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Transportation Services has its own lost and found system for items left on campus buses. The items stay in the system for approximately 30 days and are logged into an Excel spreadsheet, which lists the item, what day and bus it was found on as well as the approximate time it was found. Samantha Brammer // DN File

What happens to items left on Ball State buses?

Some students don't think twice about riding on the Ball State buses that pass through campus every day — at least not until the dread sets in when a student realizes they have misplaced and potentially lost something.


BALL STATE OF MIND: Hang in there baby

Mikey Higgins is a junior animation major and creates "Ball State of Mind" for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Mikey at mthigginsii@bsu.edu.


Ball State's institutional icon Beneficence, also known as "Benny," was created in 1937 by artist Daniel Chester French, the same sculptor who created the Abraham Lincoln statue in Washington, D.C.  Benny symbolizes the generosity of the Ball family who donated their land to the university. Grace Ramey // DN

PEEP THE PAST: Beneficence

Myths of flapping wings, secret urns and good luck have swirled around Ball State's most iconic statue for decades — but what's the truth behind Beneficence?




Parenting out of fear

Despite studies that link mental illness with overprotective, hovering parents, many Americans “helicopter” parent out of a desire to protect their child from harm.


The politics of women

Women have come a long way since the 19th century, when they were considered to be property of their husbands. But in many ways, they still lack control over their bodies.