Lake Takes

THUMBS DOWN to the C Building's Listening Box.
Its awfully hard for a so-called “Listening Box” to hear anything when it’s sitting on the floor.

In the C Building lobby behind some chairs, the box has been unusable for months. Not that students could use it they could find it — it doesn’t have any forms to leave suggestions on anyway.

A suggestion box that nobody can find with nothing to write on? Makes you wonder if anyone is listening.

THUMBS UP to shady smokers.
Smokers of North Lake College rejoice.

The awning has returned outside of the cafeteria next to the lake. You can once more sit outside, enjoy the view and be cool.

NLC is a smoke-free campus inside, but you can puff all you like outside of the buildings.
Yep, that’s right. Some colleges ban smoking inside and outside, too.

The only thing we ask is that you are considerate of those who don’t smoke by lighting up away from the entrances.

Oh, and use an ashtray.

THUMBS DOWN to pink stop signs.
Pink is a great color if you’re a bottle of Pepto-Bismol, a flamingo or a Cadillac.

But a stop sign?

Nuh uh.

Let’s hope there’s enough money left over from the north parking lot upgrade to spring for a new red stop sign or two. The pink ones look a little out of place, much like an Armani suit would with a pair of worn- out sneakers. (Unless you’re Steve Martin.)

THUMBS UP to more parking spaces.
We’re in the pink at North Lake, and we’re not talking stop signs this time —we’re talking parking spaces.

The north lot on the MacArthur side has grown from 689 spaces to a whopping 1,016.
Together with the south parking lot additions, NLC has increased the spots from 1,628 to 2,615.

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