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From Left to Right: 1)Your Room! 2)Hall Council! 3)Summer BBQ! 4)Flash from the past!

Opened in September, 1917 and completed in December, 1917, Russell Sage Hall was erected with funds from the largest gift to date to Lawrence, $100,000 given by philanthropist, Margaret Olivia Sage (Mrs. Russell Sage), as a memorial to her husband, and by an additional $20,000 donated by other persons. Mrs. Sage's intention to donate funds for a women's dormitory came three months after certain people at Lawrence were duped by "Kerosene Alice" who falsely promised a donation after being treated to campus dinners and train fare, according to Marguerite Schumann '44, author of Creation of a Campus.

The new fireproof dormitory originally housed 150 women in five stories and included an electric elevator, the only passenger elevator on campus at the time. In addition to its Mount Vernon-like style, Sage offered elaborate parlors, an infirmary, fifty single rooms, and fifty double rooms.

Today, Sage is a co-ed dormitory with 145 students of all levels. One of its attractions is the various room configurations it offers: singles, doubles, quads, and suites.

Student Staff

The fabulous Sage RLAs work hard to create a positive and vibrant community where our students can establish great friendships and feel at home.

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Professional Staff

Each residence hall is staffed with a Residence Hall Director whose responsibility is to oversee the operation of the hall and all programs connected with a specific hall.

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Hall Council!

Hall Council is a representative group of students, with elected officers open to all residents of a community.  They strive to support the mission of residence life, take action to improve the quality of life and foster community ownership and pride.  Hall Council hears the concerns of residents and works to address those concerns by utilizing community resources to plan activities and purchase items, promote community respect and accountability, and establish clear and consistent communication among appropriate members of the Lawrence community.  As a result Hall Council empowers residents to stay informed about and invested in the development of their community and serves as a leadership opportunity for students.

In past years we have made Hall T-shirts, eaten gallons of ice cream at Baskin Robbins or Coldstone Lock-Ins, kept nourished with Finals Food, releived stress by Lazer Tag, practiced our coordination with All-Hall Bowling, purchased DVDs for the Hall, played fifty hours of TRIVA straight and much, much more! To get involved, please contact you current Residence Hall Director or Residence Life Advisor!