Duke's Krzyzewskiville--The Most Famous On-Campus Pre-Game Housing In America

Duke is famous for “Krzyzewskiville”, where students are known to literally camp out overnight for tickets, all the while to create a frenetic home court advantage for men’s basketball. It's a major part of campus life in Durham, North Carolina. But there are more intricate details that go into navigating the balancing act between student life and big time college sports, and there is where we will begin our conversation today.

My guest is Dr. Larry Moneta, long-time Vice President for Student Affairs at Duke University, who retired in 2019. Moneta oversaw campus housing and campus life on one of the most iconic college campuses in America. We talk about the differences between "regular student housing" and "athlete housing" at Duke (surprises here, for sure), making 21st century residence halls social spaces, creating community with designs aimed at students "bumping" into one another.  We also discuss the emergence of social media influencers on campus, what the new NCAA Names, Images and Likenesses legislation might mean for athletes who live in residence halls, and the visible role that athletes can play when social and racial justice issues arise on campus.