Marist College Is Criticized for Agreeing to Play Duke U. Despite Controversial ‘Bathroom’ Bill

In November, the men’s basketball team at Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., will face off against Duke University in a nonconference matchup as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff. It’s a rare opportunity for the private institution to play on national television in Durham’s famous Cameron Indoor Stadium, against a star opponent. But the college’s decision to participate in the game — replacing the University at Albany, which withdrew in response to North Carolina’s controversial law that requires people to use the bathroom that corresponds with the sex designated on their birth certificates — has caused a stir.