New Sensation: 'Duking' Sweeps Campus

The pose that started the phenomenon.

WINONA LAKE, IN - It all started in the early 2000’s with a phenomenon called ‘parkour’; this was essentially street gymnastics. Then several years later, those not athletic enough for parkour started a new trend to make themselves feel cool: ‘planking’. Planking evolved into ‘Batmanning’, which turned into ‘gargoyling’, which eventually turned into ‘tebowing’. Today there are a host of different ways for un-athletic people to stand on various landmarks and buildings.

Just when you thought the list couldn’t get any longer, and this concept couldn’t evolve any higher, it did. Grace College students have started a new trend: ‘Duking’. This trend is named after star basketball player Duke Johnson. When Grace plays for the MCC men’s basketball title tonight expect to see many students ‘Duking’ whenever duke does his signature move (which is scoring points in any way).

What exactly is duking? Just take a look at the picture and see for yourself. Even Obama has heard about ‘Duke-sanity’ and can be seen duking with the prime minister of Russia in the picture below.

President Obama 'Duking' with while Prime Minister Putin is 'Putining'.