Ashland-Memorial Hall at Ashland College
Maureen Malone
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: Center
Thinking of transferring? Northland College will offer a spooky change of pace, but males beware.
The ghost roaming Memorial Hall, a campus residence hall, is said to have fallen down an elevator shaft. Some students believe she jumped to her death after being heartbroken by her beau, whereas others think she was pushed. Hence her displeasure with men.
Men with the unfortunate need for a restroom would be stuck using the one restroom in the building, located in the basement. They would then find themselves locked in until maintenance could relieve them.
This ghost, however, does not discriminate based on gender. Christina Gioiosa, residence hall director, remembers many creepy tales from her three years at Northland.
"It likes to mess with people's computers," she said. "It's turned on in the middle of the night and the disk drive has opened by itself. I've heard about other girls who had random things print out."
Gioiosa also mentioned one instance when she and a fellow student noticed a Word document on the computer deleting itself line by line. The girls tried undoing the deletes, but to no avail. After closing and reopening the document, it was blank.
Other students have seen distinct female forms in a mirror's reflection, but not when they turn around. The form has also been seen looking through a window too high to be accessible without a ladder.
Black hand prints have been seen on ceilings and walls, hand prints that don't come off.
According to Gioiosa, the third floor and basement have the most activity in the building.
The ghost roaming Memorial Hall, a campus residence hall, is said to have fallen down an elevator shaft. Some students believe she jumped to her death after being heartbroken by her beau, whereas others think she was pushed. Hence her displeasure with men.
Men with the unfortunate need for a restroom would be stuck using the one restroom in the building, located in the basement. They would then find themselves locked in until maintenance could relieve them.
This ghost, however, does not discriminate based on gender. Christina Gioiosa, residence hall director, remembers many creepy tales from her three years at Northland.
"It likes to mess with people's computers," she said. "It's turned on in the middle of the night and the disk drive has opened by itself. I've heard about other girls who had random things print out."
Gioiosa also mentioned one instance when she and a fellow student noticed a Word document on the computer deleting itself line by line. The girls tried undoing the deletes, but to no avail. After closing and reopening the document, it was blank.
Other students have seen distinct female forms in a mirror's reflection, but not when they turn around. The form has also been seen looking through a window too high to be accessible without a ladder.
Black hand prints have been seen on ceilings and walls, hand prints that don't come off.
According to Gioiosa, the third floor and basement have the most activity in the building.
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