The Eyes Have (Had) It

It's comforting to know safety remains a top priority here. For example, there are emergency eye wash stations in case your eyes start hurting so much from looking at all the signs on campus.



Gettin' some ... access baby!

A real perk of the job here is privileged access.
You can go where others cannot.
It's like an exclusive club!

Sometimes you'll find a reminder of just how special you are -- with a sign announcing this is restricted to non-special persons ...



Cornucopia

A common symbol of Thanksgiving, the cornucopia or "horn of plenty," is a symbol of abundance, an overflowing vessel of various goodies. Coincidentally, we have our own cornucopia here, an abundance of visual treats for all to enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving!


Awww, those exceptionally gifted young minds have an office, too.

Exit strategy


Needing to get out of here? Just look up for the bright red exit sign.


Elevating our signage standards

Today's post marks our first via video. Better watch your back on the escalators!


Deck the hall

Next time you're in the area, take a left here down the hallway. You've likely strolled past it in the past. Now you can appreciate the wonderful assortment of visual pleasures, all in one small space.

view from the cooridor

Take a right and find epilespy

We have a nice Comprehensive Epilepsy Center on campus.
From the Olathe parking garage tunnel, visitors find the first of many signs to get there.



Maphazard, part 2

To the person who stole our 1993 campus map this week:
No, we will not pay any ransom to get it back.
That only encourages you to do it again, right?
And frankly we think your asking price of $5.00
was totally inappropriate for such a rare item!

Plaque Cemetery

Tucked away in a far corner of campus
is a special place where old memorials go to retire:


Maphazard

We've become so popular – 14 subscribers have joined us! An extra benefit has been the submissions coming in that are just too good not to share. Here's one, thanks to a tip this week from a reader.

Humans are visual creatures and a map can really help you find your way around such a large campus. And we take maps seriously here with a professional mat and solid wood frame. This allows our maps to serve visitors for decades.


Don't challenge the sign maker

Even if you paint a very large and easily visible indicator for the current level in the parking garage, you will still get a sign from the official sign maker. Apparently this has helped more people remember where to find their vehicles after work.

Okay, so then what does the BLACK text indicate?

Duuuuuunnn duunnh ... (Pretend this is the theme from Jaws.)



But at least you're helping advance science?


One has to wonder what kind of experiments we're doing on people ... if it means subjects have to say goodbye to all their friends and family forever and be moved to a secret location far away.


Re-sign-cling

I'm all for reusing materials and reducing waste
... and glad to see the sign makers are, too.

But this one is a s-t-r-e-t-c-h.

Email broke?

Hi! Looks like some subscribers did not receive my last 2 posts via email. Hopefully this message will get through so you can discover an extra-special student lounge on campus as well as an elevator button in case of weather emergency.

Natural disaster on a button

Back to the elevators here. One on campus has this lone black button – I'm so curious about it. It would seem instead we need one for "Tornado" but what do I know?

What does it do? Do you push it in the event of one happening?
... or to start one?


Student lounge

When I was in school, our student lounge had reclining chairs, games like ping-pong, and TVs. Guess things are different these days. Now I feel old.

In case of forgotten helmet

On some elevators around campus, there is one button that uses a graphic instead of text. Hmmm ...




Firefighters can relax if they forget their helmet on a call to KU Med.

In case of wardrobe emergency, push this button and a helmet comes out.



Student generosity

It's clear nursing students have been really kind with their class gifts. Stop by the "B" level sometime in SON and take a look in appreciation of their generosity. Considering how much debt they left school with, we should have been giving THEM a gift instead.


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