Explain why a Duke students wore viking helmets on Sunday

If caught in a moment of Duke over Princeton at the end of the season-opening 97-60 victory, on Sunday, you can probably wondered why the Blue Devils student section of the entire game of plastic viking helmets donned.

On the surface it might have been more like clever jab opposing player. [1] [2] in reality it was surrounded by tribute to a friend who recently passed away.

Senior Drew Everson Pereira da Silva, a passionate Duke Basketball fan and it lays down flights of stairs in the autumn of injuries incurred by mistake on the campus died last month Cameron Crazies row displayed. Honor the memory of his native Tampa other students decided to use the viking helmets, Sunday's season opener in the same way as the Everson Pereira da Silva had almost every Duke basketball game.

21-year-old political science major who was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi veljeys and Duke's debate team, Everson Pereira da Silva had a wide range of interests but support the Blue Devils member among the biggest passions was his.

His roommate Pat Rutter, told the Duke Chronicle Everson Pereira da Silva remained only two men Basketball home games with his three-plus undergrad years. Friend and other students Lauren Haigler said Everson Pereira da Silva's memorial service is last month, that one of his fondest memories of him, together with the Nordic fountain, Indianapolis last April, after the Blue Devils defeated Butler national title game.

Everson Pereira da Silva certainly enjoyed Sunday's game--as well as design thoughtful gesture with effect from the date of his peers for his Blue Devils in the superior performance.

Defending national champion at the beginning of the Duke won some Jitters and validated its no. 1 ranking, there on a tryout basis hakkaaminen Ivy League favorite Princeton big games, Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler and Kyrie Irving behind.

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