The rumors have been confirmed: There really is an underground tunnel system on campus. However, the purpose of the tunnel system and its uses have not been confirmed.

A tunnel runs from Wesleyan Hall to the Math Building, said William Strong, professor emeritus of geography.

“At one point there were feral cats on campus and fleas got all in Wesleyan,” Strong said. “I wonder if those might have been coming from the tunnel. It’s possible.”

Strong was unable to provide any details about the size, length or width of the tunnel.

Strong had experience with tunnel systems at other schools, like the University of Texas which features tunnels people can walk through, Strong said.

“I actually got to go down and walk through the tunnels at Texas,” he said. “Maybe ours are that big, but who knows? I haven’t actually got to go through the one here, but I’m sure somebody has.”

Sophomore Taylor Ritter believes it is possible that professors use the tunnels to have parties underground, she said.

“I bet the teachers do something top secret down there,” Ritter said.

Junior Jordan Alcorn suggested the tunnel system might be a black market for students to buy and sell cheaper textbooks or to obtain advanced copies of tests.

The tunnels might be used for transporting the best brew of beer across campus, said David Muse, professor of mathematics.

Muse also suggested a tunnel might exist from Bibb Graves Hall for the people at the top of the food chain to keep tabs on the freshman composition classes taught there, but was unable to confirm.

Although he could not be certain, Strong said he thinks the tunnel running between Wesleyan and the Math Building is used for maintenance.

“I can’t believe nobody told me,” Muse said when informed of the tunnels . “This is crazy.”

Sophomore McKinley Porter could have saved her hair, makeup and outfits a lot of trouble on rainy days if she had known about the tunnel system and been able to utilize it.

“I wish I knew about it,” Peters said. “Then I wouldn’t get rained on walking to class.”