What happens when you put 2000 students in a bush for 36 hours with only mobile toilets and no showers?
THEY STUDY!
They also do community service in the surrounding area such as: GET THIS; handing out Planned Parenthood pamphlets at the neighborhood Gay/lesbian march (LOL!) Sorry this made my weekend (LOL!!!)
OR THEY PARTY!!!
THE PARTY of the year!!!
Here is the idea and to prove students will find any excuse to have a jol! The Duke Basket Ball team is really very good. The coach is now also coaching the USA national team; that's how good these boys are! The stadium is rather small so there is never room for all to watch games. The graduate students have a number of tickets allocated to them as season tickets but it's not enough. So they devised a plan: CAMP OUT!
It's a lottery. You camp out for 36 hours and in that time there will be spot checks with a whistle and register. If you miss more than 2 check ins you are out of the game. If you make it; wait for it: U might win an opportunity to buy a B-Ball season ticket for $150. There were 700 tickets and about 2000 of us.
The week is spent in preparation and students setting up tents and parking spots for their Removal Vans (trucks) and Camper Vans. This is such a business drive for the whole state coz I'm sure there were not many people moving, every removal van was hired out to Duke about a month ago. Companies sponsor food, drinks and some other items to make this a success.
The idea is to get as many people to miss check ins as is possible (like the guy below and this was Friday nite already!); by repetitive checks in the middle of the nite, by getting them so drunk that they can't get to the check point or by any means necessary.
All this happens in an open lot behind the University President's house (Vice Chancellor or Principal whatever name you use in your neck of the woods.) SO of course at some stage he has to come out and do the civil greetings and 'inspection!' He of course wouldn't have left without saying hello to the 'Divinity Students' to check if the connection with the good Lord above was still in tact. that's the reason we were there; I PROMISE!
There are many other photos that I could pin up but the censorship laws don't allow. So use your imagination!
2 comments:
Hey Sifiso
Just a question: Is CK Barrett still on the staff there?
Hey, I found your blog through Dion's...I graduated from Duke Divinity School in 2003. Best of luck with school, and I'm glad to see you're enjoying our great traditions such as campout! I'll look forward to reading your reflections.
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