Landmarks
Benny:
BSU icon | 5 pillars, 5 Ball brothers| Right arm is extended to welcome you| Commissioned work done by Daniel Chester French, best known for as the sculptor of the Abraham Lincoln Statue| Urban myth: the five ball brothers ashes are in the five pillars
Frog Baby:
Rub her nose for good luck|Her nose had to be reconstructed because people rubbed it off| Dress her up for the different seasons and holidays| She was placed in the pond for protection
Shafer Tower:
Middle of McKinley Ave | 150 feet tall| completed in 2001| Tallest Collegiate bell tower in the state of Indiana| 48 custom made towers|
Naked Lady:
Lobby of Bracken Library | Top meeting place| Forest Idyll| Sculpted by Albin Polasek in 1930
Christy Woods:
Nature | Outdoor classroom and laboratory| Provides a forest, a prairie, wetlands,greenhouses, and agricultural ground
Cow Path:
Once dirt, now paved | Petty Rd to Riverside| Hundred of students walk this path everyday to get to their classes
Flyswatter:
Billboard of campus | Near North Quad| Announces upcoming events and announcements
The Quad:
Grassy area where students take study breaks and relax in between classes| Commencement and concerts
BSU icon | 5 pillars, 5 Ball brothers| Right arm is extended to welcome you| Commissioned work done by Daniel Chester French, best known for as the sculptor of the Abraham Lincoln Statue| Urban myth: the five ball brothers ashes are in the five pillars
Frog Baby:
Rub her nose for good luck|Her nose had to be reconstructed because people rubbed it off| Dress her up for the different seasons and holidays| She was placed in the pond for protection
Shafer Tower:
Middle of McKinley Ave | 150 feet tall| completed in 2001| Tallest Collegiate bell tower in the state of Indiana| 48 custom made towers|
Naked Lady:
Lobby of Bracken Library | Top meeting place| Forest Idyll| Sculpted by Albin Polasek in 1930
Christy Woods:
Nature | Outdoor classroom and laboratory| Provides a forest, a prairie, wetlands,greenhouses, and agricultural ground
Cow Path:
Once dirt, now paved | Petty Rd to Riverside| Hundred of students walk this path everyday to get to their classes
Flyswatter:
Billboard of campus | Near North Quad| Announces upcoming events and announcements
The Quad:
Grassy area where students take study breaks and relax in between classes| Commencement and concerts
For more detailed information, visit: http://cms.bsu.edu/about/historyandmission/campuslandmarksandtraditions/shafertower