd that attipti polls e lot 'king , twit) be dangertms. he said. It you drink, do so responsibly," gi. 1 Intl beCAlise of the es - le said lie feels that As Altietil f night will mu it "b1111110, as 11,11.11" mini W,11111 "Theo. was one time when spesiti Ntlflekl colored fighting, the plones Are filled is telmilding Iraq, educotion should extro set miry measures at son 1,e ii' it have odditionol [toot!s tit tttis ems, , ally I st,pred a soling man with o teal lie said that if students go to bars, with minim i )))) n And supplies tor be A long-term gull. State hovel-sits. said So Robert "1%'e'll have our t utti, ens here And Alf," Notiega said. "It was part 'it his tiles should go in groups And leave in .tuitinue u.mmr 11.11tT11IS around the cirturlie." groups the troops with no spa. e AVAilable. "Books ore key to knowledge." Nonego of the 1 'no ei sits Pt 'or I )e residense halls Arid continue ti, patrol Roth said. Roth sold. runnel. "Things like that might get you in "We discourage walking (alone) the , Might get Voll N.MlegA While he evenniolls wonts to use To schedule A pick up or A drop Previt its I lalloween nights lit .m. tomtits properts," Norm-go said. trouble. hurt." lote ot night." Not 'ego said. the Denton Program when there is off of new textbooks or win .1.1r11' pus hove been relatively quiet, he said Noriega did, howevei, ono some sAltl. less fighting. Roth said he is looking wi irks. contact Rtttli at 924-.7,50i. "Nothing pet tim ills .t nothing pointeis sr iu in it, Ii! I IV MI ?II 11 1,,,IIrn , SECI'RITY. page I Music to my ears ... Study abroad panel Political participants offers global insights to 'parade to the polls' Mosaic hosts 25 students and facultv A.S. event to encourage voter turnout By Monica Lauer 'Iii iI,i iii 111M11..31 By Leah Mak:saki going to the polls to vote, he said. II der She said she has enjoyed discover Daily Ste' Writer Rachel Greathouse, president of tic .%ttieris ATI IlltIlte, tleW people And AS,, said it was a niixture of hous- the different vvay s lasses are taught ..,it 25 students and tam ults Registered voters residing in ing stair members and Kyle Kaiser, slitterent woy thinking and membeis ottended .1 panel sits, lus Hoover, Royie, Washburn and Joe residence hall representative and tea. lung." Noquet said non 141 the t1111V. Abrood progrom on West halls will walk to the polls to- ntember of A.S., who came up with 111111.1r 14110 has Thursday in the 'Alt wois Cross Cul Nouposho is gether in the first ever "Parade to the idea for this event. studying start turoll'etiter. been at ' tame the the Polls" event, coordinated by As- "Kyle felt it was important to of the semester and is her Die ponel WAs Waif 111,1/1 tW1, lAi enioving sociated Students. beng students to be socially re- ulty And stoff members, three Son Jose tune here, she stud.