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The EBL Dorm -- feature article for MEDA 110

For Doreen Mariz, a freshman BS Biology student, every morning is always a race to the bathroom. Armed with her blue pail and dipper, she wills herself to get up earlier than she usually does at home. "I have to get there first so I have enough water to use", she said. The finish line is not always a pretty sight to look at, however. Who would have thought that my younger sister would experience the same dilemmas I had just to prepare for the day. "It looks like any other public bathroom", she relates, "The only difference is that they do not have doodles on the walls, you have clothes hanging like bandiritas instead." But is not all about the bandiritas that most students are concerned about. The first few lucky residents who get there in the morning are rewarded with ample amount of water and a fairly decent view of the dormitory in the morning. Scattered plastic wrappers, toilet papers, and - oh yes, sanitary napkins. Scattered artifacts and remai...