Still virtually the same...gates, trains, bad brick and all. They have dumped some money into it, but not near as much as one would think. They just replaced several (if not all) ac units (over last two summers )and as 4Q mentioned they replaced windows in the late 90s very early 2000's. Now the actual metal staircases are rusting out and they need to be replaced too...salt is a bitch on steel.
I still say it is probably the best place to live on campus, personally. Yes it isn't as nice as Hines or Jones halls with their private baths and AC but, you can't argue with the freedom that LQ provides. And just so you know, no kitchenettes because students living in LQ have a meal plan, it simply wouldn't be economically feasible to allow them to have a kitchen...then the 800 students in LQ would not want to pay for the meal plan...its all about the $$ in that case, plus the cost of fire prevention upgrades alone would be amazing. I understand and would think the same thing, why not put a kitchenette in there, but you simply can't do it for every suite. Now, putting on in the bottom of every suite is a different story and has been tossed around as an idea before...
