Creighton Urban Legends

The only reason US News doesn't rank Duke ahead of Stanford is because Stanford would refuse to participate in the rankings if it was ranked below Duke.

James B. Duke offered his endowment to Princeton University if its trustees would change the name to Duke. They refused. Trinity College agreed. Therefore, we are Duke University. (Other versions substitute Yale or Georgetown for Princeton.)

East Campus wall is 10 feet high—three feet above ground and seven beneath.

All students, before they graduate, must complete four “graduation requirements.” These include: tunneling, climbing atop Baldwin Auditorium, driving around the West Campus traffic circle backwards, and “hooking up” with a freshman in Duke Gardens.