Leah Gardner

Elon University has grown considerably, especially since a fire in 1923 charred most of their campus buildings. The campus is home for just under 5,000 students nine months out of the year. Around 60% of those students choose to live on campus all four years. Maynard residence hall is just one of over a dozen options student have to choose from, but its unique and special nonetheless.

Maynard is a part of Story Center in the North Residence Area. The co-ed dorm houses 115 students, including three Greek suites. Maynard was named for Grace and Reid Maynard, an Elon Trustee and Chairman of the Board at Tower Hosier Mills in Burlington. The dorm was constructed in 1980, and over the years has been home to over THIS MANY students.

Within the next ten years, Maynard and the rest of the dorms in North Area will be cleared to make room for newer dorms taking their place. Senior, Leah Gardner is sad to see them go since they house the majority of her memories from her freshman year on campus. While she realizes change and growth are good for the university, shes afraid one day shell come back to visit and wont be able to recognize her own alma mater.

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