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To many people, Durham is synonymous with Duke University. Founded by James Buchanan (Buck) Duke as a memorial to his father, the university was created from the Methodist-affiliated Trinity College. In 1924, Duke gave $6 million for the school's immediate physical expansion, then set aside $40 million (mostly in tobacco and power stocks) in the form of the Duke Endowment charitable trust. Later, through subsequent grants and codicils, the family bequeathed an additional $40 million to the school.
With a student population close to 10,000, Duke University is renowned for its medical and nursing schools, its law and divinity schools, the Fuqua School of Business--and, of course, the Blue Devils basketball team. Former President Richard Nixon and political hopeful, Elizabeth Dole, both graduated from Duke. The late Senator Terry Sanford was one of its presidents.
Duke's campus is divided into two sections, so you'll need to ride a shuttle bus or use a car to get around. The East Campus, near downtown Durham, is comprised of Georgian-style stone buildings of the original Trinity College. The newer West Campus, which includes the Medical Center, was built in a pine forest two miles west of downtown.
The centerpiece of the new campus, Duke Chapel, is modeled after Canterbury Cathedral. This Gothic-style edifice features a 210-ft. tower with a 50-bell carillon, 77 stained-glass windows, and a 5,000-pipe organ. Entombed in the Chapel are Washington Duke and his sons, James and Benjamin.
Undergraduate tuition and fees at Trinity College are approximately $25,000 per year. Room and board is about $8,000 more.
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