Before we got in I was disappointed to hear that the cave was man made. By the time I got in I didn't care anymore...it was creepy enough. It was pretty long...when we reached the back wall of it (it is like a tunnel) we couldn't see the light from the opening anymore. There were a couple of side tunnels like this one:
The only bugs we saw were some crickets on a wall, other than that it was just a bunch of junk, old bottles, scaffolding, newspapers, and boxes with the occasional couch or television set. We didn't find any skeletons, bricks that opened up into other dimensions, OR Chester Copperpot, but at least we looked cool:
So, after we conquered the cave:
We decided, for the seniors' sake, we would break into the Cotter House (also a first for all of us). The Cotter house (or Beck House) is a huge old run-down brick house on campus that has been used over the years for all sorts of things:
We heard that there were ways to break in but we couldn't find anyone who knew the secret so we thought we'd find it for ourselves. Good thing I am not afraid of heights:
All of the windows were either locked or boarded up...save one. I found an open one on this little roof:
It led into the most disgusting bathroom I have every experienced but we all made it in okay and started the exploring. We could tell it used to be a beautiful place with amazing woodwork and crown molding but it is completely run down, smelly, and full of storage shit and bugs. We could have left through the back door but it was way more exciting to climb back through the window:
It was more than just a fun study break, it was the perfect way to finish out the year and a reminder of fortunate we are to go to a university with such a rich past.
I had a rocky year, but a good one at that. In four days I will be officially done with finals and will be calling myself a senior in college. Whew.
