As the only all-girls dormitory on campus, Joan C. Miller Hall has become a tradition for incoming freshman women. 

Although there are higher quality dorms, women still choose to live in Miller for the unique experience. 

Though Miller will probably still be standing for a few more years, when it is inevitably torn down bricks should be sold like Res Life is doing for Kirby Smith.

While being torn down, bricks from Kirby Smith are being sold for $100 apiece with the profits going toward the LSU Student Emergency Support Fund. 

If Miller were to do the same, the profits could be used to fund a renovation of the parking lot in front of the dorm. 

Miller has been around for 54 years, since 1968, and can accommodate over 500 residents.

Though Miller may show its years, the halls are worn with memories for past and current residents. 

Ella Davis is an elementary education freshman living in Miller.

“Miller has kind of a bad reputation of being old and having some issues, but overall I really enjoy living in the same building as most of my friends,” said Davis. “I love that every time I go in or out that I always run into friends and can catch up with them.”

Some students talk down on Miller because of its age, but most of its residents know the true magic inside of the “Miller Mansion.”

“I would definitely buy a brick,” Davis said. “My mom and all of my aunts lived in Miller in the ’90s, and now I live there, so I think it would be pretty cool for my family to have a piece of it.”

Commemorative bricks would allow decades of Miller women to have a small piece of their former home. 

Madeline Deibel, a child and family studies freshman, is another resident of Miller Hall.

“Miller was a great way for me to meet new friends, and the location was perfect for me,” said Deibel. 

While Deibel also feels positively toward Miller, her view on the bricks differs. 

When asked if she would purchase a brick, Deibel replied, “I would not get a brick because personally I like memories over things.”

Though Deibel would not buy a brick, and some other current and past residents may not either, they can all agree that Miller Hall left a mark on their LSU experience.

As someone living in Miller currently, I know I would love to own a piece of it forever because it has been such a great addition to my college experience. 

Miller allows its residents to make friends in a much more comfortable environment. Living here, you know that all of the residents have your back. 

By selling commemorative bricks, Miller could not only stay a part of its past residents’ lives but also raise money to renovate the parking lot near the dorm or help the university in other ways.

Kate Beske is a 19-year-old journalism freshman from Destrehan, La.