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Typical College

Ball State University tries its best to keep nightlife on campus under control, and for the most part, they do a decent job. BSU hosts its own safe, drug-free, alcohol-free party every Saturday night with food, movies, dancing, and other activities specific to the theme of the party that week. Additionally, you are very likely to see campus police driving all around campus keeping an eye on things. For those that stay out late, Charlie's Charter is available to take them back to their dorms safely and without questions. That being said, students still go to clubs and house parties and interact in nightlife that is either illegal or not particularly upstanding, but I do have to say that I have never seen nor heard of any consequent incident happening on campus because of these parties. Campus police either keep everything under control or are around enough to ward off any under-the-influence students with stupid "great" ideas.

It's All About the Permits

At BSU, how good or bad your parking is depends entirely upon which permit you choose to buy. Students on the Premium Plan receive a complimentary purple permit as long as they are locked into the Premium Plan contract. The purple permit is the cheapest and most common of permits, but it is also the worst. Students must park off campus way out by the school's baseball field and/or alumni center. Other permits, such as green for commuters, red, yellow, etc. allow you to park on campus. One good aspect, however, is that parking on campus is free between 7pm-7am any day of the week, and it is free from 7pm Friday - 7am Monday every weekend, regardless of your permit. BSU shuttles are available to take students with purple permits out to their cars, but they are typically fairly slow, making the wait particularly difficult during the winter months (the bus stop is a partially enclosed small shelter with a heating unit that helps, but by no means makes the stop a warm place to wait). For those students looking to go off campus, the MITS bus system can pick them up on campus and take them anywhere in Muncie, including Walmart and the local Muncie Mall.