Public restrooms are a fact of life. In the age-old battle of men vs. women, who gets the better throne? 
There are 55 public restrooms at the university, 25 female, 20 male and 10 unisex. This number does not count the number of restrooms in the seven residence halls, since those are only available to students who live on campus. The restrooms on this campus range from those with sitting areas, to those with little to no moving room, making the differences more than just gender specific.

Take Main building for example. It has six restrooms, three female and three male. “First floor Main women’s restroom is my favorite,” freshman Molly Ofers said. “There are no really long lines for it and it is kept clean since it is the one that visitors use.”                
             
The women’s restroom has four stalls including one handicapped stall, three sinks and a powder pink hue. The restrooms are often checked throughout the day by the custodial staff.  The men’s restroom has two stalls, three urinals and two sinks and a shelf, with a blue hue.
           
The restrooms on the second floor are located across from each other in Main building. The women’s restroom features a sitting nook and a full-length mirror, in addition to a small plant and a window.  However, the two stalls and two sinks do not stand a chance against the rush from class to class and lines are a usual occurrence. The men’s restroom features two stalls, one urinal, and two sinks. It is missing the seating area and the window.
           
“I’d have to say that the quality of the restrooms varies upon the occupants and the janitor frequency,” junior Eric Trevino said.
           
The third floor restrooms are hardly visited. They are smaller and located by the former La Llamada office and Theresian lounge. The women’s restroom is green and features high powered toilets. The men’s is similar.
           
As far as the ratio of women to men’s restrooms, “I do think that we have adequate facilities for women, given the ratio of females to males at the university. Personally I think the guys have the best, since they are not that busy,” Olfers said.
           
Metz Hall features the smallest women’s restroom. A singular toilet, with a sink and an overhead light. According to Darrell Glasscock, director of Physical Plant, the smallest men’s restroom is in the business department and is described as “tight.”
           
“The needs of facilities are changing. For restrooms in particular, when they were made almost a century ago, people had a different idea of comfort … they were happy not to go in an outhouse,” Glasscock said.
           
The standards have definitely changed, as evident in the many physical and technological updates that the university makes.  However, Glasscock did mention that no matter what, it always seems that women and men think the opposite has it better.
           
“As in restrooms, I believe there is adequate spacing from facility to facility but I think girls have it better since they have more,” Trevino said. Whatever the opinion, restroom facilities will always be a necessity no matter what gender.