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Teresa Hall

Danielle (undated)

A Resident Assistant had a strange dream about a girl around 12 years old with long black hair and an old-fashioned dress. The girl did not speak to him, but when he woke up he found himself repeating a name over and over again: "Danielle." The following morning, the RA happened upon a student from his floor crying in the lounge. When he asked her what was wrong, she said that she had woken up to the sound of giggling and a small, unseen figure holding her down so that she couldn't move. It had taken her an hour to move again and get up from bed.

The RA soon learned that a male student in the same building had a similar experience. As he lay in his bed trying to fall asleep, he felt his pillow yanked from underneath him. When he turned to yell at his roommate (who was actually away for the weekend), he saw a young girl with black hair in the opposite bed. As he stood up, she dissolved into the bed and disappeared.

A few months later, two students in another residence hall claimed they spoke to a young girl who appeared in their room. The girl had long black hair and rocked back and forth in a chair. She told the students that she was looking for her father and that a bad man was trying to find her. Before she disappeared, the students briefly glimpsed a tall, black-clad figure standing behind the chair.

Legend has it: A contractor involved in construction of one of the residence halls long ago had a daughter who died at age 12. There are other reports of objects being moved in locked rooms and a young girl randomly appearing and disappearing. One supposed way to get rid of her: Tell the girl, "Go play somewhere else, Danielle."

Source: Hans Christianson, SEU Magazine (Fall 2007)

Original Source: unattributed

When Teresa was being built a construction worker had to bring his daughter, Danielle, to work. She always got bored and would ask people to play with her, but no one would. One day she asked her dad to play and he said, "No, go away!" She walked into the back wooded area and when her dad finally noticed she was gone it was too late. She was never seen alive again.

Danielle, with her long black hair and white dress, has been known to ask the residents of Teresa Hall if they would like to play a game with her. Some hear her laugh through the hallways as she flickers lights, or steals articles of clothing from residents.

Source: Anchors Script (2021)

Original Sources: unattributed

RA Just Trying To Do His Job (circa late 1990s)

An RA on the second floor said that while checking rooms and inspecting them before school started he encountered some unexplained events. He would open all the doors and turn on all the lights in all the rooms, and as he finished a room, he would turn off the lights in that space and close the door. The RA said that he heard someone running around and that lights had been turned back on in some of the rooms he had finished - but the doors had never been opened.

Source: Email to University Archives (November 1, 1999)

Original Source: Student Ashley Herron

Tune In (Spring 1989/Circa 1999)

A student and her boyfriend were sitting in his room talking when the TV turned on by itself. Not thinking much of it, they turned it off and continued with their conversation. Five minutes later, it happened again. This happed three times total.

Source: Email to University Archives (November 1, 1999)

Original Source: Student Ashley Herron

Two roommates were sitting quietly in their room when they heard loud voice from outside their window. When they turned around, the TV turned on by itself.

Source: Bert Jones, Hilltop Views (October 28, 1991)

Original Source: Student Corina Munoz