On Friday, October 29, the hallways of the Horan dormitory building at Manhattan College were abuzz with goblins, naughty nurses, and movie characters, among a slew of other costumed co-eds, all getting ready to celebrate the All Hallows Eve early. Not all of these individuals meandering the halls were students, though.
It was around 10:30pm when what appeared to be a young man was first spotted creeping down the corridors in a ninja-type costume, his face hidden behind black mesh and a plastic samurai sword strapped to his back.
Students began getting nervous, though, when the ninja began to follow various individuals, both male and female.
“I was walking down the hall to my friends room,” recalls a female student who wishes to remain nameless. “He just watched as I waited for my friend to answer her door…I got nervous, I didn’t know what he was going to do or who he was.”
Adds student Rich Baxter who was also followed, “I yelled at him. I said ‘are you seriously following me right now?’ and took his picture. He crossed the line of being really funny to being really creepy”
What appeared to be a harmless prank wound up being a more serious offense, as students awoke the next morning to see flyers featuring the masked man adorning the halls. “Have you seen this kid?” The sign read. “If so report him immediately to main office. He has somehow snuck on to campus and is NOT a resident here. Call this number if you have any tips on finding him.”
The phone number was ripped off of the flyer.
Security shed little light on the matter, and failed to reveal exactly who was on duty when the non-resident snuck onto campus. One guard who heard about the incident claims “there were so many kids running around in costume that night, they probably snuck on through the bridge or with a group of other kids at the front desk.” He added that it wouldn’t be that hard to sneak onto campus, especially if whichever guard is on duty isn’t checking ID’s. “You didn’t hear that me, though,” he added, protecting his identity.
Within a few hours of the flyers being posted around Horan, they had been removed, yet the mysterious intruder’s identity has yet to be revealed.
Additionally, Residence Life refused to address the incident, saying they “were not aware” of anything that happened. This is only one of a number of recent breaches in Manhattan College security. It appears that Manhattan College has decided to simply sweep this one under the rug.
-Samantha Fox
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