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That’s a little misleading. Duke’s campus is completely contiguous, and you’re aware at all times that you’re on campus. The reason it appears to have two campuses is that the area between West and East campus (Central campus) mainly consists of housing, the gardens, and things like the Nasher art museum and the Freeman center for Jewish life rather than academic buildings. I think it also seems a little more separated than it is because West and East are laid out on quads, whereas Central sort of sprawls every which way. This is very different from, say, Hopkins, where the hospital and medical school are on a completely separate campus across town. That said, it is true that Duke has a separate distinct campus (the marine lab in Beaufort).</p>
<p>I don’t know why the buses freak people out so much. Walking to East to West is easily doable in about 15-20 minutes. People jog it all the time.</p>