Haunting question: the bathrooms

<p>Okay, I've got to know what the bathrooms we froshes are likely to end up with are like. I am assuming we are going to have community bathrooms.</p>

<p>Now, I've heard about these community showers that have curtains as doors. The thought of this is not at all pleasant but I'm flexible and could adjust to showering within the confines of thin cloth without much paranoia. However, I'd much prefer a <em>real</em> door with a lock as oppsed to curtains - what's the arrangement like at Stanford? Do we get doors or curtains? Do people actually peek into the curtains? </p>

<p>I read an article in the Stanford Report about a couple of dorm intrusions. One involved a man walking into an unlocked dorm room but the girls were careless enough to leave their doors unlocked. Another involved a man following a girl into the bathroom - now I accept that this sort of thing can happen at any campus any time and is not necessarily common, but is there anything that can be done to prevent or minimise the chance of this happening? Obviously not walking to the bathrooms in flimsly underwear is one solution. what about late night trips to the bathroom? Are they safe?</p>

<p>I've shared bathrooms before but never with 10+ people. Heck, I've shared holes with people in the middle of forests but the thought of adjusting to community bathrooms for the next few years is not v. comforting (but like I said, I could get used to it). Could someone please paint an accurate picture of the bathrooms at Stanford?</p>

<p>I think the situation may vary by dorm at Stanford. I can offer my experience of two dorms, Lagunita and Wilbur Hall (Cedro). Both of them do have curtains instead of doors; the door to everything in the bathroom remains unlocked at all times. I suppose theoretically anyone who is inside the dorm has access to the showers. You can't really do anything for "prevention" off the top of my head. However, rest assured I've never heard any shower horror stories. You shouldn't worry about late-night bathroom trips. In the unlikely situation that you find yourself in trouble, remember you won't be walking down a creepy deserted corridor in the middle of nowhere. The dorms are pretty secure and you're surrounded by college students up at all hours of the night.</p>

<p>Yeah, Garou makes a good point. A sexual predator definitely couldn't slip away unnoticed; if you just screamed, I'm sure at all hours of the night a lot of people would hear you.</p>

<p>I've got a loud screech so that ought to help. ;)</p>

<p>Another question - do the toilets in the US include a hose to "wash off" after doing one's business? I know that in the UK and a few other countries in the Middle East hoses aren't so prevalent.</p>

<p>Yes, you have a loud screech, but do you have 70 different camera angles?</p>

<p>No, you pretty much won't find any toilets in the US like that.</p>

<p>yea, nkay, heh, i was wondering about the hose thing myself...</p>

<p>Heck when I was a freshman, we didn't even have curtains. Yikes! Just one big communal shower with spigots on the wall. Made me really appreciate the private bathroom I got soph year!!!!</p>

<p>Gads, SmileyMom. I think I'll appreciate them curtains from now on.</p>

<p>Shame about the hose, though. I'll have to invest in a water jug or something.</p>

<p>hey, someone, are you coming to Stanford? I can't wait to meet the other internationals on the walmart/target trip. We can sing corny bus songs or something.</p>

<p>We use toilet paper...</p>

<p>And some water to go with it would be nice. ;) But we are drifting from the topic at hand. Can anyone else provide any insight on the bathroom situation at the Farm?</p>

<p>hi nkay,</p>

<p>probably coming to stanford, but no, not an international :D. in fact, I live fifteen minutes away from stanford...but grew up in India :D</p>

<p>They hose freshman down with the rest of the livestock every evening around 7pm.</p>

<p>Cool. Actually, I read something about a freshman-dunking during orientation. That would be great! I hope it's true. If not, getting soaked would be alright.</p>

<p>someone, yay! see you at the Farm, I hope.</p>