Soundoff: Tenting

Now that white tenting is well underway, The Chronicle's Minshu Deng headed over to K-ville to see what’s on the minds of tenters—how they’re passing the time during tenting shifts, how K-ville seems to be changing (or not changing), and so on.

 

“It’s one of the last things that I feel that every Duke student can do. Without any social restrictions—you can be a fratstar, a Prattstar, anyone.”

-Andrew Hall, first-year

 

“I missed out on it freshman year.  And I live in Craven, so the walk’s not too bad.”

-Tori Scott, sophomore

 

-Cameron Agraz, sophomore

 

“Usually you know people in other tents, so you can go socialize with them, or sometimes I’ll watch a TV show.”

-Alex Schaffer, junior

 

“My friends came over to keep me company. We ordered food and watched a movie.”

-Jina Kim, junior

 

“K-ville usually has activities going on, like s’mores. [My tent has] had sing-alongs; someone usually brings a guitar…there’s always food involved—it’s a necessity.”

-Moh Ismail, junior

 

“K-vills a lot quieter this year; there’s a lot less drinking. I remember freshman year, there was always a beer pong game going on, or just drinking, no matter what time of day. Where’s the beer pong?”

-Benny Maimon, senior

 

“It seems like the same K-ville as always. It’s still cold as hell. Drinking always helps.”

-Joe LaBarbara, junior

 

“K-ville seems like less of a community this year, or at least it had a really late start. I’m usually passing the time on the internet, so long as my computer’s alive.”

-Aaron Choi, senior

 

“If there wasn’t wi-fi here, it would be a lot more boring…if I tent next year I’ll either blue or white tent, but definitely not black. I had to drop a class because tenting took up so much time.”

-Ray Wang, first-year