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...argument doesn’t fair so well in describing why “all of us” think that public urination or even sex in public should be illegal. His argument could be logically extended to say that since we urinate in a toilet, we might as well urinate in other people’s drinks at a restaurant. Does the gesture seem unwanted? If so, perhaps this can be used to explain to Buttigieg as to why the Super Bowl nipple fest was offensive to some: it was an unwanted and offensive sight...
...years? The concept has far-reaching implications. "Did you know that almost two-thirds of all people enter nursing homes because of falls and incontinence?" asks Dishman, his mind whirling, "and about 80% of incontinence cases could be solved with timed voiding [that is, encouraging someone to use the toilet before a problem occurs]. The big question"--the question Dishman is hoping to answer--"is, How do you design intelligent reminders that don't embarrass people and that help them live better lives...
This is why students in some Houses have been chafing over the recent switch in toilet paper. In Dunster House, students who had grown accustomed to the soft touch of Kleenex Cottonelle—truly the ivory tower of TP—have been disappointed by the recent loss of this brand. In its place is Scott Surpass (also made by Kimberly-Clark), but the touch resembles that of a porcupine and puts an end to all profound thought...
...Toilet paper distribution for the rest of the Houses is handled by Facilities Maintenance Operations (FMO). According to Robert Wolfreys, a supervisor for FMO who oversees Dorm Crew, Scott is the brand distributed to most of campus. Xpedex, which distributes the toilet paper to most of FMO gets a special price on Scott from the manufacturer because the University buys so much of it. So residents of FMO-supplied Houses have been suffering—to the detriment of their intellectual musings—under the rough touch of Scott for quite some time...
Seven years ago, Crimson columnist Geoffrey C. Upton ’99 complained that his one-ply toilet paper just wasn’t cutting it. He pointed out that then Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 didn’t go home and use the scratchy, one-ply stuff. His piece inspired the creation of the Harvard College Toilet Paper Commission, which made the change from one-ply to two-ply after months of deliberation. Today, we ask Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 if he would want...