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yardwork

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6. There are no medical or law students on the basketball team.

Reply to fargone (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:54 PM

Jul 29

This letter was sent to the School of Medicine and School of Law. Both are highly selective and expensive schools. People who aren't qualified don't get in.

This is just a shakedown, as others say.

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US government probes Duke University in latest federal funding threat [View all] highplainsdem Jul 28 OP

The term "funding threat" means "shakedown." John1956PA Jul 28 #1

This maladministration only cares about "racism" which *doesn't* favor whites. eppur_se_muova Jul 28 #2

when will duke wave the white flag....supremacy flag that is...and bend over to 47's mighty weapon nt msongs Jul 28 #3

They're going down the proverbial list. no_hypocrisy Jul 28 #4

It seems more likely that Duke gives preference to candidates with the best three point shooting percentage fargone Jul 29 #5

There are no medical or law students on the basketball team. yardwork Jul 29 #6

This isn't about admissions... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #7

There is no "medical review" at Duke. yardwork Jul 29 #8

Thank you! SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #9

Right, and they're both stupid as hell. yardwork Jul 29 #10

My comment was totally tongue in cheek fargone Jul 29 #11

I got that and point taken! yardwork Jul 29 #12

Cheers fargone Jul 29 #13

Go Blue. yardwork Jul 29 #14