Talon Marks Online Arts

The problem with graffiti written in the restrooms on campus is a concern to students.

Students feel that the messages are vulgar, resulting as a failed attempt from artists to pass on positive messages.

English major James Mitchell thinks the drawings in the men’s restrooms are degrading to women.

He said, “A lot of the artwork is very lewd. It makes the restrooms look unattractive.”

Although some students claim that the art can be offensive, other students are not negatively impacted by it.

Instead, they wonder what the motivation is behind the people who write and draw on the restroom stalls.

Kinesiology major Breanna Ponce explained her lack of interest.

“I don’t think it’s necessary to be writing their issues, because we don’t really care.”

She said, “People have paid to paint those stalls and now it’s permanent.”

Due to the graffiti in the restrooms around campus, janitors are having to repaint the walls and stalls of the affected areas.

Ponce also expressed her feelings about how she feels about the artwork in the restrooms.

She said, “To share art doesn’t mean you have to vandalize. If they write or draw something on a piece of paper, then that is not a problem.”

Wanting to share a piece of mind is acceptable, she continued to say, “A paper taped to the wall will still pass on your message.”

Mitchell said, “[I believe] students who write on the restrooms’ walls like to mask themselves.”

He compared the sharing of the pictures and quotes in the restrooms to Facebook by saying, “People like to hide, and attack behind their computer screens.’’