Leah Lattanner
Molly Applebaum
“Campus Legends”
Fall 2005
Another legend a girl told was about the people on campus. She was also involved with sitting in my dorm discussing different legends on campus. A girl earlier in the year had been hit by a bus on campus. The legend went around stating that if someone is hit by a bus they will receive their tuition paid for. Molly Applebaum is from the Chicago area. Molly is a freshman at Indiana University, and is studying to be a film maker. She comes from a family of five.
LL: Have you heard any legends that have to do with the dormitories, surrounding haunted houses or anything on campus?
MB: Um…well, I heard that if you get hit by a bus then you get your tuition paid for.
LL: Do you believe this to be true?
MB: Yes, because if you get hit by a bus then you would probably sue the school and that would be more than tuition.
The legend of people having their education paid for is not a surprising legend. The cost of attending college is a huge expense and for a lot of students this money is coming out of their own pocket. Students are not looking to find a reason for the university to pay for their education, the legend serves as the positive of a horrible situation. Along with the other legends, this one is not proven or has any convincing evidence that would make it true. People talk about this legend around campus as if it is true, then retell the legend in a more believable way.