Lake Takes

THUMBS DOWN to Old Glory left out in the dark.
We’ve been told that the flag that flies proudly over Liberty Circle often remains on its pole all night.

While in the Cub Scouts, some N-R staffers learned all about the American flag. We were taught how to fold a flag properly and not to fly it after dark unless it is lighted.

We’d like to suggest that NLC’s American flag be properly lighted or that some kind person remove it in the evening and raise it in the morning.

THUMBS UP to improved Internet speed.
We feel compelled to follow up on a previous beef we had with agonizingly slow Internet connections on the central campus. We offer three cheers for the pencil pushers, brainiacs, or whomever is responsible for solving a potentially crippling operations problem. Internet speed seems to have improved. Bejeweled players, downloaders and, oh yeah, instructors are reportedly enjoying faster connections.

THUMBS DOWN to poorly vetted ‘craft sale’ vendors.
Intellectual property and copyright law are in place for a reason.

Imagine our surprise when we noticed several visits to North Lake this semester from vendors selling what looked to be counterfeit designer handbags and “rip-off “ perfumes.

Counterfeit goods cause losses of $250 billion annually to U.S. companies. An Alabama man was just sentenced to three years in prison selling counterfeit handbags.

College organizers probably didn’t know that the vendors they are inviting to set up shop on our campus are (allegedly) engaged in what appears to be criminal activity.

But, now they do. And, that’s a good start.

THUMBS UP to student photographers.
The high caliber of student photography on display (as of press date) in the North Lake Gallery is impressive. This exhibition is the best we’ve seen. Kudos classmates! You’ve got talent.