2008 Woodie Awards
Legends of paranormal
Joy Kowald & Nick Macaluso
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: Arts & Lifestyle
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Rumors include subterranean witch tunnels connecting to UW-Whitewater sorority house basements, ax-murderer Mary Worth toting her weapon around the dormitory halls, and Halloween pranks involving exhumed infant coffins.
Sometimes it's hard figuring out what and who to believe.
"I heard that little cabin on the hill was haunted on a tour as a freshman but was immediately informed it was not by the guide," Eric Godin said.
Not even the university library was spared blushes. Purportedly, a book exists in a sublevel of the facility that causes everyone who reads it to commit suicide. It apparently has claimed the lives of three students and sent one janitor to the asylum.
"Never mind that none of these [book victims] have ever been given names," UW-Whitewater Assistant Archivist Deronica Goldsmith said. "The same questions come up around this time every year."
Goldsmith has dealt with these questions since the beginning of her tenure but insists that no such book exists, at least that she's aware of.
Another popular tale being passed around is that of the water tower located in Starin Park.
David School heard that a boy drowned in the tower from his girlfriend Lisa Zimmermann after she read it in a book.
Others say that it's a meeting place for gatherings of a sinister nature. Shayla Kennedy was told that during these gatherings that somebody was hung near or on the tower.
According to Weird Wisconsin, the tower is the state's second oldest municipal tower still in operation. Until 2004, a wrought-iron fence surrounded Starin Park with spears on the top that instead of pointing outwards as to keep trespassers out pointed inwards as if to keep something from getting out.
Another reoccurring theme is of certain things buried under the Wells dormitory building and nearby dorms. Kennedy heard "that there are people buried right-side-up underneath one of the dorms." Weird Wisconsin supports this and adds that there was a sacrificial alter that was also buried in the same location.
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joe
posted 11/14/08 @ 10:44 AM CST
the tunnels are real. they have entrances in the basements of some of the older homes. I know of a few on main st, one on milwaukee ave, another on jefferson st they have been sealed. (Continued…)
JH
posted 11/14/08 @ 7:31 PM CST
Joe, I know for a fact that you can add a certain house on Center St. that I used to live in to that list of homes with tunnels. I was quite young and my parents were remodeling the house with a friend helping, pulled up a floor and found a staircase going down. (Continued…)
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