BATTLE OF THE BILGE; Potty Politics at Boise State

In the year 1880, the prestigious imperial contract known as the Royal Warrant was awarded to British plumbing innovator and manufacturer Thomas Crapper. In the year 2005, officials at Boise State have decided to allow outside contractors into campus crappers.

Under the rubric of "Toilet Times," leaders of the Association of Boise State University Students (ASBSU) recently approached the Campus Recreation Center, Student Union Building (SUB) and the vice president of student services with the idea of placing advertising posters inside washrooms across the entire campus. Preliminary versions of the 8-inch by 11-inch acrylic sleeves have already been mounted inside the doors of …