It Was All a Dream … My Dream Student Union

Our Smith-Brown Memorial Union has come a long way over the years. We got the much needed upgrade of the bowling alley, we’re possibly getting new restaurants, and it’s overall a great environment for students. So, what more could we have? Here’s what my dream student union would have.
For starters, the outside can get some remodeling. It doesn’t look bad now, but we can make it look a little more modern. Also, we should get some nicer letters on the outside of the Union, and a big, electronic sign that shows all of the up and coming events around campus. We should also have three floors.
There would be a way bigger selection of food choices. The whole first floor would be just restaurants. There would be Indian food, Mexican food, Chinese food, Japanese food, African food, and food for the many other cultures represented on campus. There would be fast food, breakfast food, and even a few nice restaurants. It would be the biggest and best food court, even better than then mall.
Aside from food, there would be so much more. The second floor would be just as big as the first floor. It would have our historic barber shop, of course, along with a beauty salon that specializes in natural hair. We would have the best nail salon on this side of town. There would be a beauty supply store because it’s an HBCU, who doesn’t need hair products? There would be booths for students with businesses to sell their merchandise on Pretty Wednesdays. There would be ATMs that take all cards without the extra fee. The ballroom would also be upstairs too, and about twice as big as it is now.
The third floor would be the best floor. The third floor would definitely have Lacumba’s playpen and the bowling alley that we have downstairs right now. The playpen would have the pool tables of course, but it would also have a whole arcade. The bowling alley can get moved up there too. There would be a huge room dedicated to holding Pretty Wednesday, so even if it rains, people can still come out and have a good time.
We should definitely keep Lake Kernan, but we should add more chairs and benches around the lake. This way, more students can sit and eat, or hang out with a lake-front view.
Lastly, there would be a huge parking lot. Students would be able to park here at all times of the day without getting tickets, or boots. All of the parking, at least the legal parking for students, is entirely too far from the Union. In those parking lots, and all around the building, there would be recycle bins and more trash cans so we can keep our new, beautiful union clean.