Duke Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to Duke. The more of these words you know, the better off you'll be.

The BC

The Bryan Center.

Blocking

In the housing
lottery, it is possible to sign
up in a “block.” Students
who block are given
consecutive lottery numbers
to have a better chance of
getting rooms next to or near
each other.

Cameron Crazies

What
Duke students morph into
once they enter Cameron
Indoor Stadium.

The ‘Dillo

Armadillo Grill. A
popular place for some good
Mexican food.

Grace

When the
temperature dips below
freezing in K-Ville, campers
are granted “grace” and
allowed to head back home
for the rest of the night.

Graffiti Bridge

The bridge
between West and East on
which students are allowed
to plug parties, activities, and
theme weeks.

Gross Chem

The
building is the “Paul M.
Gross Chemical Laboratory
Building,” but is referred to
as “Gross Chem.”

K-ville

Krzyzewski-ville. The
village of tents created by
avid students camping out
for Duke basketball tickets.

Linking

After freshman
year, Duke students have the
option of “linking” to a quad
on West Campus. Each East
Campus dorm is “linked” to
a West Campus quad.

Tent Check

There are
random tent checks for those
who do tent for games, to
make sure everyone's there.
The killers are the 2 a.m.
tent checks when everyone
stumbles into the bitter cold
in their pajamas.

Tunneling

East Campus has
a tunnel system under the
dorms.

Walk-up Line

The line of
people who didn't camp out
for the basketball games.

The WEL

West-Edens Link.
This is the newer buildings
and dorms which links West
Campus with Edens quad.
It was recently renamed to
Keohane.