By Taylor Dearborn
Throughout the year, the students at Centre College may notice strange occurrences across campus. Whether it be lights flickering ominously in Weisiger Theatre or the phantom screeches of past experiments in Young, Centre’s grounds are abundant with all manner of cryptids and spectral activity.
Most of Centre’s spooky stories are rather benign, usually involving odd noises late at night, the random opening of drawers in Breckenridge, or teachers claiming profusely that their classrooms are haunted when their technology just won’t cooperate. However, there are a few stories from long-term faculty and DPS that are truly bone-chilling.
One such tale follows a custodian patrolling the racquetball courts late at night, long past when students were allowed on the premises. As they were cleaning, they suddenly heard the echoes of someone playing on one of the courts, loud and combative. They approach the court; the sound disappears once it comes into view. There are no rackets, no balls, and, most importantly, no people. The custodian quickly brushed it off as student antics. Though, as they turned around, a ball came rolling towards them, no sign as to what made it move.
Keep an ear out for more spooky stories as we approach Halloween, for this is the time of year spooks and spirits like to make their presence known. But most of all, Centonians, remember: Beware what lurks in times of darkness and silence!