Pemberton Hall, named after Senator Stanton C. Pemberton, was the first dormitory built at a publicly supported university in the state of Illinois.
Pemberton is also one of the oldest buildings on...
While many versions of the legend of the ghost of Pemberton Hall exist, the truth behind the legend may be more interesting.
As one legend has it, Mary Hawkins was restless one cold night in 1917 and...
The Pemberton Hall Council will host their annual haunted house from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Pemberton Hall.
Admission is $2 per person and all proceeds from the event will be donated...
Hannah Myers, Contributing Writer
• October 24, 2017
The Pemberton Hall Council will get in the Halloween spirit to benefit Housing, Outreach, Prevention and Education with a haunted house.
This year’s haunted house will be from 8 to 11 p.m...
Rebecca Cash, Contributing Writer
• April 19, 2017
Performers will show off their skills and raise money for a cause at The Agency’s annual talent show this year.
Acts are set to perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Pemberton Hall Auditorium.
The...
A haunted ship awaits all souls who are brave enough to attend Pemberton Hall’s annual haunted house, set from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Lauren Adams, a senior elementary education major,...
The basement of Pemberton Hall will be decorated with bloody arms and legs at its “Haunted Hospital” Halloween weekend.
The haunting starts 9 p.m. Friday and again at the same time Saturday. This...
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
• September 21, 2015
Jason Howell
Two floors from Taylor Hall and one in Lawson are without residents because of renovations and a declining student body.
Mark Hudson, the director of housing and dining, said there are...
Relatives of Mary Hawkins, the second “matron” of Pemberton Hall, are coming to campus Thursday to gain insight on their family history.
Gilbert Hawkins, who is Mary’s great grandnephew, and his...
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