Research Questions?
What are the privileges afforded to athletes at the WA?
Students are allowed to eat from the Washington Duke menu and are provided a space away from regular guests to eat, hang with friends ,and to serve as a place to do school work.
What’s the difference between a standard dorm versus living in the WA?
Students are provided with all the amenities that come in a standard room.The rooms are cleaned once a week from the hotel staff , and a laundry service is provided so students do not have to go elsewhere
How has Living In the WA Affected Sports ?
In order to highlight how living in the Washington Duke has impacted team comradery on the football team. I decided to show a total of 10 headshots of players to different players on the team and see if they could get all of them right. Heres a video highlight of that test.
Good Eats
A gallery with photos submitted from the Football Team and their favorite meals from the Washington Duke
Conclusion & Analysis
Living in the Washington Duke during the 2020 through 2021 school year was a privilege that was granted to athletes and a select few of students. The hotel provided amazing services and accommodations for their guests. they provided a place where we could get five star meals on food points, every room came with a nice bed and a TVs, and for many people including myself we got the opportunity to golf and relax once in a while. The Duke football team consists of 100 players. In a normal season it can be hard to get to know every player. You might think that living together at the Washington Duke during Covid we would have gotten to know each other better.
I conducted an experiment with my teammates to see if this was the case. In the video above you will see a Name That Player zoom jeopardy game. Unfortunately, as you will see in the video being sectioned off in the Washington Duke hurt rather than helped the overall goal of everyone getting to know each other and building a bond that could have helped make going through a pandemic even better. Even though it wasn’t perfect, there were some great moments that occurred in the Washington Duke that will last for a lifetime . Bonds and friendships were created between Hotel staff and students, students and regular guests, and every day was a reminder that nobody was going through the pandemic alone.
Even though it was a stressful year hanging with each other on a daily basis made it so much better. Here’s a Tik Tok that was made in the summer that went viral.
Some Afternoon Golf
A quick Day in the Life Vlog of Dewayne Carter a rising Junior on the Football Team
