Lake Takes

THUMBS DOWN to students who curse loudly in the halls.
It’s bad enough that we have to listen to loud cell phone conversations by strangers standing next to us in line at Subway, the bookstore or cashier’s office, but lately we’ve had to listen to words in the hallway that aren’t even appropriate for satellite radio. The N-R doesn’t care if you curse. Just turn the volume down.

THUMBS UP to Albertson’s store manager, Jim Viola.
When the day-long Santa Bucks event ran out of canned food at noon last Dec. 1, Albertson’s Hunger Relief Program stepped up to the plate. Store manager Jim Viola had only been on the job two weeks when Santa Bucks volunteer Barbara Hromatka approached him in the middle of a busy business day. Albertson’s motto, “It’s your store!” fits them perfectly.

THUMBS DOWN to removing the windows from the art and ceramic studio.
Replacing windows with drywall? What were they thinking? On any given day, you could walk past the art and ceramic studio located next to the bookstore and observe the students perfecting their creations. The room was exciting to peer into, and reminded us — whether we realized it or not — that great minds work behind these college doors.

The long panes of glass have been replaced with drywall, and the exterior of the studio now resembles an entrance to some kind of dungeon or high security area. The only thing missing is a pass key pad or a retina identifier.

Bring back the glass. Let us enjoy the artists at work. Taking away the windows was like boarding up a house in hurricane season.

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