Welcome to Episode 001 (This Engineering Life’s first ever podcast), where we look into what it takes to be a Cameron Crazie and a Duke Engineer. Can you do both? What does it mean do be a line monitor… or a mascot? What if you’ve never been to a basketball game in your life?

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Episode Contributors

This weeks episode of This Engineering Life featured Cameron Crazies from all over Pratt:


Connor Passe – Duke Basketball Fan

Connor is a Junior mechanical engineer who’s main reason for coming to Duke was Basketball. He explains why its so important to him to never miss a game.


Taylor Huie – Not originally a Duke Basketball Fan

Taylor is a Junior biomedical engineering student who shared her experiences as a duke student who didn’t come for the basketball, in fact she came to study Opera!


Clark Bulleit – Duke Football Player

Clark Bulleit graduated from Duke in 2019 as a Biomedical Engineer as well as a walk-on O-Lineman on the Duke Football team. He speaks on the experiences a full time college athlete with Duke Basketball!


Kevin Gehsmann – Duke Football Player

Kevin Gehsmann graduated from Duke in 2019 as a Mechanical Engineer and a walk-on Linebacker for the Duke Football team. He too speaks on the experiences a full time college athlete with Duke Basketball!


Brandon Hill – Duke Football Player

Brandon Hill is a Junior Mechanical Engineer who is also a Linebacker for the Duke Football team. He also speaks on the experiences a full time college athlete with Duke Basketball!


Blue Devil Mascot

A secret Pratt Blue Devil shares his experiences as both a Duke Undergraduate Engineer, and one of the Blue Devil Mascots.


Christine Ford – Line Monitor

Christine Ford is a Senior Mechanical Engineer who shared her experiences with balancing her life as an engineer with her duties as a Line Monitor.


Linden Ebeling – Line Monitor

Linden Ebeling is a Senior Biomedical Engineer who also shares her experiences with balancing her life as an engineer with her duties as a Line Monitor.


Onome Akinbode-James – Duke Women’s Basketball Player

Onome Akinbode-James a Sophomore considering ECE/CS who also happens to play on Duke’s Women’s Basketball team. She shares her unique perspective as a female basketball player in the Duke community.


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Bonus Audio Clips:

Introduction to Series with Elle Smyth:
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Intro to Basketball with Becca Norman:
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Connor & Taylor Interview – Part 1/2:
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Connor & Taylor Interview – Part 2/2:
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Interview with Blue Devil:
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Becky & Football Player Recording:
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