urban legends && mysteries

The other day, I was going through last year's Oahuan. I never noticed that the theme of "the code" actually played a role in our school, it didn't just have to do with the growing popularity of The Da Vinci Code. Apparently, the purpose of the theme was to help students uncover one of the biggest mysteries: the dome in Pauahi.

I must have been too busy flipping through the pictures and reading senior sections last year to notice that the Oahuan staff actually provided clues to how to get to the dome. There's a hidden trap door and a spiral staircase. Inside the dome, there's nothing. There used to be a telescope inside, but it was later moved. I wonder how many students have managed to get up there. My friend has made it her mission before she graduates to somehow make it up there, or at least figure out how to get there. I wonder why no one has bothered to pass on the information on how to get there.

Another mystery deals with the secret tunnels that were built during World War Two. Do they even exist? It doesn't help that our school is known for gossiping; everyone has their own stories about them. Everyone claims that they have heard different things. I've heard that there's a tunnel which goes from the academy area to Rocky Hill, or that there's a tunnel which goes from Alexander to Cooke, which would be really useful when it rains. Someone else told me that they're all closed up now, but I've also heard that the tunnels are used for storage. It's difficult to know who to believe. I wonder if people just started these "urban legends" for the fun of it, and there are no secret, underground tunnels.