{"id":13624,"global_id":"polis.duke.edu?id=13624","global_id_lineage":["polis.duke.edu?id=13624"],"author":"61","status":"publish","date":"2023-06-13 14:54:12","date_utc":"2023-06-13 18:54:12","modified":"2023-06-23 13:30:20","modified_utc":"2023-06-23 17:30:20","url":"https:\/\/polis.duke.edu\/event\/braver-angels-debate-does-quadex-strengthen-dukes-campus-community\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/polis.duke.edu\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/13624","title":"Braver Angels Debate: Does QuadEx Strengthen Duke\u2019s Campus Community?","description":"<p>Students and faculty at <strong>Duke University<\/strong>\u00a0were invited to join a respectful conversation touching all sides of a challenging issue \u2014 specially selected by Duke students themselves: \u201cDoes QuadEx Strengthen Duke\u2019s Campus Community?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Braver Angels debates<\/strong>\u00a0are not competitive, but a collective exercise in civil discourse. Conducted in a light parliamentary format, they teach students to engage respectfully around difficult and divisive issues. Students think together, listen carefully to one another, and allow themselves to be touched and even changed by each other\u2019s ideas. Participants walk out with greater empathy, tighter community relationships, and appreciation for diversity of thought.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by<strong>\u00a0Polis: Center for Politics<\/strong>, this collegiate debate is free and brought to you with the support of a partnership of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/braverangels.org\/what-we-do\/debates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Braver Angels<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgeusa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BridgeUSA<\/strong><\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goacta.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)<\/strong><\/a>, non-profit organizations that believe in the power of free expression and respectful exchange of ideas on America\u2019s college campuses.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fl-heading\"><span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Debate Recap<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Student consensus was divided as they grappled with the question, \u201cdoes QuadEx strengthen Duke\u2019s campus community?\u201d With the slogan, \u201cit\u2019s not just where you live but how you live,\u201d QuadEx aims to increase inclusivity, community, and \u201c integrate the social, residential, and intellectual lives of undergraduates.\u201d Each quad will have its own identity, traditions, and events.<\/p>\n<p>Duke University has phased out selective housing and instead implemented a mandatory automated linking system between the first-year East Campus dorms and West Campus quads. Sophomores will no longer be able to rank their quad preference.<\/p>\n<p>This change has incited much debate, as seen during the April 19th conversation with Braver Angels. Students in the affirmative acknowledged that the rollout of QuadEx was not perfect. However, they asserted that this transition is only temporary.\u00a0<b>Brien Brennan (\u201825)<\/b>\u00a0implored the audience to \u201cfocus on the spirit\u201d of this new initiative. He argues that QuadEx will strengthen the bond between first-years and upperclassmen.\u00a0<b>Comfort Markwei (\u201826)<\/b>\u00a0adds that this program will give each class the ability to define what residential life looks like at Duke.<\/p>\n<p>However,<b>\u00a0Rohan Shreenath (\u201826)\u00a0<\/b>argues that QuadEx dorms will develop unequal levels of community, relying too heavily on the Quad Council for activities and traditions. He also worries that QuadEx is taking resources from current student groups.\u00a0<b>Ishaan Maitra (\u201824)<\/b>\u00a0agrees, arguing that QuadEx forces \u201cartificial\u201d community, \u201cwhen community already exists\u201d in clubs, sports, and various student organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the audience were also able to voice their opinions. Although\u00a0<b>Gus Gress<\/b>\u00a0believes QuadEx is an \u201cadmissions strategy\u201d and marketing ploy, he asserts it will \u201chave great effects.\u201d He argues that there is only \u201caddition\u201d and \u201cnot subtraction\u201d in terms of university initiatives to build community. Other students agree, calling any community-building programming beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>However, other students believe QuadEx will actually increase exclusivity and erode current student community and culture.\u00a0<b>Becca Rosenzweig\u00a0<\/b>states that QuadEx has broken up many friend groups made in Freshman year. She also argues that it makes students \u201cless interested in making friends outside of their dorm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the debate concluded with a less polarizing picture of QuadEx. 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