Honors College
Campus Landmarks
Robert Bell
Campus Superstitions
Ball State
100

What honors class is required of all first-year students of the Honors College?

HONR 100

100

What building is meant to look like books on a bookshelf?

Bracken Library

100

What two departments are housed in the Robert Bell building?

The Department of Mathematical Sciences and English

100

If you rub my nose I will give you good luck on finals, who am I?

Frog Baby

100

What year was Ball State founded?

1918

200

Who is the dean of the Honors College?

Dr. James Buss

200

Where can you find the skelton of a Beluga Whale?

The Foundational Sciences Building

200

What campus resource is available to students on the second floor of the Robert Bell building?

The Writing Center

200

If you kiss under my wings and they flap then you have found true love! Who am I?

Beneficence

200

How many colleges are housed within Ball State?

Nine

300

In what year did the Honors LLC move to DeHority?

2008

300

What campus landmark is located on West Ashland Avenue between the McKinley Parking Garage and the Foundational Sciences Building, and is the "new" south entrance to Ball State?

The Alderdice Gates

300

Double Jeopardy:

In what year did the eSports Lab open?

2021

300

If you walk under me, you won't graduate in four years. What am I?

Schafer Tower

300

How many buildings are on Ball State's campus?

109

400

In what year was the Honors College founded?

1979

400

How tall is Shafer Tower?

150 feet

400

How many stories tall is the Robert Bell building?

Four

400

Hypothetically, what happens if you get hit by a Ball State bus?

You get free tuition.

400

What is the oldest building on campus?

The Administration Building

500

Who was the dean of the Honors College before the current one?

Dr. John Emert

500

What was once a dirt path that extends from Riverside Avenue northward behind the Art and Journalism Building, Ball Communication Building, David Letterman Communication and Media Building, and Robert Bell Building to Petty Road.

The Cow Path

500

In what year was "The Great Robert Bell Flood"

2018

500

What building on campus is supposedly haunted?

Elliott Hall

500

What are the names of the five Ball Brothers?

Lucius, William, Edmund, Frank, and George Ball

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