Friday, March 25, 2011

City College of New York (New York, NY)

Since the 1920s reports have been made that students and professors have recognized apparitions seen as former students.  These apparitions are said t haunt the former political club lounges of Shepherd Hall.  In one case, a math tutor noticed that a student's clothes looked somewhat dated for the time period (the mid 1920s) and he inquired how the student was doing financially since at the time the college was still basically free and most of the student body was comprised of working class students.  Only later on did the professor wake and realize that the student he had seen had died in World War I in France in 1918.
Apparitions in clothing from the 1960s and 1970s have also been seen.
Another apparition seen in grunge clothing is seen and always seems sad.  He is only seen either just before or just after closing hours.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

SUNY Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, NY)

Many years ago, a hospital, Plattsburgh Hospital was located across from what is now the Plattsburgh campus.  What is now MacDonough Hall used to be the old morgue of the hospital.  to this day students, faculty and guests have reported strange sightings, noises and apparitions in that building.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fredonia State College (Fredonia, NY)

Igoe Hall at Fredonia State College is reportedly haunted by a former student named Jimmy Igoe.  Jimmy was killed while on a fishing trip at Lake Erie.  His spirit is said to haunt his former school.  He haunts the halls of Igoe Hall slamming doors, changing channels on TV, turning lights on and off, playing with water in the bathrooms and messing around with the elevators.  Surprisingly enough, if you ask him to stop messing with everything he will.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Fordham University (Bronx, NY)

There are many many reports of sighting and smells on the Fordham campus.  The college was built on the old Rose Hill Manor and an old hospital that was demolished in the 1830s.  Because of where it was built there are still a lot of old underground tunnels that connect the buildings.
In the Administration building the smell of cigar smoke is noticed in the hallways.
In the Collins Auditorium, students and faculty have reported seeing a man walking on the balcony above the stage. Also, actors using the auditorium have heard whispers and felt cold sensations on numerous occasions.
When the land was still a hospital, what is now Finlay Hall was used as the medical building.  Students have reportedly been awoken feeling as if there were hand on their throat choking them.
In Hughes Hall, a young boy has been seen wandering late at night and doors that are seemingly closed and locked mysteriously swing open.
It seems as if something has been reported in every area of Keating Hall.  The building was reportedly built over what was once the tunnel for the morgue.  A security guard was taking his break in the basement one evening when all the doors slammed shut on their own and the chains began to shake and rattle.  Someone reported seeing a chair fly down the stairs of the auditorium when no one else was there.  On the first floor there is an area set up with old historic chairs and other items.  It is a lounge for students to relax in between classes but very few students actually use it because whenever they do they feel as if someone is watching them.  Shadows have been seen and there are mysterious cold spots even in the summer.  It is said that the spirits of the Jesuits who have passed are there.  On the third floor, there are reports of being touched on the shoulder and of seeing an apparition form in a blue room.
In O'Hare Hall, a construction worker that was killed while working is said to haunt the area where he worked.  There has been banging on the wall as if someone was still doing work.
Martyr's Court, which is a very large dormitory on campus is home to several ghosts.  A young blonde haired girl has been seeing standing behind the curtain in the shower staring straight ahead.  A man has been seen walking by rooms toward a wall at the end of the hall.  Of course when students went to investigate, no one was there.  Some students have also reported hearing children's laughter in the walls of their apartments.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Sage College of Albany (Albany, NY)

This college is formerly the Junior College of Albany/Russel Sage.  The buildings that were once a children's sanitarium (a home for orphaned children) are located next door to the new Graphics Design building.  The new building is said to be haunted by the spirits of the children who died in the orphanage that was located there.  A fire was set in the basement by the owner/caretaker of the building.  Since then, the owner/caretaker and the children are said to haunt the building.