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Facilities Grades:
Quick StatsPopular Places to Chill
- Couches in the BC
- The main quads
- Your dorm bench
Student Centers
- The Bryan University Center (the BC)
Athletic Centers
- Brodie Recreation Center
- Wilson Recreation Center
College Prowler Take
Duke is a beautiful campus, and the buildings are well kept. The original Gothic buildings on Main West quad and the Georgian buildings on Main 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 Gross Chemistry Building just around the corner is (perhaps because of its name) 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, the extensive use of concrete pillars and walls as interior decorating choices garners some complaints. Lilly Library on East Campus is quite beautiful, but Perkins on East suffers from some ‘70s décor and the curse of stacks, which are as intimidating as they are in any other university. Fortunately, the libraries make up for any lack of outer beauty with their extensive collections. 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, like so many of its students, is physically beautiful and well groomed. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
The facilities better be nice;...
The facilities better be nice; they reflect the amount of funding that goes into them. The facilities are hardly ever lacking. Our tuition money does not get wasted. |
Anonymous says: |
Athletic facilities are awesome...
Athletic facilities are awesome here, especially on West Campus. There are computers everywhere, including the two main libraries. I’m a big fan of the student center as well. I’d live there if they’d let me! |
Anonymous says: |
Athletic facilities are very good...
Athletic facilities are very good here. There’s Brodie Rec Center on East and Wilson on West. You can go to either—I haven’t been to Wilson yet, but Brodie has a lot of exercise machines, a nice weight room, and lots of kickboxing and aerobics classes. I’ve heard Wilson has even more of everything. |
Anonymous says: |
Duke facilities are excellent....
Duke facilities are excellent. They are convenient, up-to-date, clean, and provide a very enjoyable environment. I’d rank Duke facilities among the best in the country. |
Anonymous says: |
Most of the facilities are really...
Most of the facilities are really nice. There are athletic centers on both East and West Campuses, and of course, Cameron Indoor Stadium is really neat (although not as big as it looks on TV). The Bryan Center is an adequate place to hang out, but I think the dorm commons rooms are a lot more convenient. |
FactsWhat To Do on Campus
If you can find a DUI (Duke University Improv) performance, go to it! Duke’s a capella groups are abundant and awesome, and there are some exceptional dance groups as well. Local Colour, Duke’s spoken word group, is also worth going to see. Plays are sometimes a mixed bag, but Broadway at Duke brings in some professional flair. Movies in the Griffith Film Theater are either cheap or free, and the theater shows some amazing films from time to time.
Movie Theater on Campus
- The Griffith Film Theater in the BC
Coffeehouse on Campus
- Duke Coffee House – East Campus
- Dolce Vita
- The Perk – West Campus, floor two of Perkins, next to the Gothic Reading room.
- Trinity Café – East Campus Union Building. Trinity Café offers “Trinity nights,” when student bands come in and perform on Friday nights. You may find karaoke and poetry readings here as well.
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