Ghost hunter visits MCC
"Ghosts" entertains but never fully explains
Issue date: 11/10/05 Section: News
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The TARTAN
While high gas prices and midterms send a shiver down the spines of many college students, parapsychologist Peter Jordan brought a new fear to the halls of MCC: ghosts. Friday, Oct. 28 began like any other day. Students crowded the Atrium in the morning in hopes of finishing registration while even less scurried to and from classes. As the evening approached, the halls emptied and darkened, setting the atmosphere for Jordan's sideshow of ghouls and haunts, aptly titled, "Ghosts."
As the show grew closer, a crowd of believers, skeptics, eyewitnesses and irritable significant others gathered in the MCC Conference Center and seated themselves, waiting anxiously for what was to be presented before them. Typical, clichéd, Halloween music blared through the loud speakers, much to the chagrin of the skeptics.
After a few minutes of delay, the lights dimmed, the doors closed and the show began. Jordan needed little introduction as he entered the stage. His black clothing and matching hair gave him the appearance of both an eerie mystique and a worldly, knowledgeable expert. However, as he started to speak, his true identity would be that of the latter.
Jordan began with a quick overview of his credentials, which included a Masters Degree in Psychology, over a dozen articles written in publications like the New York Times, appearances on "CBS News" and "20/20," starting his organization called Vestigia and over 25 years of experience with paranormal investigation. Jordan cracked jokes to lighten the air and ease tensions between him and the few skeptics present. He quickly addressed the audience with the most obvious question of the night by saying, "The question is: are there ghosts? My answer is yes, there are."
Next on Jordan's agenda was to present all the evidence he had gathered in his bizarre and increasingly vivid career. He used a slideshow of milky, translucent and creepy photos that could neither be dispelled nor verified as either truth or fiction. The mystery surrounding the photos and how they appeared only helped Jordan's show, leaving viewers to crave more.
Even more intriguing than his photos were his stories. One particular story involved a feisty, elderly couple in Glen Falls, New York. The duo seemed more irritated than frightened with their other worldly visitors, which was even more baffling for Jordan who admitted that this was one of his more sinister cases.