White Hall
A page within Residence Life
O. White Hall is a traditional, wing-style residence hall that is home to approximately 200 first year students. Wing residence halls have long hallways with student rooms on either side. The residents live in standard double rooms. All gender-identifying students live as neighbors and there are two gender-specific community bathrooms on each floor and an all-gender, single-use bathroom and shower.
White Hall is named after the professor, Orris White who created the Homecoming Lantern Tradition. The residence hall is referred to as "O. White" by students and staff in Residence Life.
Renovations were done in 2022 and 2023.
Fast facts
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1806 Farwell Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
608.789.4300
608.785.8557
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- Taught 1914-1952
- Department: English
- Orris White served in the Army during World War 1, fighting the Germans on the French front.
- After the war was over, Orris spent time in Europe teaching and traveling. Locations included Bonn, Normandy, Vosges, and the French Riviera.
- Orris White was a lover of poetry, and wrote many poems about the natural beauty of the Coulee Region (many of which can be found in Special Collections!).
- Orris White began the tradition of the Hanging/Lighting of Lantern (which used to be a Homecoming Tradition). It’s significance was for alumni, and welcomed them back to campus.
- Here is an excerpt of the poem he wrote about it : “We’ll hang the lantern in the old college tower over the south door. You won’t need to look for the key, --the door will be open!”
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