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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018 DUKECHRONICLE.COM
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DEAR OLD DUKE The Meyers
By Bre Bradham Local and National News Editor
Dear Old Duke will be a multi-part photo essay series made up of photographs from decades past pulled from The Chronicle’s files and re-created with faculty members and administrators still at the University. What’s changed in their lives and at Duke since the original photos, told in their own words, will accompany each picture. Through their stories and images, we’ll take a glimpse at the history of the University and the people who have long been a part of it. The Meyers An archaeologist couple who came to Duke in the 1970s made waves for their excavations of ancient synagogues. Carol, Mary Grace Wilson professor of religion, and Eric Meyers, Bernice and Morton Lerner emeritus professor in Judaic studies, retired together from the University in 2015 so they would have time to do things together, which included teaching in Rome last year. They both maintain offices in the religious studies
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson permanently barred Duke from suspending junior Ciaran McKenna over sexual misconduct claims, The Herald Sun reported Tuesday. McKenna sued Duke last year, alleging that the University mishandled rape allegations against him in the student conduct process. Hudson had previously issued a temporary injunction, but now converted it into a permanent injunction against the University. Emilia Beskind, one of See MCKENNA on Page 4
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the headlines all over the country read that ‘archaeologists find ancient Ark of the Covenant in the Desert of Galilee,’ which is one of the most heavily forested places in the world.” Carol Meyers: “1981 was the summer the first ‘Raiders [of the Lost Ark]’ film was released...So we didn’t know about that. We get back from the excavations, we send our kids off to summer
Senior Amy Kramer was elected as the undergraduate Young Trustee Tuesday. The young trustee election went to an instant run-off format because none of the four candidates won a majority of the vote. 30.1 percent of voters ranked Kramer first, followed by senior Chinmay Pandit with 27.7 percent. Senior Bryce Cracknell received approximately 24.8 percent of votes and senior Liz Brown received 17.4 percent. Junior Sabriyya Pate, Duke Student
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Left: April 23, 1981, by Dave Gerstenfeld | Right: Feb. 7, 2018, by Bre Bradham
departments and have been involved with Duke for almost 50 years. In 1981, they were featured in People Magazine for their work excavating the ancient Ark of the Synagogue. They were the first married couple to be tenured in the humanities and the first to hold distinguished chairs in the same department. Eric Meyers: “’Finders of the Lost Ark’— they did not understand it was the ark that held the biblical scrolls of the ancient synagogue, so
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