Durham

From the unofficial Duke TIP Wiki

darletole Durham, a city with one of the highest murder rates in the country, is home to Duke's Summer Studies campuses (East and West). (However, it should be noted that Memphis, a city from which TiP draws heavily (EDIT: I only know 3 TiPsters(All terms) in 2008 that lived in memphis)), has a much higher murder rate than Durham, as the murder rate of Memphis is second in the nation only to that of Detroit.) Fourth-years are permitted to travel to Ninth Street in sufficiently large groups (this is known as Fourth-Year Privileges). In addition, Durham is home of the Durham Bulls, a minor-league baseball team. Bulls games are a regular event for TIPsters at East and West campus (sometimes coming together to the same game, as in 2003, Term II). The most notable Bulls player for East Term II 2004 TIPsters is Matt Diaz. TIPsters yelled at Diaz (asking for balls or recognition) and mocked him. In 2005 he was traded to another team.

It should also be noted that one of the largest buildings in downtown Durham is the country prison.

Although, it should also be noted that what TiPsters are exposed to of Durham is not always the best parts of Durham. While many parts of Durham are extremely sketchy (especially downtown Durham), many other parts are quite nice. Locals know that there are two parts of Durham: the Durham you may hear about in the news with murders and gangs, and the safer areas of Durham. The most common area that TiPsters will notice is the path to the mall. Alot of low income housing and the like are located on your 5 minutes walk to the mall.(East Campus)