the Asherah Pole:
The so-called "Old Main Tower,"

So named because the Asherah poles were fertility symbols in the shape of something you don't want your children to see, as is the Tower.


Other names for the tower have also been suggested:

Barad-Dur
the Big Waste of Money
Bob's Big Brother
Boondoggle Heights
the Boondoggle National Monument
Boondoggle Tower
the Desecration of Old Main
Ichabod
Minaret
Minas Morgul
the Old Man Tower
Orthanc
That Ugly Tall Thing
the Rocket
the Tower of Babel
the Waste of Perfectly Good Sandstone
the Why-Didn't-They-Use-This-Money-to-Renovate-the-Dorms Tower
the Ziggurat



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Definitions:

Barad-Dur n. In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the tower fortress of the Dark Lord Sauron located in the land of Mordor. A symbol of evil.

Bob n. Don't ask.

Boondoggle n. US slang a worthless work or product.

Ichabod n. A Hebrew name meaning "the glory has departed." Literally translated as "not glory."
In this instance, refers to the former glory of Old Main not residing in the current tower.

minaret n. a slender, high tower of a Moslem mosque, with one or more projecting balconiesfrom which the muezzin or crier calls the people to prayer.

Minas Morgul n. In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, a tower originally constructed as Minas Ithil (the Tower of the Moon) by the good men of Gondor to watch and contain the evil of Mordor. It was captured by the evil forces of Sauron. Minas Morgul represents someting good that has become evil.

Orthanc n. In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the tower fortress of the wizard Saruman the White. Saruman became power hungry and betrayed the forces of good. Orthanc represents someting good that has become evil.

Tower of Babel n. A tower (possibly a ziggurat) constructed in modern day Iraq by Nimrod. Nimrod was an arrogant man who wanted to reach up to heaven. God confused the languages of the builders. Often used as a symbol of foolishness and arrogance.

ziggurat n. a pyramidal tower having stages or stories each successively smaller than below it, so as to leave a terrace all around, a characteristic temple form in ancient Assyrian and Babylonian architecture.