Where should you go when you have to…well, go?
Five years ago, former Azusa Pacific students ranked every bathroom on campus. Now, I’m doing the same thing. Things change over time, and these bathrooms definitely have.
I’ll be ranking every bathroom on both East and West Campus I could find. My rankings are based off of cleanliness, supply of materials and accessibility.
Not included on this list are housing bathrooms. I also did not look in the ladies’ room, since I am a male. There are only so many uncomfortable positions I’m willing to put myself in.
Without further ado, I’ll do my duty (all puns intended) and rank the bathrooms.
- The Gym
It shouldn’t come as a surprise as to why this is the worst bathroom on campus. The smell of sweat is everywhere. The floor is wet, the air is muggy and there’s hardly any toilet paper. If you’re at the gym, unless you really have to go, I’d hold it.
- The Baseball Field
Being one of the only bathrooms that is open to the public, this shouldn’t be a surprise. This bathroom is bright on the inside with lots of lights. It’s also messy on the inside with loose paper towels and puddles everywhere.
- Warren Music Center
This one stall bathroom has three urinals. All of the walls, urinals and sinks are covered in what I hope is dirt/mud. It definitely is very brown. It’s gross, but everything functions better than some other bathrooms, like the automatic flushing. I wouldn’t recommend this one at all.
- LAPC/Turner Campus Center
You know that little hole in the corner that connects the two buildings? It has bathrooms that look like you could hide a stowaway in it. Each one stall bathroom is littered with toilet paper and puddles are everywhere. Only go there if you really, really have to.
- Darling Library
A small place with two stalls, this bathroom is pretty messy. The walls look scratched and the urinals are slightly brown. I wouldn’t recommend this one since there’s another bathroom in the same building.
- The Cougar Den
This single stall bathroom is one of few that contain a baby changing center. That’s about the only reason you should go to this bathroom. The rest of the bathroom is a cold, overly bright and wet room. Use it if you’re waiting for your food. If not, go somewhere else.
- The Dining Hall
Another fun place to eat, this bathroom looks bland. This is probably because hardly anyone uses it. There’s nothing amazing about the bathroom here, but nothing terrible about it either. Thus, this place is right in the middle of the pack.
- Marshburn Library
You’d think a library would have a nice book smell. However, this bathroom smells like oatmeal. I’m not kidding. Everything is clean, but the entire room smells like someone spilled oatmeal everywhere. At least it’s better than other smells it could have.
- Duke (1st Floor)
This restroom is the weaker of the two Duke restrooms. It smells like someone tried to put a bath bomb in the toilets, and that’s about the only positive. The rest of it is exactly what you’d expect from a men’s restroom: a mess.
- Heritage
This place smelled like bleach and chlorine all the way. Everything worked well, but the sinks were wet all over. I might as well have gone to a pool for the experience I had.
- Darling Hallway
No, this is not a mistake. Located by the Mail Services Room on West Campus, this bathroom is weird. There’s a creaky door and often a lack of toilet paper. Other than that, it’s perfectly clean. This four-stall restroom is rather odd, but it’s not as flawed as the others below it on the list.
- Rose Garden
I imagine this is an older bathroom, considering the location. However, it’s not outdated in the slightest. Everything works fine, minus the flushing. There’s also a weird wooden box there that serves no real purpose. It’s a classic restroom smack dab in the middle of this list.
- Wilden Hall
This bathroom had quite the quirks to it, with water all over the counters. However, the stalls were exceptionally clean, which earned it its spot on the list. Who would’ve thought the business building was a good place to do your business?
- UTCC
Every time you need to use the bathroom in chapel, this is one of the hot spots. The stalls are cleaner than most, and there’s always a good supply of toilet paper and paper towels.
- Wynn
This bathroom isn’t nearly as bad as some of the others on this list. It’s not as good, either. There’s nothing on the floor to make it messy or anything on the walls to make it shine. It’s a decent bathroom, and that’s that. Wynn did not win.
- Felix Event Center
Another chapel go-to when you have to go, this bathroom has several more stalls. Nothing is broken, everything is relatively clean and it can fit more people.
- Ronald Center
While there’s only one stall and two urinals, this is without a doubt the cleanest bathroom on campus. It’s the ideal bathroom for a home or even a small classroom. It might have captured the top ranking if it had more stalls.
- Building 1
The defending champion. Formerly #1 on the original list, this bathroom struggles in the sense that everything that should be white is a very light brown now. There also was a strong lack of toilet paper at that time. Despite the name, Building 1 is not number one.
- Duke (2nd Floor)
This bathroom, unlike its partner on the floor below, is super clean. Once again, the bathroom smells nice, too. Everything is fully functional, from the sinks to the flushing. However, there were quite a handful of paper towels scattered across the floor and sinks
- Mary Hill
After being renovated last year, this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. It’s one of the biggest, cleanest and highest functioning bathrooms. The four stalls and two urinals allow lots of people. The automatic flushing, hand dryers and sinks are incredibly convenient. If you need to do your thing, do it here.
- Segerstrom
This bathroom has it all. Automatic flushing and sinks, a baby changing station, and clean stalls! Yes, there are a few paper towels here and there. Put those in the trash, though, and you have a top tier toilet town.