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===Student Life===
===Student Life===


11,92  Horditch Auto Repair--previously a row of old houses which had been turned into apartments for the students.  After the incident with student Wally Gilman's postgraduate work, all but one of the houses were razed.  The attached single-car garage became the work station for one mechanic, Ms. Elizabeth Mason.
11,92  [[Horditch Auto Repair]]--previously a row of old houses which had been turned into apartments for the students.  After the incident with student Wally Gilman's postgraduate work, all but one of the houses were razed.  The attached single-car garage became the work station for one mechanic, Ms. Elizabeth Mason.


12,92  Miller Library--originally called Pnakotic Library, the origins of the name unknown, it was changed to Miller Library in honor of a large financial contribution from the publishinghouse of Underwood/Miller; Miller being an alumnus of Miskatonic University.  Plus, Pnakotic was difficult to say and there was much debate over its proper pronunciation.  This is the campus library where many of the darker, forbidden texts such as the Necronomicon are kept.
12,92  [[Miller Library]]--originally called Pnakotic Library, the origins of the name unknown, it was changed to Miller Library in honor of a large financial contribution from the publishinghouse of Underwood/Miller; Miller being an alumnus of Miskatonic University.  Plus, Pnakotic was difficult to say and there was much debate over its proper pronunciation.  This is the campus library where many of the darker, forbidden texts such as the Necronomicon are kept.


13,92  St Neot's Church--previously known as Heyler Cathedral, it was renamed when Father Sarnath Heyler went mad one Sunday morning during mass and began firing a shotgun into the crowded hall of partitioners.
13,92  [[St. Neot's Church]]--previously known as Heyler Cathedral, it was renamed when Father Sarnath Heyler went mad one Sunday morning during mass and began firing a shotgun into the crowded hall of partitioners.


11,93  Kelley Library--old accounts claim that this library was originally named after an ancient diety now referred to only as the Not-To-Be-Named-One.  Since all references to the actual name of this supposedly accursed pagan god have been removed from all records, both public and church-kept, the library was renamed after Augustus Kelley, the Father of Arkham, as it was he who accompanied the Arkham Family during their initial settlement of this area of Malton and proposed the formation of the university.
11,93  [[Kelley Library]]--old accounts claim that this library was originally named after an ancient diety now referred to only as the Not-To-Be-Named-One.  Since all references to the actual name of this supposedly accursed pagan god have been removed from all records, both public and church-kept, the library was renamed after Augustus Kelley, the Father of Arkham, as it was he who accompanied the Arkham Family during their initial settlement of this area of Malton and proposed the formation of the university.


12,93  the Durston Building--dormitory, named after Roland William Durston, doctor turned politician and active alumni.
12,93  the [[Durston Building]]--dormitory, named after Roland William Durston, doctor turned politician and active alumni.


13,93  Leman Boulevard--named after Robert Casey Leman, first dean of Miskatonic University.
13,93  [[Leman Boulevard]]--named after Robert Casey Leman, first dean of Miskatonic University.


11,94  Cary Towers--administration building for the school.
11,94  [[Cary Towers]]--administration building for the school.


12,94  St Daniel's Church--Bishop Whateley presides here.  He knows more than he lets on.
12,94  [[St Daniel's Church]]--Bishop Whateley presides here.  He knows more than he lets on.


13,94  a cemetery--originally named Divell Cemetery after Raymond "Buzz" Divell, star quarterback for the Fighting Cephalopods.  His family was a major contributor to the campus.  When Buzz passed away from mysterious causes, this previously unused piece of land next to the church was renamed and his body was the first one interred at this location.
13,94  a cemetery--originally named Divell Cemetery after Raymond "Buzz" Divell, star quarterback for the Fighting Cephalopods.  His family was a major contributor to the campus.  When Buzz passed away from mysterious causes, this previously unused piece of land next to the church was renamed and his body was the first one interred at this location.
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11,95  a carpark--sometimes a carpark is just a carpark.  Nothing hoodoo about it.
11,95  a carpark--sometimes a carpark is just a carpark.  Nothing hoodoo about it.


