Revised Tailgate guidelines for Saturday

Homecoming weekend is upon us. The football game against North Carolina Central University begins at 7 p.m. this Saturday in Wallace Wade Stadium. Make sure you catch this very rare opportunity to see two Bull City teams battle it out on the gridiron.  

I want to thank those students who did an exceptional job following the new guidelines at the first Tailgate. I was most impressed by the unified cleaning effort that included members from almost every group. Keep up the good work.  

A detailed summary of changes for Tailgate can be found at http://dsg.duke.edu. The following changes are in effect for this Tailgate:  

Tailgate will run from 3:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the first lot of the Blue Zone. Cars and grills must enter between 2:45 and 3:15 p.m. (when students begin to enter.)   

Registration is on the Duke Student Government Web site from now until Thursday at 2 p.m. Each group will be assigned a 5-minute registration window in the tailgate lottery occurring Thursday night from 7:15 p.m. to 10 p.m.  

Tailgating groups must now have 3 to 5 designated “go-to” people for game day to help notify groups of Tailgate guideline violations.   

Extra cups and recycling bins will be pre-distributed to Tailgate spots to make guidelines easier to follow.  

Per administrative request, standing and sitting on top of cars is no longer permitted. This rule is in some ways a disappointing departure from tradition, but this is better than a serious injury, making it a necessity.