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Tenting: Why Do Duke Students Do It?

It’s more than just the basketball, great though it is.

By JD King

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DURHAM, NC - FEBRUARY 18: Duke students paint their faces while waiting in the tent city of Krzyzewskiville, outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium, before the game between the Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels on February 18, 2015 in Durham, North Carolina.
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Tenting has become a Duke institution and, occasionally, a real headache. Basketball season is in the winter obviously and that means that camping out isn’t always comfortable. So why bother?

Aside from the first-rate basketball from courtside seats, the Chronicle’s Ann Gehan argues that it has developed a sense of community that draws people who aren’t necessarily big basketball fans.

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