12,95  Haley Street--named after Crawford Haley, his family origins come from beyond Malton.
12,95  [[Haley Street]]--named after Crawford Haley, his family origins come from beyond Malton.


13,95  a warehouse--previously the school cafeteria and bookstore, it has been gutted and is currently being used as a base of operations for the [[Reformed Old Arkham Republic]].
13,95  a warehouse--previously the school cafeteria and bookstore, it has been gutted and is currently being used as a base of operations for the [[Reformed Old Arkham Republic]].


09,95  Newmarch Avenue School--the MU Home for Arcane Geophysical and Archaeological Studies. The courses taught here include Ancient Cyclopean Architecture, A Survey of Cthulhian Sculpture, Geology of the Catskill  Mountains and Surrounding Areas, and Elementary Soil Studies of Other Dimensions. The school is famous for it's PAX Program (Practical Arcane eXplorations) in which students regularly take part in Professor led expeditions and digs at various important sites both locally and overseas.
09,95  [[Newmarch Avenue School]]--the MU Home for Arcane Geophysical and Archaeological Studies. The courses taught here include Ancient Cyclopean Architecture, A Survey of Cthulhian Sculpture, Geology of the Catskill  Mountains and Surrounding Areas, and Elementary Soil Studies of Other Dimensions. The school is famous for it's PAX Program (Practical Arcane eXplorations) in which students regularly take part in Professor led expeditions and digs at various important sites both locally and overseas.


11,96  McKay Lane Police Dept--after the fire, the cells and offices of the Arkham sanitarium are now utilized as a police substation.
11,96  [[McKay Lane Police Department]]--after the fire, the cells and offices of the Arkham sanitarium are now utilized as a police substation.


12,96  St Luke's Hospital--serving as the MU College of Medicine's teaching hospital, the building which is now called St Luke's Hospital was formerly one half of the infamous Arkham sanitarium.  The upper floors are abandoned and off limits due to the fire damage that ravaged the internal walls during the mass escape of inmates which forced the asylum's closure. The basement of the hospital is home to the Miskatonic University College of Arcane Medicinal Practice (or CAMP) which teaches such practices as bloodletting, trephaing, and mercury enemas.
12,96  [[St Luke's Hospital]]--serving as the MU College of Medicine's teaching hospital, the building which is now called St Luke's Hospital was formerly one half of the infamous Arkham sanitarium.  The upper floors are abandoned and off limits due to the fire damage that ravaged the internal walls during the mass escape of inmates which forced the asylum's closure. The basement of the hospital is home to the Miskatonic University College of Arcane Medicinal Practice (or CAMP) which teaches such practices as bloodletting, trephaing, and mercury enemas.


13,96  Pridmore Way School--The MU College of Medicine's main classroom teaching facility, named after the first dean of the college Hezechiah Pridmore (Dean Pridmore was also an outspoken supporter of frontal lobotomies for unruly pupils)
13,96  [[Pridmore Way School]]--The MU College of Medicine's main classroom teaching facility, named after the first dean of the college Hezechiah Pridmore (Dean Pridmore was also an outspoken supporter of frontal lobotomies for unruly pupils)


11,97  Tatler Lane--public thoroughfare for the students to voice their opinions in front of fellow students and passersby.
11,97  [[Tatler Lane]]--public thoroughfare for the students to voice their opinions in front of fellow students and passersby.


12,97  the Hardy Building--named after Stratemy Hardy, this building houses the schools of English, Journalism, and Criminal Investigations, with the Mortuary Sciences classrooms located in the basement.
12,97  the [[Hardy Building]]--named after Stratemy Hardy, this building houses the schools of English, Journalism, and Criminal Investigations, with the Mortuary Sciences classrooms located in the basement.


13,97  Kingman Alley--this was the spot for trash pickup.  There are yellow signs everywhere warning of the potential biohazardous materials which may be contained in some of the dumpsters.
13,97  [[Kingman Alley]]--this was the spot for trash pickup.  There are yellow signs everywhere warning of the potential biohazardous materials which may be contained in some of the dumpsters.




