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WILSON BILLBOARD Walking with the Ghosts in Gettysburg By Joanne Bolling Taking a Ghost tour is the perfect way to get you in the mood for Halloween.There are several walking tours to choose from in Gettysburg: the Baltimore Street Tour, Carlisle Street Tour and the Seminary Ridge Tour. I chose to take The Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tour. First, I called and made a reservation to secure a place in the group. I drove up from Hagerstown on a Friday night in October. It was forecasted to be a rainy weekend. So far, the forecast had been right. It rained and poured all day, enough so that we were under a flood watch. I had already made my trip to the dollar store for my plastic poncho. Two for a dollar; I thought it was a steal. They do
sell poncho’s at the Ghosts of Gettysburg shop just incase you might need one, but not as cheap. So I wore my pink plastic poncho with a hood for cover from the rain and, yes I looked ridiculous. I also had my camera and I wore comfortable shoes because the Carlisle Street Tour was the longest of the three; fifty minutes total. We began the tour at 9 o’clock by walking toward the Gettysburg College. I noticed autumn was everywhere. Beneath my feet wet leaves were scattered along the sidewalk. The air smelled pure, clean, and crisp. As we walked onto the Gettysburg College Campus, I noticed many large trees surrounding me as if they were embracing me. It was a spooky night, even with the rain, I thought. We were standing to
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Chambersburg and neighboring areas By Darwin Jackson There’s no doubt that by now most of you girls are sick and tired of your dorm rooms and maybe a little board here on campus, but there is more to Chambersburg than Wilson and Wal-Mart. For those of you who are over twenty-one years old, there are several local dance clubs that some students enjoy,
one of which (Norland Pub) is a 5-10 min walk from campus. Other hot spots include Rob and Dara’s on Hollywell Ave, Siggy’s located on Rt. 30, and Razzles which is nestled inside of the Econo Lodge on Wayne Ave. For the younger students there is Barracudas on the Dual Highway in Hagerstown, MD and also Wanda’s, right off I-81 N in FOR FUN con’t on pg. 2
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the side of Stevens Hall. The story she told was “Little Blue Boy.” As the story went on I was picturing the little blue boy and felt this could have actually happened. I thought this ghost tale was believable. There were many more stories the guide told us such as the “Modern Elevator” and “The General” to name a few. As we were walking with our guide we heard people yelling and screaming at us. It was the resident students of the Gettysburg College making sure we heard them. Whether they’re yelling from a car or a dorm room, our guide smiled and said it happens on every tour. On the Baltimore Street Tour you visit a Courthouse and a church. During the Seminary GHOSTS con’t on pg. 5
The story teller stands in front of Stevens Hall on a rainy October night for the Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tour. Photo by Joanne Bolling
Traveling Corpse Show By KATHY MATHESON Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ When the corpses come to town, anything can happen. Police seized a few of them during a raid in Taiwan. In Los Angeles, visitors gawked roundthe-clock _ and one was even stolen. And in San Francisco, health officials began an investigation after some started oozing. So when the skinless, preserved cadavers that make up the “Body Worlds” exhibit go on display Friday at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, officials are hoping for an uneventful but enthusiastic reception. “It’s being installed now and everybody can’t wait to get it open,” said Steve Snyder, the Franklin Institute’s vice president of exhibits and programs. “It is really a completely unique experience.”
Ten years ago, the world was aghast when German scientist Gunther von Hagens first displayed his collection of preserved and dissected bodies in Japan. And while some are still repulsed by the cadavers, which are preserved with a kind of liquid plastic, an estimated 17 million people worldwide have seen von Hagens’ “Body Worlds” and “Body Worlds 2.” Traveling corpse shows, in fact, have become an industry unto themselves. At least six such exhibitions are currently on display around the world, and as many as 11 have been staged over the past few years. But their popularity also has a seamy underside, with lawsuits between competing promoters, allegations of body snatching, and even a seizure of six cadavers from a Taiwanese exhibit after von Hagens claimed copyright infringe-
ment. Yet the displays consistently draw crowds, in part because of the questions they raise: Fascinating or frightening? Educational or unethical? Science or art _ or neither? Mary Roach, author of the nonfiction best seller “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,” isn’t surprised at the trend. Just look at the popularity of corpse-filled TV shows like “CSI” and “Six Feet Under,” she said. “Nobody ever sees the inside of their body,” said Roach. “It’s wild ... it’s not nearly as orderly as you think it’s going to be.” The cadavers in “Body Worlds” were donated to science and preserved through “plastination,” a process developed by von Hagens and repliCORPSE con’t on pg. 2