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" Okay I&amp;#039;m going to be honest, I really didn&amp;#039;t care about my high school&amp;#039;s sports teams. Any of them. It wasn&amp;#039;t just that most of them had less than a winning record \u2014 my school just didn&amp;#039;t have spirit, so neither did I.  Lest, through accepting admittance to Duke, I was thrust into one of the most sports-oriented, team-spirited, basketball-loving schools of all time... and I must say, it&amp;#039;s been INCREDIBLE!  We recently played our rivals, UNC, in basketball on their home turf and walked away with an important victory after one of our freshman players threw a last second 3 pointer to win the game! We had been down an average of 10 points throughout the half, so it was totally unexpected. Experiencing the win was probably one of my most exciting and fun moments thus far at Duke!  My common room erupted into pandemonium and we ran outside on the quad where students were gathering. In Duke tradition, we brought over a large bench (each dorm has one and they&amp;#039;re HUGE!) and set it on fire in the middle of everyone! Everyone was hugging and kissing and eventually we took a bus over to the other side of campus where we got to greet the players as they arrived from Raleigh. It was absolute madness and hundreds of students were there. It got me so excited for the next time our teams meet up!   I&amp;#039;m currently tenting for the Duke v. UNC home game on March 3rd, and my tent is #1 right now (which is a BIG DEAL here!) so without any mishaps we should be the first ones let into the game! Obviously UNC will be gunning for us after their humiliating loss at home, which will surely make the game amazing. School spirit has made my college experience all the more incredible, so if you get a chance to support some of your school&amp;#039;s teams, go for it! How important are sports to you in deciding which college to attend? Do you want to go to a D-1 school, or are you content with a few club sports? Sound off in the comments! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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