Abuse of Powell bathrooms

The bathrooms on the third floor of Powell Campus Center were found misused over the weekend of April 10 by two part-time cleaning staff. It took the two full-time cleaning staff, Marcy and Pam, until Tuesday to reverse the damage.

“There was a pyramid of beer cans sitting in the toilet,” said Marcy, the day-shift cleaning lady of the Powell Campus Center. Obscene graffiti and water-soaked toilet paper were also found on the wall of the men’s bathroom. “I don’t want to be a complainer,” said Pam, the night-shift cleaning lady, “I do love the kids. It is just frustrating to have to deal with such immature behavior of some young adults.”

When asked of what possible actions the school may take, Dan Napolitano, the director of Student Activities said, “if disrespect for public spaces continues, students could suffer consequences such as more oversight and less services."

“Some even suggested locking bathroom facilities during late night events – with only two bathrooms available in Powell instead of six. Nobody wants that so hopefully students will reconsider such actions,” Dan continued.

According to Patricia Debertolis, the assistant dean for New Student Programs, public safety is informed of the incident and students are encouraged to come forward with information.

“We hope the students would respect themselves and the school,” said Pam, “when students destruct the building, they destruct their own reputation too.”