FEBRUARY
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sex
      And
      The
      ‘Sity
     
     
      Spotlight
      on
      Potties
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Since
      there
      seems
      to
      be
      a
      some
     
     
      emphasis
      on
      indoor
      outhouses
      as
      of
      late,
     
     
      I
      thought
      I
      might
      bring
      in
      a
      feminine
     
     
      perspective
      on
      this
      bathroom
      band
     
     
      wagon.
      This
      is
      of
      course
      done
      in
      the
     
     
      spirit
      of
      full
      disclosure
      and
      not
      inequality
     
     
      (i.e.
      They’re
      always
      talking
      about
      guy’s
     
     
      bathrooms
      in
      The
      Cadre
      ....girls
      go
      to
     
     
      ya
      know).
     
    

    
     
      Nope,
      this
      article
      is
      mainly
      being
     
     
      written
      for
      amusement
      purposes
      just
      so
     
     
      I
      can
      join
      the
      “Ain’t
      No
      Potty
      Like
      A
     
     
      UPEI
      Potty”
      party.
      This
      article
      may
      also
     
     
      be
      an
      homage
      to
      one
      of
      my
      favorite
     
     
      porcelain
      palaces
      on
      the
      UPEI
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      What
      set
      this
      inconspicuous
      little
     
     
      bathroom
      apart
      from
      all
      the
      others
      was
     
     
      probably
      a
      blend
      of
      its
      location,
      the
     
     
      amenities
      provided
      within
      and
      the
     
     
      priceless
      graffiti
      that
      was
      written
      on
      the
     
     
      wall
      of
      the
      back
      stall.
      I
      enjoyed
      this
     
     
      colorful
      commentary
      so
      much
      I
      copied
     
     
      it
      down
      in
      one
      of
      my
      notebooks
      in
      the
     
     
      hopes
      of
      doing
      a
      story
      when
      it
      was
     
     
      deemed
      appropriate.
      I
      guess
      I
      was
      bet
     
     
      to
      the
      potty
      punch
      by
      my
      colleagues
     
     
      Steele
      Campbell
      and
      Ryan
      Gallant.
      So
     
     
      now
      it’s
      my
      turn.
     
    

    
     
      My
      “chamber
      room
      of
      choice”
     
     
      is
      nestled
      in
      possibly
      the
      best
      location
     
     
      on
      campus;
      just
      past
      some
      vending
     
     
      machines,
      past
      the
      Cash
      stop
      and
      right
     
     
      before
      the
      computer
      lab
      in
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      breezeways
      of
      the
      Robertson
      Library.
     
     
      This
      bathroom
      gives
      patrons
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      purchase
      feminine
     
     
      products
      if
      desired
      and
      even
      has
      a
     
     
      chalkboard
      if
      anyone
      is
      ever
      up
      for
      a
     
     
      game
      of
      Win,
      Lose,
      or
      Draw
      after
      hand
     
     
      washing-
      or
      even
      before.
      Lineups
      can
     
     
      happen
      and
      it
      might
      as
      well
      be
      an
     
     
      enjoyable
      wait.
      I’ve
      been
      to
      bars
      where
     
    
   
   
    
     
      girls
      have
      had
      to
      wait
      to
      use
      the
      facilities,
     
     
      and
      it
      was
      never
      a
      pretty
      sight.
      I
      daresay
     
     
      men
      wouldn’t
      be
      attracted
      to
      us
     
     
      anymore
      if
      they
      had
      to
      witness
     
     
      spectacles
      like
      that.
      But
      I
      digress.
     
    

    
     
      The
      piéce
      du
      resistance,
     
     
      however,
      lay
      in
      the
      back
      stall
      of
      that
     
     
      back
      bathroom
      right
      before
      the
     
     
      computer
      lab.
      In
      that
      stall,
      (before
      it
      was
     
     
      painted
      over)
      you
      could
      find
      some
      of
     
     
      the
      most
      articulate
      philosophical
     
     
      discussion
      complimented
      by
     
     
      commentary
      that
      might
      make
      a
      sailor
     
     
      blush.
      There
      was
      even
      helpful
      advice
     
     
      as
      to
      which
      toilet
      paper
      roll
      was
      easiest
     
     
      to
      operate
      and
      kind
      thanks
      for
      sharing
     
     
      the
      learned
      wiper’s
      wisdom.
     
    

    
     
      Collaborative
      philosophical
     
     
      conversations
      ranged
      from
      love
      to
      God
     
     
      on
      the
      right
      wall
      whereas
      the
      more
      low-
     
     
      brow
      sayings
      stuck
      to
      themselves
      on
     
     
      the
      left.
      A
      few
      examples
      of
      the
      pearls
     
     
      of
      wisdom
      include:
      “Hooray
      for
     
     
      bathroom
      walls:
      the
      sanctions
      of
      free
     
     
      speech.”
      “Love
      doesn’t
      make
      the
      world
     
     
      go
      around
      ...but
      it
      makes
      the
      ride
     
     
      worthwhile.”
      “Love
      doesn’t
      exist.
     
     
      There
      is
      no
      truth
      in
      love:
      only
      lies.”
     
     
      “Love
      is
      a
      delusion
      that
      people
      create
     
     
      to
      make
      life
      worth
      living.
      Is
      this
      a
      bad
     
     
      thing?”
      My
      favorite
      though,
      written
      in
     
     
      graphite
      was
      “Who
      brings
      a
      pencil
      into
     
     
      the
      bathroom
      anyway?”
     
