CRYSTAL LAKE – Whether they’re eating, studying or just hanging out, McHenry County College students seem to love the newly renovated Building B.

“I was like, ‘whoa’ my mind was blown,” 20-year-old nursing student Steven Scaliatine of Cary said, recalling the first time he walked into Building B when it opened in October. “Before it was just really boring white and blue.”

The college renovated one of its main buildings over the summer after a student survey indicated students wanted more places on campus to study, interact and relax, “especially since we do not have a formal student center, as many colleges do,” MCC spokeswoman Christina Haggerty said.