The English Building (New Half)

★★★☆☆

The English Building 

Oh the English Building. It was hard for me to be unbiased as I reviewed this building mostly because I hate English with a burning passion. Luckily Joel N. was able to keep a level head as we seethed our way through the building. All hate aside the English building is an enigma on KSU's campus. Half of the building is new and clean and immaculate, and the other half makes Waffle House bathrooms seem like they are fit for kings... Because of this fact it isn't fair for the new half of the English building to be grouped in with this atrocity so we decided to split the building up into two separate entries. This post covers the New Half of the English Building. Let's go.

The first thing you have to watch out for in the New English Building is the doors. While clearly marked push or pull, if you aren't paying attention you may look like a fool when you try to push a door and nothing happens. Trust me. People will laugh at you. That has nothing to do with bathrooms, that was just a free piece of wisdom that you should take seriously. Now moving on to the bathrooms. There are 3 bathrooms in this half of the English Building and they are well maintained. While there are only 3 bathrooms there is another half to this building which cuts down on the amount of traffic. Traffic rating 3/5. The bathrooms are fairly new, the building is still fairly new as a whole, and they are kept quite clean. Atmosphere rating 4/5 and cleanliness rating 4/5. Don't like having space between the doors? Go to the New English Building and feel at home. Privacy rating 4/5. Not only did the bathrooms not have any graffiti they had transparent plastic barriers covering the walls to keep people from writing on the walls. Clearly the English department would rather people write papers than write graffiti. The biggest downfall of this building  is the fact that there are no automatic amenities. No automatic sinks, toilets, or soap dispensers. What bathroom doesn't have automatic amenities? Even the paper towels aren't automatic. You have to actually use your hands to grab the towel, and then pull. Absurd.

The New Half of the English Building is overall a great building for bathroom use. They are quiet and clean, and not heavily trafficked. These bathrooms are an excellent place to go if you are in need of a convenient spot, or if you're in the Library (if you don't know why then go read the review for the Library here: http://gentlemensalmanac.blogspot.com/2014/03/horace-w-sturgis-library.html). Overall the New Half of the English receives a 3/5. Not your best option, but certainly a good place to go, literally and yes, pun intended.

Pro Tip - The best bathroom in this building is far and away on the 3rd floor. I didn't even know their was a 3rd floor and that was reason enough for me to believe that this was the best place to go. It has the least traffic and was the cleanest in the building. Go here for the best experience in this building.

- Plunkett