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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. >, ■ t,umm*mym,y*m» *•& w»M iM w'iir-1 \ T Bowling Green State University FRIDAY August 25, 2000 LEGEND MOVIES: PARTLY CLOUDY Hollywood is using col- HIGH: 79 I LOW: 80 lege campuses to www.bgnem.com increase the attration 1WSA daily independent student press VOLUME 90 ISSUE 1 to UL movies; PAGE 25 THE BREEDING OF College campuses are being looked at for the spread of popular urban legends By )ffT nmdenjCn EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOLKLORE TVvo college roommates are gel - ling ready for the night. One decides she is going to go out to the bars and the other decides she is going to stay home and get some sleep. Right after the first roommate goes out, she realizes she has for- gotten her ID. She rushes back to the room, deciding not to turn on the lights so she doesn't wake up her roommate. After a night of parrying, the roommate returns to the room, only to find her other roommate slain and written on the wall above her, in blood, are the words, "Aren't you glad you didn't rum on the lights." Folklorists are seeing more and more urban legends, such as this one, focusing on college situa- tions. According to many, this is became coHege campuses have been and still are breeding grounds for these legends. "Think about it, a large some- what enclosed community, alter- nately curious and bored, without the memory to have heard many of these stories in their early incar- nations," Said Victoria Simmons, a UCLA folklore professor. "A col- lege campus for the spread of leg- ends and rumors is like gay baths used to be for the spread of AIDS." While folklorists are studying the common trend, different opinions on what causes the Sara SriplirBG News spread have surfaced. Michael DEAD PEOPLE ON CAMPUS: The Oak Grove Cemetery, located in the middle ot campus, is one of the only cemeteries in the country built on a college campus. Preston, a folklore professor from the University of Colorado at Boulder, believes it has to do with the common familiarity with the I KNEW SOMEONE, WHO WAS FREINDS "A college campus college situation. WITH SOMEONE, WHOSE BROTHER.... "College is something that's a for the spread ...woke up in a bathtub after a night of heavy drinking, only to part of many Americans' experi- discover his kidneys had been stolen in the night by med students ences," he said. "And everyone of legends and engages in idle chatter about top- selling organs on the black market: "The Kidney Heist." ics that they're interested in. When rumors is the 'setting^ of a legend relates to ...went into his sleeping roommate's bedroom to borrow a book He the interest of students, such as didn't want to wake the roommate, so he took the book without turn- like gay baths picking up someone in a bar, then ing on the lights. In the morning, he returned to find the roommate the legend works." dead, and the words "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?" used to be for Ian Brunvand, the author of scrawled in blood on the wall: "The Roommate Massacre." several books on urban legends the spread and a former professor at the ...heard that a psychic on Oprah said that on Halloween, on a college University of Utah, thinks that the campus with a graveyard, dorm buildings shaped like H's, and rail- Sara Siljsoy BG News ofAIDS." trend has to do with a form of road tracks, a man dressed as Little Bo Peep is going to kill any stu- BREEDING: Sara Sikorski (left), freshman, social work major, and dents he sees; "The Halloween Massacre." JoAnna Papageorgiou talk at Founder's. Students sitting around and VICTORIA SIMMONS, UCLA FOLKLORE PROFESSOR LEGENDS, PAGE 2 ■MoM popular college Urtan Lefonds «rxordin| to toUomt prolessorc Iran different uniwnitw talking one of the major reasons for the spread of urban legends. Ghost haunts sorority Regardless of the story of her female ghost is making her pres- around," she said. "My roommate Sisters look to ghost as death, legend has it that The ghost ence Icli. was nowhere near any of my of Alice must be invited to all of It's believed that during the things and I just could not explain explanation to weird the performances that take place early I will's a girl named Amanda what had happened." happenings in Chi at the theaters. rushed for the Chi Omega sorori- The legend states that during Tradition holds true that the ty. The night she was going to be the late 80s members of the Omega house stage manager must stand alone made a sister she was killed by a sorority named one of the rooms on the daikened stage and for- train. in the house "Amanda's Room" By Stetanie Suemors mally invite Alice to the show She was so desperate to join the and it's here that she makes her MANAGING EDITOR after the last dress rehearsal sorority that legend has it she presence known. before opening night. If this does returned to haunt the house. Diso and Poole said that all Bowling Green State University not occur, bad occurrences can Breanna Discs a senior com- they know is that in recent years is the home of two of Ohio's most happen in the theater, especially munications major and Sarah Amanda has haunted the entire famous ghosts, according to Poole, a senior education major, house. "Haunted Ohio," a publication by during the shows. There are reports of sets falling lived together in the Chi Ornega "I'm not sure if it's one room, Chris Wbodyard, which highlights but from what I have heard things haunted places around the state. apart, items falling over, lights house last year. Both girls believe going out and sometimes much in Amanda's ghost. have happened all over the Bowling Green's most famous house," Diso said. ghost is Alice, the ghost of an worse if the tradition is broke. Poole described one cent Alice has been spotted in the where she experienced the Diso and Poole both reported actress who haunts both theaters that they have heard stories about on campus theaters on more than one occa- haunting of Amanda sion. She has been seen wearing "One day I was in my room things falling off shelves and There are several stories walls, lights turning on and off, regarding Alice's death. In one clothing that appears to date back with one of my roommates. I from the 1920s and she is very went downstairs to get some- doors locking and unlocking, Sara kWfJG News story, Alice was killed by a falling things being moved around and object during a show, and in pale with long hair. thing, and when I came back, many other weird occurrences. HAUNTED: There have been reported ghost sightings at the Chi another story she was killed in a Alice may be the most famous things were off my shelves and Omega house on campus. ghost on campus but another some of my things were all turned car accident. 6H0ST. PAGE 2 » '■ I BG NEWS CAMPUS Friday, August 25.2000 2 Change in recruitment process mimics women's rush By April Elliott desks so that students can drop These representative members receive an information booklet, a skirts or dresses, and consisting of leaders. We want to get back to'« STAFF WRITER off their registration forms. The will be giving presentations in the T-shirt and meet their recruit- having dessert at each of the the values we were founded on." boxes will be picked up once a residence halls and will be giving ment group. houses From here potential new Bateson and Farmer offer the Men and women looking to week until the first day of recruit- tours of the fraternity houses dur- Each group consists of about members list their preferences student body, especially incom-. join a Greek organization this fall ment ing fall formal recruitment. 20 to 30 members and is headed and turn them in. ing freshman, reasons to go * will come face to face with two From here the process for the "We encourage them to come by two Rho Chi members. The Panhellenic Council then Greek. different experiences. men and women takes two sepa- on the tours," Farmer said. Recruitment for the women is enters the preferences into a "Greek Life offers individuals. The recruitment process for rate paths. One thing to remember, how- then split into two weekends, or computer and generates bids. unlimited options in order to * women at the University is held The women who fill out appli- ever, is that men looking to rush two rounds. The first round takes Bids are an invitation for poten- develop themselves in anyway - to a national standard, while the cations are contacted by a Rho do not have to fill out an applica- place Sept 16 and 17.