Booth Stuns CMU With Structural Anomaly
When Spring Carnival Committee began a routine structural check on what seemed to be an ordinary one-story booth, it certainly never expected to discover a scientific mystery that would stump even the greatest minds CMU has to offer. Yet that’s exactly what happened when SCC checked the booth built by Zampanò’s Literature club. During the structural check, it was discovered that the booth was a quarter inch bigger on the inside when compared to the outside.
ZLC’s booth, themed after the hit documentary The Navidson Record, seemed laughably simple upon first glance. The walls are painted pitch black and there is no game for visitors to play. Although ZLC finished their structural work notably quicker than other blitz organizations, work on the booth ceased immediately afterwards. Nearby clubs noted that they never actually saw ZLC members working on the booth: Benner Rogers, a student at CMU working on booth for the CMU KGB, stated that the walls “just seemed to come up on their own.” When questioned further, she explained that,
“I’ve never seen anyone step foot on their plot, but every time I left and came back something would be different. First it was the floor being finished. Then, new walls would pop up and get sheathed. And the really, I mean really weird thing was that it was all pre-painted. Even the wall frames are black…” With an uneasy glance at the booth, she quickly added, "I don’t like to look at it much.”
When the discovery of the booth’s spatial anomaly was made, it was initially chalked up to human error. But for many, the explanation is far too little. Rogers is also dissatisfied with official explanations.
“I saw them measure the floor nearly fifty times. It’s not human error. I know it’s not. Something is seriously wrong in there and someone needs to find out what.”
Due to the controversy, CMU administration have temporarily closed ZLC’s booth for Carnival. A ZLC representative was not able to be located to comment.
Author’s note: The night before this article was to be printed, Ms. Rogers sent me a letter. I have enclosed the text below in its entirety:
I did it. I finally went inside. And… the door is gone. I mean, it’s still there on the outside. But on the inside… on the inside it just continues. There’s just a hallway, just as black as the rest of the booth. I don’t know how far it goes. I was too scared to go any further.
I’m going inside again tonight. I need to know what’s at the end. This house is calling to me. I’ll write back when I make it out alive.
Benner Rogers
Since writing this letter, Benner Rogers has reportedly gone missing. If you have any information on her whereabouts, please call the CMU Police Department.