<p>So being a prefrosh, the times that classes in my bookbag start and end seem weird to me. Maybe it's just the classes I put in my bookbag, but are there no classes that start one right after the other? Of all the ones I'm looking at, all have at least 30 min intervals between them. I wanted to try to take classes right after one another and finish my day early.
Is there some standard schedule of the various time intervals of classes (when they start and end)? Like "Batch 1 of classes: 8:30 am-9:45pm"? I hope this makes sense.</p>
<p>Pretty much that's how it works...there are set times for MWF classes, and ThTh classes. This really only varies if you have a long seminar, lab, or a WF/MW class (in that case classes usually start a little earlier or end a little later than the standard block). Sometimes you'll find you need those 30 minute intervals...so it's really not a bad thing.</p>
<p>When people refer to taking their classes "one right after another," they always, always include those 30 minute intervals. Keep in mind the Duke campus - you may have 1 class on East, 1 on West, and 1 on Science Drive. If you have an E-W transfer, you're going to need that time just to commute - the bus takes about 10 minutes, one class may let out late, there's usually a crowd waiting for a bus and you may have to wait for the next one, you usually want to get to your next class a little early, etc. I had 30 minutes to do a West-East transfer this past semester, and it gave me just enough time to grab a quick lunch to-go, get on a bus, and make it to class with 5 minutes to spare.</p>
<p>Yea, you will never have any classes literally right after another. I don't think ACES allows you to do it actually. Believe me, the 30 min breaks are nice when you need to grab a bite to eat, travel across campus, or just get a break from a class that is really intense. The intervals are also good times to have a quick chat with a friend you run into or just finish up some hw you forgot to do.</p>
<p>Also, students get free copies of the NYTimes and USA Today, so I like to carry one (NYtimes) around with me and read if I have a chance.</p>
<p>whoa wait what? am i retarded!?!?! where/how do we get that? shows how much i get out...</p>
<p>haha - there are little machines (there was definitely one in the MP, I think the West one is in the BC) where there are newspapers inside and you have to swipe your DukeCard to open the door and get one -- it doesn't cost anything, though. The DukeCard is just for ID so it knows you're a Duke student. It was in the MP just to the left of the door as you're walking out.</p>
<p>dear GOD where has that been all of my life. i love the USA today because it's like, fake news for those of us that really just don't like to think about that kind of stuff. yessss.</p>
<p>Ahhh that's the best news I've heard all day. I was worried that I'd be broke after buying a newspaper every day and I'd have to go without next year. But free New York Times!! I love Duke.</p>
<p>Yeah, the one on West is in the BC near the ATMs.</p>
<p>Isn't FLEX and your dining money on your Dukecard also?</p>
<p>yeah it is... he is saying its just for ID in the context that you are swiping it just to prove you are a Duke student (in this case) and that you aren't charged anything for the paper.</p>
<p>yeah-- on west they're everywhere!
there's a machine in the BC and one by alpine bagels. however there are also racks in pretty much all the quads + mcclendon tower (aka the beanery level) with free NY Times and USA Todays every weekday. the one on the east campus marketplace tends to run out during breakfast, but there's enough free papers on west, that it was never really a problem for me to grab one when i wanted.</p>
<p>(but yeah- your life is honestly on your duke card.)</p>