I was appalled to hear that Duke’s administration has decided to decommission Epworth as a dorm. Ever since I matriculated I have heard cries that we need to improve community bonds at Duke. Epworth has served as a center of community bonding for well over 100 years. Indeed, it was the very center of life on campus for many years.
True, it is small for a dorm, yet the small numbers of occupants has time and again led to a sense of dorm unity that would be impossible in any other building. I call upon all concerned individuals to visit http://www.petitiononline.com/epworth/petition.html in order to let your voice be heard in the outcry to preserve Epworth’s place as a dorm.
Peter McCary
Trinity ’07
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