    

    
     
      Such
      philosophical
      rants
      would
     
     
      make
      any
      girl
      want
      to
      skip
      to
      the
      loo
      to
     
     
      see
      what
      they
      could
      find
      next.
     
    

    
     
      I’d
      like
      to
      be
      clear
      though:
      I
      do
     
     
      not
      support
      vandalism;
      I
      just
      figure
      if
     
     
      it’s
      there
      we
      should
      enjoy
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Until
      next
      time,
      keep
      your
      clothes
     
     
      on
      and
      your
      nose
      clean...
      or
      not.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      2
      Island:
      A
      Newfie’s
      Perspective....On
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Julie
      Bull
     
     
      Reporter
     
    

    
     
      Ina
      world
      overrun
      with
      disease
     
     
      and
      bacteria,
      it
      seems
      a
      little
      difficult
      to
     
     
      avoid
      the
      inevitable
      -
      there
      are
      germs
     
     
      everywhere
      and
      no
      precaution
      can
     
     
      entirely
      protect
      us.
      There
      are
      times
     
     
      however,
      when
      the
      level
      of
      cleanliness
     
     
      in
      an
      area
      is
      absolutely
      disturbing.
     
    

    
     
      It
      has
      been
      brought
      to
      my
     
     
      attention
      by
      several
      students
      that
      there
     
     
      are
      real
      concerns
      about
      the
      level
      of
     
     
      cleanliness
      at
      the
      University.
      At
      first
      I
     
     
      took
      it
      with
      a
      grain
      of
      salt,
      after
      all...
     
     
      where
      I
      come
      from
      the
      3
      second
      rule
      is
     
     
      more
      like
      the
      3
      minute
      rule.
      I
      do
      have
     
     
      to
      say
      though,
      that
      for
      the
      amount
      of
     
     
      people
      I
      see
      cleaning
      this
      university,
     
     
      there
      are
      some
      buildings
      and
      some
     
     
      rooms
      in
      particular,
      that
      could
      really
      use
     
     
      a
      little
      more
      TLC.
     
    

    
     
      Right
      now
      I
      am
      sitting
      at
      home,
     
     
      listening
      to
      music
      and
      typing
      on
      my
      own
     
     
      computer;
      I
      have
      not
      always
      been
      so
     
     
      lucky
      and
      was
      forced
      to
      spend
      hours
     
     
      at
      a
      time
      in
      one
      of
      the
      many
      “not-so-
     
     
      clean”
      computer
      labs
      on
      campus.
      Many
     
     
      other
      students
      still
      face
      this
      unpleasant
     
     
      reality.
      Having
      to
      use
      a
      computer
      is
     
     
      inevitable
      at
      university,
      but
      the
     
     
      environment
      in
      which
      they
      exist
      on
      our
     
     
      campus
      is
      less
      than
      ideal.
     
    

    
     
      It
      seems
      as
      though
      there
      are
     
     
      some
      rooms
      that
      are
      simply
      ignored
      by
     
     
      those
      who
      are
      supposed
      to
      clean
      them,
     
     
      while
      there
      are
      other
      rooms
      where
      you
     
     
      could
      eat
      off
      'the
      floor.
      Generally,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cleanliness!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      though,
      this
      is
      not
      the
      case.
      Christine
     
     
      Smith,a4
      year
      psychology
      student
     
     
      voiced
      her
      concern,
      saying,
      “I
      am
     
     
      concerned
      about
      catching
      the
      plague
      in
     
     
      the
      computer
      labs
      at
      the
      library.
      In
     
     
      general,
      the
      level
      of
      cleanliness
      in
      the
     
     
      classrooms
      and
      public
      areas
      is
      so
      low
     
     
      that
      it
      is
      virtually
      nonexistent
      which
     
     
      makes
      me
      afraid
      to
      ask
      how
      often
      the
     
     
      bathrooms
      are
      sanitized.
      This
      university
     
     
      has
      no
      respect
      for
      it’s
      students
      or
      is
     
     
      reputation
      evidenced
      by
      the
      fact
      that
     
     
      we
      are
      allowed
      to
      work
      in
      squalor.
     
     
      When
      I
      am
      here
      at
      the
      school
      I
      make
      a
     
     
      concerted
      effort
      never
      to
      touch
      my
     
     
      mouth
      or
      face
      and
      I
      suggest
      that
      any
     
     
      student
      do
      the
      same.”
     
    

    
     
      Many
      other
      people
      have
     
     
      voiced
      similar
      concerns,
      and
      have
      also
     
     
      suggested
      that
      enough
      money
      is
      being
     
     
      spent
      by
      the
      students
      and
      that
      money
     
     
      should
      be
      used
      in
      part
      to
      keep
      the
     
     
      university
      environment
      a
      clean
      one.
     
    

    
     
      No
      disrespect
      is
      meant
      to
      all
     
     
      those
      who
      do
      work
      incredibly
      hard
      to
     
     
      keep
      their
      respective
      buildings
      clean;
     
     
      the
      issue
      here
      is
      not
      with
      individuals
      on
     
     
      the
      cleaning
      staff.
      I
      just
      wanted
      to
      bring
     
     
      this
      to
      the
      table
      and
      see
      if
      there
      are
      any
     
     
      others
      who
      have
      the
      same
      or
      similar
     
     
      concerns
      with
      the
      level
      of
      cleanliness
      at
     
     
      UPEL
     
    

    
     
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