Drake Hall
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Drake Hall is a co-ed, cube-style residence hall that has 264 residents. The majority of the rooms are standard double rooms, however there are also traditional triple rooms in the corners of each cube. Each cube is single-gendered with 16 rooms and a shared bathroom. Each Drake floor is comprised of 2 cubes interconnected by a study. Drake Hall has a mixture of upperclass and first year students. The hall is located centrally on campus just a few steps from Whitney Dining Center and Centennial Hall.
Fast facts
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1510 Badger Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
608.789.2200
608.785.8084
AED locations
- Taught from 1931-1962
- Department: Originally English, then moved to Education/Rural Education
- Before coming to teach at the La Crosse State Teacher’s College (LCSTU), Alice Drake moved around the country, educating children in rural areas of America
- Even though her passion area was English, her time in the field made her the perfect instructor of Education
- She was invited to the White House by FDR to speak at a conference on Rural Education in 1940
- Before retiring, served as the Chair/Director of the Elementary (1956) and Rural (1940) Education departments
- The now disbanded student organization known as the Drakels was named in honor of her work. The group was non-traditional students coming back to finish up education degrees
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