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Evan McKenna and Jim Moster | Friday, October 30, 2020
In October of last year, the From the Archives team covered the story of the ghost of Washington Hall, arguably the most well-known supernatural story stemming from the tri-campus community. But while Notre Dame’s supernatural claim to fame is a Travel Channel feature of its most prominent ghost, Saint Mary’s bests the University with its
Maeve Filbin | Wednesday, October 30, 2019
In the parlor of Riedinger House, students sat on couches and clustered together on the floor, leaning forward attentively to listen to the Resident Assistants sharing stories of ghostly encounters in the Saint Mary’s residence halls. Tuesday night, the Class Gift Campaign of the Office of Annual Giving hosted the annual reading of “Quiet Hours,”
Colleen Fischer | Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Riedinger House at Saint Mary’s was full of mystery while stories from “Quiet Hours: Revealing the Mysteries” were shared over hot apple cider and doughnuts. “Quiet Hours” is a collection of ghost stories written by three Saint Mary’s alumnae. The event was sponsored by the Saint Mary’s Class Gift Campaign. Senior Maura Newell, co-chair for
Martha Reilly | Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Though the demands of college can be daunting, Saint Mary’s students stay in good spirits as several supernatural occurrences in residence halls prove life on The Avenue is far from a dead end. When her bed began to shake in the middle of the night, senior — then sophomore — Fiona Van Antwerp thought her
Nicole Caratas | Monday, October 31, 2016
Ghosts and spirits have been a staple of life at Saint Mary’s for decades, but it wasn’t until 2002 that the stories of paranormal activity on campus were collected and written in a book titled “Quiet Hours.” Three College alumnae —Shelly Houser, Veronica Kessenich and Kristen Matha — wrote the book after interviewing hundreds of
Nicole Caratas | Friday, October 30, 2015
Thirteen years after the publication of “Quiet Hours,” a collection of ghost stories taking place in various locations across Saint Mary’s campus, the Student Activities Board (SAB) held a tour Thursday for students to hear the book’s different stories in the buildings where they were reported to have occurred. SAB member Sinead Hickey said “Quiet Hours” was