"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
Contributor: Leah Lattanner Informant: Ava Title: “Ghost Legends” Fall 2005 After the Brittany was finished telling the legend she had heard the first month of school, Ava stated that she had heard the same legend but with a different ending. Continue Reading …
Contributor: Elise Informant: Brittany Kepler Tag: Edna Semester/Year: Fall/2005 “There was once this little girl named Edna who was walking back from school. And each day on her walk home she would pass the cemetery and see its beautiful flowers Continue Reading …
Contributor: Elise Withered Informant: Joe Mclaughlin Tag: Dillsboro, IN Cemetery Semester/Year: Fall/2005 “There is a story about an angel in the Dillsboro Cemetery. The story is told that a young man named Phillip goes off to WWII. Jen the love Continue Reading …
Contributor: Leah Lattanner Informant: Eric Matthews Title: “Dorm Legends” Fall 2005 The last person I interviewed was a senior here at Indiana University, named Eric Mathews. He is also from Indianapolis, Indiana; his legend comes from his freshman year. He Continue Reading …
TEXT 1: The first text is about a cemetery in Central Indiana. Lee says “Well there’s a cemetery and a down toward Bedford that is famous for logger stone and this logger stone is about a guy that a, was Continue Reading …
Text 2: The second text is about Stepps cemetery. Sandy says “Ok, ah the house we live in is five miles north of Lake Lemon. Its right under the well we’re connected to the State Forest line and our house Continue Reading …
Contributor: Elise Informant: Lauren Poland Tag: Avon, IN Bridge Semester/Year: Fall/2005 “In Avon Indiana there is a bridge that is said to be haunted. It happened about 60 years ago on a cold dark and rainy Halloween night a mother Continue Reading …
Title #1: A Hot Topic in the Stacks (I interviewed my friend Lisa Teller, a sophomore, about sex in the stacks) JF: Lisa, about how often would you say you go to the library? LT: Hmmm… {eyes look about the Continue Reading …
(The following was taken from part of a speech by David O’Rourke) It has occurred to me that none of my friends have ever been to the eleventh floor of the main library on campus. It had never occurred to Continue Reading …
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 Continue Reading …