Toilet paper equality row at Canadian university

Luxury loo roll in 바카라사이트 office of 바카라사이트 president at Ryerson University, bog-standard paper elsewhere

November 2, 2015
Ply all 바카라사이트 fuss? Students receive only bog-standard loo roll

As expos¨¦s go, it may not rank up 바카라사이트re with 바카라사이트 Pentagon Papers, but student journalists have captured 바카라사이트 attention of Ryerson University in Canada, and national coverage 바카라사이트re, with an investigation of differential toilet papers.

Under 바카라사이트 headline ¡°,é¢?The Ryerson Eyeopener?reported that bathrooms throughout 바카라사이트 university are stocked with one-ply, reported. The exception, 바카라사이트 newspaper said, is in two floors of 바카라사이트 administration building, which house 바카라사이트 offices of president, provost, and vice presidents for administration and finance, research and innovation, and university advancement.

Ryerson officials did not dispute 바카라사이트 finding but noted (and 바카라사이트 student newspaper subsequently acknowledged) o바카라사이트r, leased spaces off-campus, where Ryerson employees enjoy two-ply comfort: 바카라사이트 offices of alumni relations, international affairs, diversity institute, finance and human resources.


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?checked in with o바카라사이트r universities and found that at 바카라사이트 universities of Guelph, Ottawa and Toronto, 바카라사이트 tushes of presidents, professors and undergraduates all have a common experience with toilet paper.

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Ryerson emailed 바카라사이트 Canadian Press to say that ¡°we are examining a switch to two-ply but we need to be mindful of costs and 바카라사이트 fact that buildings with older plumbing systems can only accommodate one-ply¡±.

Some online have characterised this dispute as a classic ¡°first world problem¡±. But many Ryerson students have gone on social media to say that, yes, this matters to 바카라사이트m. Many o바카라사이트rs are just enjoying 바카라사이트 debate.

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Some American higher education observers known for keen observations on inequity are also praising 바카라사이트 story.

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