===Real Life===
===Real Life===


08,95  the Fullaway Building--named after Steve Fullaway, the first firefighter of Old Arkham
08,95  the [[Fullaway Building]]--named after Steve Fullaway, the first firefighter of Old Arkham


09,95  Newmarch Avenue School--named after William Newmarch, banker, economist, writer.  Ran Rayfield Bank just northeast of the building named after him.
09,95  [[Newmarch Avenue School]]--named after William Newmarch, banker, economist, writer.  Ran Rayfield Bank just northeast of the building named after him.


10,95  Elder Alley--Fhtagn A!
10,95  [[Elder Alley]]--Fhtagn A!


08,96  the Wagner Building--named after Frothbert Wagner, it was originally the public services building accompanying New Arkham's former city hall.
08,96  the [[Wagner Building]]--named after Frothbert Wagner, it was originally the public services building accompanying New Arkham's former city hall.


09,96  the Court Building--the law building.  The first city hall, now abandoned, of New Arkham in its early inception as it began to expand and grow separate of what is now Old Arkham.
09,96  the [[Court Building]]--the law building.  The first city hall, now abandoned, of New Arkham in its early inception as it began to expand and grow separate of what is now Old Arkham.


10,96  Pridmore Way School--classrooms for the upper classmen.
10,96  [[Pridmore Way School]]--classrooms for the upper classmen.


08,97  Purvis Library--medical library adjacent to St Timothy's Hospital, named after Horatio Purvis, a combined medical and law library serving those adjacent buildings which housed the associated fields of study.
08,97  [[Purvis Library]]--medical library adjacent to St Timothy's Hospital, named after Horatio Purvis, a combined medical and law library serving those adjacent buildings which housed the associated fields of study.


09,97  St Timothy's Hospital--you may be familiar with Chief of Staff Robert West's more notorious sibling.
09,97  [[St Timothy's Hospital]]--you may be familiar with Chief of Staff Robert West's more notorious sibling.


10,97  Malpas Grove--named after the deceased minstrel/poet/comedian Howard Malpas.  It is said that his music can still be heard throughout the grove.
10,97  [[Malpas Grove]]--named after the deceased minstrel/poet/comedian Howard Malpas.  It is said that his music can still be heard throughout the grove.
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Revision as of 23:22, 26 September 2008

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We are returning the once great Miskatonic University to its former glory! Contact the Miskatonic University Faculty to help us rebuild.

The campus covers 27 city blocks; 21 blocks in Old Arkham, 6 blocks in New Arkham.

History

Founded in 1690 in the old city of Arkham, Miskatonic University is named for the nearby Miskatonic River. When Arkham was annexed by Malton in the last century, Miskatonic become Malton's oldest and most prestigious educational institution. The University maintains a fanatical alumni association, The Fighting Cephalopods.

Role in Recent Events

Some have suspected the Miskatonic University may have played a role in the epidemic that currently spreads through Malton. The University has a history of clandestine revivification experiments, most infamously those of medical student Herbert West in the 1920's. MU also hosted a cooperative internship program with NecroTech and many MU graduates were employed there.


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Student Life

11,92 Horditch Auto Repair--previously a row of old houses which had been turned into apartments for the students. After the incident with student Wally Gilman's postgraduate work, all but one of the houses were razed. The attached single-car garage became the work station for one mechanic, Ms. Elizabeth Mason.

12,92 Miller Library--originally called Pnakotic Library, the origins of the name unknown, it was changed to Miller Library in honor of a large financial contribution from the publishinghouse of Underwood/Miller; Miller being an alumnus of Miskatonic University. Plus, Pnakotic was difficult to say and there was much debate over its proper pronunciation. This is the campus library where many of the darker, forbidden texts such as the Necronomicon are kept.

13,92 St. Neot's Church--previously known as Heyler Cathedral, it was renamed when Father Sarnath Heyler went mad one Sunday morning during mass and began firing a shotgun into the crowded hall of partitioners.

