"Folklore of Student Life" holds the accumulated wisdom and wit of several IU undergraduate classes and of a good many IU undergraduates, all focused upon the folklore -- those shared avenues of creativity and expression -- that is part of the college experience at Indiana University. This website is a joint production of Prof John McDowell and his students in a number of undergraduate classes
“The Showalter Fountain” Tracy: “Has anybody heard the legend about a virgin graduating and the fish in the fountain swimming around? Mike: “No, but I have heard about it being more than the four that is around the fountain and Continue Reading …
Text #4: The Ghost Cat (i) Source: The following passage is derived from Cumberland University librarian John D. Boniol’s personal experience with a phantom feline Author: John D. Boniol Boniol, John D. “Ghost Cat.” Map Cat. Iron Frog Productions. mapcat.org/librarycatsmap/tnl-ghst.html. Continue Reading …
Text #5: More Than Reading in the Stacks? (i) Source: The following was taken from parts of an interview between Jonathan Rewe and Kathy Lewis in 1993 Contributor: Jackie Faine Informant(s): Jonathan Rewe, Kathy Lewis Semester/Year: Spring, 1993 IU Bloomington Continue Reading …
Text #3: 11th Floor Fear? (i) Source: Excerpt taken from informant David O’Rourke’s speech Contributor: Jackie Faine Informant(s): David O’Rourke Semester/Year: Fall, 1996 IU Bloomington Archival: Folklore of Student Life: Legends f351jmcd.sitehost.iu.edu/legends.html. (ii) Text: It has occurred to me that Continue Reading …
Text #2: Evening Primrose (i) Source: Excerpt taken from October 26, 2018 edition of The Daily Beacon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s campus paper Author: Kelly Alley, columnist, writing about her own experience with the Hoskins Library ghost Alley, Kelly. “That’s Continue Reading …
Text #1: Got That Sinking Feeling (i) Source: Contributor: Jackie Faine Informant(s): Julie Smith, Jennifer Landing Semester/Year: Fall, 1996 IU Bloomington Archival: Folklore of Student Life: Legends f351jmcd.sitehost.iu.edu/legends.html. (ii) Text: JS: Ok Jennifer, do you go to the library often? Continue Reading …
Item 5 Source: This video was collected from TikTok. User @bobbiecurtislee uploaded on March 15, 2021. Text: Unofficial title: “Urban Legends From Illinois,” from her channel’s series officially titled “Urban Legends From Each State” Transcription: “Welcome back to ‘Urban Legends Continue Reading …
Item 4 Source: This item is a video collected from TikTok. It was uploaded by user @phaang on September 5, 2020. Text: Title: “The Blue Whale Challenge” Transcription: “So, today we are talking about the ‘Blue Whale Challenge.’ This game Continue Reading …
Item 3 Source: This was collected from a video on TikTok. The video was posted by user @phaang on September 8, 2020. Text: Title: “The Red Room Curse” Transcription: “Today we are talking about the ‘Red Room Curse.’ The curse Continue Reading …
Item 2 Source: This item was collected from a TikTok video posted by user @lettylovesyou on January 19, 2021. Text: Title: “The Boy on the Mountain Road” Transcription: “A married couple were driving down a mountain road, one night. Suddenly, Continue Reading …