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Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 1,717
Campus Size 8,610 acres
Student Centers The Bryan University Center ("the BC")
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • Bostock Library
  • Lilly Library
  • William R. Perkins Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • Couches in the BC
  • The main quads
  • McClendon Tower
  • Your dorm bench
Bar on Campus Armadillo Grill
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus
  • Bella Union (fourth floor McClendon Tower)
  • Dolce Vita
  • Duke Coffeehouse (East Campus)
  • Joe Van Gogh (Bryan Center)
  • The Perk (in von der Heyden Pavilion of Perkins Library)
  • Trinity Café (East Union Building)
Movie Theater on Campus The Griffith Film Theater in the Bryan University Center

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Duke is a beautiful campus, and the buildings are well kept. The original Gothic buildings on Main West Quad and the Georgian buildings on East are simply stunning. Newer buildings receive mixed reviews regarding beauty—the Sanford Institute of Public Policy, for example, is elegant and modern, while the Paul M. Gross Chemistry Building, just around the corner, is generally considered one of the uglier buildings on campus. The athletic centers are really quite pleasant and well kept (especially Wilson; Brodie is useable, but not spectacular). The Bryan University Center tends to draw some very mixed reviews. Although it is reasonably central to West Campus and brings together restaurants, recreation, and administration just as a student center ought to, the extensive use of concrete pillars and walls as interior decorating choices garners some complaints.

Lilly Library on East Campus is beautiful but a bit cramped. Fortunately, the Perkins/Bostock system on West more than makes up for it with an abundance of group study rooms, big squishy chairs, and miles of tables, cubicles, and stacks. Explore and you will certainly find a niche for every studying mood. Despite the griping and minor complaints, Duke has some pretty darn nice facilities. This is not to say that all of the buildings on campus are spacious and immaculate—but it should be made clear that Duke is physically beautiful and well groomed.

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Facilities at Duke University

tallo

'14

Political Science and Government

5.0
A+

You'll Never Get Bored

I gotta hand it to Duke, they really take care of their students well. I mean where do I start. You'd be a fool to think that they didn't have good athletic centers. I mean...it's Duke. That aside they have a bunch of places to study. The libraries are stocked with books and desk help. You can even get your electronics fixed in the Link (the students' electronics resource located in Perkins library). There is ALWAYS something going on in the school, from dances to pumpkin catapults to famous speakers. And the campus is also beautiful and has the Duke gardens so if you're tired of all of the academics, then you can just stroll in and get lost.

Jan 08, 2012

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ayzhang

'15

Political Science and Government

4.6
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Beautiful on One Half, Quaint on the Other

West Campus is unrivaled - the Chapel, Perkins library, Wilson gym (that many varsity athletes use and a large portion of the student body as well), the quad, the Forest...East Campus is an older version. It has its own gym (Brodie) as well as music and dance buildings, and a library (Lily) but they are clearly older and have a different style of architecture.

Dec 31, 2011

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Kevima

'15

Mathematics

4.6
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The Facilities Are Great

The gyms and athletic facilities here are great, and the libraries and various areas for studying are good as well.

Nov 07, 2011

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"Green" Initiatives

Green initiatives are abundant, as the University aims to be carbon-neutral by 2018. Lights turn on and off via motion sensors, there are water-saving measures implemented in bathrooms, incentives to bring a reusable mug at many eateries on campus, a community vegetable garden—the whole nine yards! Duke engineers and environmental science students even built a "Smart Home" on campus, which won a national design competition sponsored by Home Depot.

Favorite Things To Do

If you can find a DUI (Duke University Improv) performance, go to it! Duke's a cappella groups are also awesome, and there are some exceptional dance groups, as well. Plays and jazz at the Mary Lou Williams Center are also offered regularly, and the Nasher Museum of Art has some great exhibits throughout the year. Movies in the Griffith Film Theater are either cheap or free, and the theater shows some amazing films from time to time.

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