Dark Academia Allie Dellicarri & Nicki Nesi

Time for a haunted study session. Prof. Nicki gives us a tour of some of the most haunted campus libraries in the United States.  We will be traveling from Alabama to Colorado to Illinois. 

Shoutout to our friends at The Haunted and the Strange! Give them a listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Do you have a campus you would like us to cover? Any stories you would like to share? Have you had a creepy encounter while pulling an all nighter in the library? Send us an email at darkacademiathepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @darkacademiathepodcast.

*All opinions stated are our own. Not affiliated with the University of North Alabama, the University of Denver, and/or Lewis and Clarke Community College.*

Main source for this episode is Tomes of Terror: Haunted Bookstores and Libraries by Mark Leslie.

Hear ye! Hear ye! We are touring The College of William and Mary in this week's episode of Dark Academia. Prof. Allie covers everything from colonial soldiers to grave robbing to Kendrick Lamar.

Do you have a campus you would like us to cover? Any ghost stories you would like to share? Have you been to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg? Send us an email at darkacademiathepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @darkacademiathepodcast.

*All opinions stated are our own. Not affiliated with The College of William and Mary.*

If you or a loved one is struggling with suicidal ideation, please use any of the sites listed below:

Suicide Prevention Hotline:
https://988lifeline.org/

Suicide Prevention Resource Center:
https://sprc.org/

Virginia Department of Health:
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/suicide-prevention/resources/

Margot's Map:

https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=a464aa69dcf242708e4ff916d892a63d&extent=-76.7309%2C37.2641%2C-76.6888%2C37.2784

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Hello Sassenachs, this week Prof. Nicki takes us on a tour of St. Andrew's University in Fife, Scotland.  Learn all about Scottish witches and the inspiration behind Macbeth. Plus, Prof. Nicki tells the scariest eyelid story ever told.

Do you have a campus you would like us to cover?  Any ghost stories to share? Want to share your opinions on golf? Send us an email at darkacademiathepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @darkacademiathepodcast.

*All opinions stated are our own. Not affiliated with St. Andrew's University.*

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Join your professors this week on a trip down to the Research Triangle in North Carolina. Prof. Allie is here to discuss everything macabre at UNC Chapel Hill, where the dead are always afoot.

Do you have a campus you would like us to cover? Any ghost stories you would like to share? Want to rant about your March Madness bracket? Send us an email at darkacademiathepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @darkacademiathepodcast.

*All opinions stated are our own. Not affiliated with UNC Chapel Hill.*

For more information on MMIW in North Carolina, please check out the websites below:

Haliwa- Saponi Tribe:
https://www.haliwa-saponi.org/

Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina:
https://foodbankcenc.org/fighting-food-insecurity-native-american-tribes-haliwa-saponi/

Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Men in NC:
https://mmiwnc.com/

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On this week's episode of Dark Academia, Prof. Nicki and Prof. Allie are joined by a special guest to discuss the hauntings of Gettysburg College. Listen to learn all about an elevator ride to hell on earth. Plus, Prof. Matt talks about all of his ghostly experiences.

Do you have a campus you would like us to cover? Do you have a ghost story you would like to share? Have you visited Gettysburg? Send us an email at darkacademiathepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @darkacademiathepodcast.

*All opinions stated are our own. Not affiliated with Gettysburg College.*

Sources used in this episode:

“The Ghosts of Gettysburg.” Gettysburg Battlefield Tours, 12 October 2023, https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/the-ghosts-of-gettysburg/. Accessed 23 March 2024.
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Penrose, Isabel Gibson. “Haunted G-Burg: the paranormal pervades campus.” The Gettysburgian., 3 November 2014, https://gettysburgian.com/2014/11/haunted-g-burg-the-paranormal-pervades-campus/. Accessed 23 March 2024.

What is scarier than high school? That's right, a haunted high school. This week, Professor Allie takes us down south to The Lady on the Hill, aka El Paso High School, which is one of the most haunted high schools in the United States.

Do you have any campuses you would like us to cover? Any ghost stories you would like to share? Are you an El Paso High School alum? Send us an email at darkacademiathepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @darkacademiathepodcast.

*All opinions stated are our own. Not affiliated with El Paso High School.*

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