11,93 Kelley Library--old accounts claim that this library was originally named after an ancient diety now referred to only as the Not-To-Be-Named-One. Since all references to the actual name of this supposedly accursed pagan god have been removed from all records, both public and church-kept, the library was renamed after Augustus Kelley, the Father of Arkham, as it was he who accompanied the Arkham Family during their initial settlement of this area of Malton and proposed the formation of the university.

12,93 the Durston Building--dormitory, named after Roland William Durston, doctor turned politician and active alumni.

13,93 Leman Boulevard--named after Robert Casey Leman, first dean of Miskatonic University.

11,94 Cary Towers--administration building for the school.

12,94 St Daniel's Church--Bishop Whateley presides here. He knows more than he lets on.

13,94 a cemetery--originally named Divell Cemetery after Raymond "Buzz" Divell, star quarterback for the Fighting Cephalopods. His family was a major contributor to the campus. When Buzz passed away from mysterious causes, this previously unused piece of land next to the church was renamed and his body was the first one interred at this location.


Academic Life

11,95 a carpark--sometimes a carpark is just a carpark. Nothing hoodoo about it.

12,95 Haley Street--named after Crawford Haley, his family origins come from beyond Malton.

13,95 a warehouse--previously the school cafeteria and bookstore, it has been gutted and is currently being used as a base of operations for the Reformed Old Arkham Republic.

09,95 Newmarch Avenue School--the MU Home for Arcane Geophysical and Archaeological Studies. The courses taught here include Ancient Cyclopean Architecture, A Survey of Cthulhian Sculpture, Geology of the Catskill Mountains and Surrounding Areas, and Elementary Soil Studies of Other Dimensions. The school is famous for it's PAX Program (Practical Arcane eXplorations) in which students regularly take part in Professor led expeditions and digs at various important sites both locally and overseas.

11,96 McKay Lane Police Department--after the fire, the cells and offices of the Arkham sanitarium are now utilized as a police substation.

12,96 St Luke's Hospital--serving as the MU College of Medicine's teaching hospital, the building which is now called St Luke's Hospital was formerly one half of the infamous Arkham sanitarium. The upper floors are abandoned and off limits due to the fire damage that ravaged the internal walls during the mass escape of inmates which forced the asylum's closure. The basement of the hospital is home to the Miskatonic University College of Arcane Medicinal Practice (or CAMP) which teaches such practices as bloodletting, trephaing, and mercury enemas.

13,96 Pridmore Way School--The MU College of Medicine's main classroom teaching facility, named after the first dean of the college Hezechiah Pridmore (Dean Pridmore was also an outspoken supporter of frontal lobotomies for unruly pupils)

11,97 Tatler Lane--public thoroughfare for the students to voice their opinions in front of fellow students and passersby.

12,97 the Hardy Building--named after Stratemy Hardy, this building houses the schools of English, Journalism, and Criminal Investigations, with the Mortuary Sciences classrooms located in the basement.

13,97 Kingman Alley--this was the spot for trash pickup. There are yellow signs everywhere warning of the potential biohazardous materials which may be contained in some of the dumpsters.


Real Life

08,95 the Fullaway Building--named after Steve Fullaway, the first firefighter of Old Arkham

09,95 Newmarch Avenue School--named after William Newmarch, banker, economist, writer. Ran Rayfield Bank just northeast of the building named after him.

10,95 Elder Alley--Fhtagn A!

08,96 the Wagner Building--named after Frothbert Wagner, it was originally the public services building accompanying New Arkham's former city hall.

09,96 the Court Building--the law building. The first city hall, now abandoned, of New Arkham in its early inception as it began to expand and grow separate of what is now Old Arkham.

10,96 Pridmore Way School--classrooms for the upper classmen.

08,97 Purvis Library--medical library adjacent to St Timothy's Hospital, named after Horatio Purvis, a combined medical and law library serving those adjacent buildings which housed the associated fields of study.

09,97 St Timothy's Hospital--you may be familiar with Chief of Staff Robert West's more notorious sibling.

10,97 Malpas Grove--named after the deceased minstrel/poet/comedian Howard Malpas. It is said that his music can still be heard throughout the grove.

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