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8, 1993 Thursday, October 28, 1993 The Hilltop of Mars Hill College Page 3 differ®* repla®®* ksw-o!* ; buf THE GHOST OF SALLY The Legends and The Truth Behind Edna Moore’s Longest Boarder he fact verythiDS^ indandb^ ree andal^fj f- ,. rtb>® iportaoi y to study ^ 5very day- Issue. » Differ’®'^ Americ® §y Rhonda Baitty Hilltop Staff Writer Imagine that you and friend are slowly Approaching the attic doors ° tile Edna Moore aor^tory. You reach for ^doorknob, but it wiU not oye. Your friend reaches ^ the door knob, and it pens. You question how Andvdiy. For the past twenty I strange things have j^^rt occurring in Edna ^ore. Students have ported cries of a baby from the right .tier staircase of Edna j^^re. Alarm clocks have [»ljj)otown to go off in the ttnt the afternoon or s^fvengooffatalL Cold ts and fallen mirrors in rooms haunt fQ^^“*tants. In many dorm sinl^’ dripping who have waited for the physical plant to Fix it. But what causes these strange occurrences m Edna Moore? For the Legend has it that Sally was a student at Mars Hill. One day after finding out that she was pregnant, Sally committed suidde for attic is now Sally’s final resting place. Actually, Sally was a student at Mars Hill College, Her true name major. They describe her as an “ever present sunshine spirit,” and “a good friend.” Sally’s death remains a MABS October 26- Pag WTERV smi surrou^Id s —^ Authorities are still of nsoer • Eric Gamer ars Hill college has had to «perimce a tragedy as that Lgedy which has re- atU affected us^l- “'' Vt. the college . KAftti a t^ace_ spirit smile, shared times and times now. let us and friendly of us have good 30. many also the hard ,rtth Sally. Jot not think of from us ptohing the nyste^-- rounding ^he death Moffltt, 18 -^le“ tht°'^ties of but m cheer our * Sally Sell ssr.'.' n^r 12 by two morning. Oct. ^ ’ ^gn S55S’. ..ST4S.a at a wor^fc site. state Bureau *of Thursday hut received sort late stream autopsy the cause have come from ■ pulmonary artei was caused by three broken rit The operatic showed that sh been beaten or native Point, MissMc^ an Elementary major. “1 trai High Scho Point Funeral sei students who have actually come face to face with the person, the inquiry’s answer is easily known. The ghost of Sally inhabits Edna Moore’s attic. neither she nor her boyfriend needed a baby then. Legend says that Sally shot herself in Edna Moore, and then she rah into the attic where she died. The was Sally Bell Moffitt. Newspaper accounts say that Sally was an 18-year-old sophomore who lived in Stroup. She was an Elementary Ed. mystery. Her body was found early Friday morning, October 12, by two h^hway construction workers. She was found at the intersection of Highways 213 and 19 & 23, where she had been dragged approximately 50 feet across a graded area, down a small embankment, and left near a small stream. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to have come from a severed pulmonary artery. But why was Sally murdered? Was she pregnant? Did her boyfriend murder her as many believe? After aU, some witnesses say that they saw Sally fighting with a man before her murder. Was Sally pushed over a cliff or dragged by a car? Many questions remain unanswered^ Strange happenings in Edna Moore dormitory may be Sally’s attempts to warn women of dangerous men that lurk in shadows. ^HC Receives L 6 Million Title III Grant -mtij, continued from page 1 la associated hardware and software. Mefj.1 Three, the departments of Chemistry, Fashion ®fceivp^^®*ng, Modem Foreign Languages and Music will An Upgrade. In Year Four, the fiber optic “spine” wll be installed to all academic and administrative buildings. In Year Five, the fiber optic cable system will connect all campus residence units linking the campus together in an electronic network and fulfilling the master plan. “Within a span of five short years,” said Bentley, “Mars Hill College will be united in a computer network designed to carry anything that is even on the drawing board at this time, putting our school at the information center of the world.” Additional information is available by calling the Title III office at 689-1449. ilUons of B is bette* 1 Hill Coll«^ It new»p*l KlbyO^ l•vlll«, HEHU^ ....—■—4 . j ^*t Weekend in October, Mars Hill hosted the '^'c^j^uiar Lunsford Festival. This annual event ^^Jaftspeople of this area and their finest arts. The Hilltop will be addmg a new feature to its publicadon. The feature will be a column recognizing students on the Mars Hill campus wlio are maldng a difference in their school or commimity. Four students will be recognized each issue. Organizations, faculty, staff, and administration are invited to nominate students to be recognized. Please list the students name and contribution(s). All nominations should be mailed to Jason Wunsch at P.O.Box 6057. Timing is Eveiything And that's why WVMH 90.5 FM is on the air from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. everyday.* When you need the music, your college radio station is there. Call 689-1232 and request a tune;** requests and dedications are welcomed anytime. Look for questionnaires in the coming weeks to make' your radio station better. *Some hours not covered; ** Choioas of music to requett sut^ to Kirary of DJ of that hour.
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