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BRIEFS FLORIDA ELECTION
October 31, 2018 VOLUME XXXVII ISSUE VII
New College of Florida's student-run newspaper
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Halloween Horror Nights scareactors face harassment and assault by park guests necklace sold in the park] popped out of my boo-hole [the place where a scareactor is stationed to work from]. Instead Due to licensing, scareactors cannot say that of reprimanding their son, his parents someone played a specific role, the proper laughed over the incident. I ran out of term is “hung out with ____ (character).” my boo-hole and got my stage manager. If I hadn’t left he would have done it Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) again. I currently have a welt on my arm is a popular seasonal event in which tourfrom this experience. I was told by two ists and locals visit realistic scare zones other actors in the house the child swung and haunted houses at Universal Studios at their boo-holes but — thankfully — in Orlando. Each house and scare zone is missed.” equipped with actors called “scareactors” According to Regner, the actors are that interact with the guests in intricate trained in a seven-hour orientation to costumes in an attempt to scare and thrill try and prevent these interactions with those in attendance. Universal states on guests through a tactic known as “Boo their event website that safety is their top and Skidoo.” The Boo and Skidoo methpriority for guests, but scareactors often od teaches scareactors to quickly pop out must deal with guests who harass and asImage courtesy of Ryan Blagg and then get back into their boo-hole, sault them with little to no accountability which is usually located behind an obfor their actions. Madisen after makeup to go and “hang out with” Rapunzel from ScaryTales. ject or door in order to prevent injury by It is hard to gain statistics on the rate of these encounters, as Univer- with the Sentinel, he claimed that there they did not immediately respond to re- guests. “They [HR] told us to get the stage sal has not released them. The Orlando had been a reduction in the number of quests for comment. “I was attacked by a boy who was manager if we are touched or hurt but Sentinel spoke to Universal spokesman incidents between scareactors and guests Tom Schroder in 2015 after a string of over the course of a few years, but would [probably around] 10 with a fake ax,” you don’t always have access to them publicized incidents. He told the Senti- not release these statistics. The Catalyst Madisen Regner, a current scareactor, nel that the staff is trained and that they reached out to Universal Orlando’s public said. “I saw a blinking light through my continued on page 7 care about the employee. In the interview relations department for these statistics; mask [and thinking it was a light up
BY ALEXANDRA CONTE
Haunted history permeates old campus buildings BY BAILEY TIETSWORTH
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As the night of fright looms ever closer, people crave the adrenaline which accompanies the haunting sensations of Halloween. Ghost stories provide the perfect outlet for that feeling, as they allow for the listeners to immerse themselves in the suspense while in the safety of their own comfort blanket. Haunted mansions and spooky corridors exist in the realm of narration and lie far away from the safety of our own beds ... or do they? The shadows of unknown figures lurk in the windows of buildings just around the corner. Come along on a journey around campus and explore the stories of paranormal interactions from days gone by. College Hall, a majestic mansion whose pink exterior complements the colorful Sarasota sunsets, stands on the bayfront side of campus. Built in 1926, College Hall served as the Florida residence of Charles Ringling and his family. Charles did not live in the building that
Faculty, staff and students now use College Hall as a place for work and study, but the Ringlings are not as absent as they seem. Liz Reed, one of the co-founders of the Paranormal Society of Bradenton FL (PSOBFL), along with PSOBFL members and volunteers from New College, investigated Old Caples and College Hall on Aug. 25, 2015. Both buildings received “haunted” certifications. Reed has extensive knowledge of the history of the Ringling family, and always greets Edith and Charles whenever she and her husband enter the front entrance. “We always walk in now, even when we’re just visiting the property, into his Bailey Tietsworth/Catalyst house, and we always say, ‘Hello Mr. Charlie and hello Mrs. Charlie,’ because A peek into the basement of College Hall. of the story of her saving the circus after long after construction finished; unfortu- ities to manage the progress of the cir- Charles died,” Reed explained. The investigation unearthed mulnately he died on Dec. 3, 1926. His wife, cus. Edith’s notable impact on the circus’ tiple pieces of evidence of paranormal Edith Ringling, maintained residence in continuous success earned her the nickthe mansion with their children, Robert name “Mrs. Charlie,” after a similar epand Hester, after he passed. Edith carried ithet, “Mr. Charlie,” affectionately given continued on page 7 on in Charles’ administrative responsibil- to Charles.
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