2008 Woodie Awards
Choices of colonic proportions
The best and the worst of bathrooms in CAMP, the Science Center, and the ERC.
Matthew Lee
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: Opinion
When it comes to the bathroom choices on campus the average defecator has a myriad of options. The busy student, due to location and time constraints, may have to sacrifice quality, privacy, and/or cleanliness in exchange for convience when making their quick choice.
This quick choice can easily set the mood of the rest day, wether it be a good, or, more likely, a bad experience.
However, do not despair; each building has hidden rooms of relief, along with nearby harbors of grime. I will critique each one based on four factors: traffic, location, privacy, and cleanliness.
So, follow me as I tour the lengthy list of lavatories this institution has so readily given us to rest our rumps.
As I tour, I will critique only three buildings: Science Center, ERC, and CAMP. For sake of brevity, I will critique both the best and worst bathrooms from each building.
Starting with CAMP, I will take a look at the bathroom near lecture halls 175-177. Now, as you walk through the door first impressions are everything. These bathrooms are usually pretty chilly and lack privacy due to high traffic and small closely spaced stalls. Also, you would be crazy to not inspect the seat before sitting as you may encounter some presents left behind by someone of lower hygienic caliber.
We must not forget the bright florescent lighting that magnifies any imperfections one might have as they look into the giant wall to wall mirrors. For these reasons this bathroom is arguably the worst in CAMP.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you go to the second floor of CAMP (not Rowley) and walk down to the area where most professors have their offices, you will find an out of the way bathroom that while small has more privacy. The reason this bathroom has so much more privacy is because it is small, only fitting two or three people, and has much lower traffic, not to mention the fact that the stalls are a little larger and only have one neighbor. This bathroom makes up in low traffic, high privacy, and cleanliness what it lacks in location.
This quick choice can easily set the mood of the rest day, wether it be a good, or, more likely, a bad experience.
However, do not despair; each building has hidden rooms of relief, along with nearby harbors of grime. I will critique each one based on four factors: traffic, location, privacy, and cleanliness.
So, follow me as I tour the lengthy list of lavatories this institution has so readily given us to rest our rumps.
As I tour, I will critique only three buildings: Science Center, ERC, and CAMP. For sake of brevity, I will critique both the best and worst bathrooms from each building.
Starting with CAMP, I will take a look at the bathroom near lecture halls 175-177. Now, as you walk through the door first impressions are everything. These bathrooms are usually pretty chilly and lack privacy due to high traffic and small closely spaced stalls. Also, you would be crazy to not inspect the seat before sitting as you may encounter some presents left behind by someone of lower hygienic caliber.
We must not forget the bright florescent lighting that magnifies any imperfections one might have as they look into the giant wall to wall mirrors. For these reasons this bathroom is arguably the worst in CAMP.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you go to the second floor of CAMP (not Rowley) and walk down to the area where most professors have their offices, you will find an out of the way bathroom that while small has more privacy. The reason this bathroom has so much more privacy is because it is small, only fitting two or three people, and has much lower traffic, not to mention the fact that the stalls are a little larger and only have one neighbor. This bathroom makes up in low traffic, high privacy, and cleanliness what it lacks in location.
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