■Two intrepid reporters traverse
the campus in search of the
choicest commode
By Suzanne O’Kelley and Mason West
Oregon Daily Emerald
People, let’s face it. When nature is
calling, you pick up the phone, but that
doesn’t mean the call must be collect.
In other words, why pay the price of
just an average restroom? Unfortunate
ly, the common student in a tight
squeeze doesn’t have the time to be
picky about his or her washroom.To
solve this problem, we embarked
across campus on a scientific mission
to find a clean latrine. Our advanced
criteria for judging the common water
closet were:
• overall cleanliness
• stall quality and quantity
• condition of supplies
• availability of paper towels or air
dryers
• quality of mirrors
• safety
• style of urinal (for men)
As part of our survey, we dropped by
12 bathrooms for men and women in
various buildings on campus. It should
be noted that this is a very small sam
ple of campus commodes. So, to com
pensate, we strove to examine the most
Turn to Bathrooms, page 4B