"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
From Elise’s journal — collected on Facebook: YOU’VE BEEN HIT BY THE |^^^^^^^^^^^^| |PRETTY GIRL TRUCK | ‘|”””;.., ___. |_…_…______===|= _|__|…, ] | “(@ )'(@ )””””*|(@ )(@ )*****(@ ONCE YOU’VE BEEN HIT, YOU HAVE TO HIT 08 PRETTY GIRLS. IF 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 …
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 …
Text 3: The third text is about Stepps Cemetery also, but it was collected from a different informant. Larry says “Aw, there is a cemetery called Stepps Cemetery in Morgan Monroe State Forest which is famous for a for a Continue Reading …