Bonus Episode – The 12 Days of DUML

by lcampbe@duke.edu|Published December 21, 2023

The Duke University Marine Lab hosts a holiday party in early December, and students are encouraged to think about performing a skit, or song, or dance. Mostly, they don’t. Classes are still in session, exams are coming up, they are contemplating moving back to main campus after a semester at the lab. It’s a busy time. But in 2023 the undergraduates took up the challenge. Let by Sage Hirschfeld and Nicole Masarova, and assisted by Lara Breithaupt and Emme Ayers, the students wrote and performed “The 12 days of DUML.” Check out the videos of the live performance (of the song and a line dance) below. We liked the song so much, we got Sage and Nicole to perform and record it separately as well. Enjoy!

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