2008 Woodie Awards
ECU Urban Legends
The East Carolinian
Issue date: 8/14/08 Section: Features
Ever heard a wild rumor about ECU that may or may not be true? Ever wonder if there really is a clown that comes out of the bell tower or if Brewster building was built to prepare for riots?
We here at the East Carolinian understand your suspicions and have decided to put them to rest. Whether you want to know if Sandra Bullock really did graduate a pirate or if Cotton Hall is home to a friendly ghost, we have decided to dedicate our time to find out if these stories or true or just pure urban legends.
Send in your crazy stories or what you know of ECU myths and we will research and answer them throughout the semester. Check back weekly to see if your question has been solved!
We here at the East Carolinian understand your suspicions and have decided to put them to rest. Whether you want to know if Sandra Bullock really did graduate a pirate or if Cotton Hall is home to a friendly ghost, we have decided to dedicate our time to find out if these stories or true or just pure urban legends.
Send in your crazy stories or what you know of ECU myths and we will research and answer them throughout the semester. Check back weekly to see if your question has been solved!
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Caitlin
posted 8/18/08 @ 9:58 PM EST
I had heard that the reason why the shower heads are so low in the halls is because someone tied a rope to an older, higher shower head and committed suicide. (Continued…)
Adam
posted 8/19/08 @ 8:18 AM EST
I heard that someone was killed on 14th Street on a Halloween night in the 80s. The ghost of that person still lingers in the area today.
Lee
posted 8/25/08 @ 10:17 PM EST
I heard a rumer that ECu was actually a University rather than a gathering of drunk teenagers that get their parents to pay for classes the teens choose to skip. (Continued…)
Squeaks
posted 8/25/08 @ 11:31 PM EST
The clown thing is at least partially true. There isn't a clown that "jumps" out, but a picture of a jester/clown shows up on the monitors on the clock tower at midnight. (Continued…)
H
posted 8/26/08 @ 2:42 PM EST
The clown at midnight is true! I've seen it! And it IS creepy!
Steve
posted 9/02/08 @ 2:31 PM EST
On the monitors, when none of the characters are being shown and what not, the slid show that runs features a few frames with guns and bullets...something that I found odd to see on a college campus. (Continued…)
MythBuster
posted 9/02/08 @ 7:48 PM EST
Sandra Bullock = Pirate
Bryan
Bryan
posted 9/04/08 @ 10:38 AM EST
I heard that the reason they closed the pool is because one of the former chancellor's daughters drowned in there, and now her ghost haunts the pool.
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