Benny in Muncie, Indiana

Benny in Muncie, Indiana

On the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, stands a statue officially known as Beneficence — though everyone simply calls her “Benny.” Over the years, Benny has earned quite the reputation for responding to the thoughts, hopes, and dreams of those who pass by or sit before her — by flapping her wings. The Ball brothers and their family gifted Ball State the land that would become its campus. The brothers owned a manufacturing bus…