Across the nation, the public school system and universities have been honoring Black History Month this February in varying ways. Some schools choose to honor African-American icons from history, some schools spend the month highlighting Black history, and some schools construct a separate bathroom for their Black students.

That is, one school constructed a separate bathroom for their Black students. This February, Brigham Young University unveiled a shiny new restroom in the honored location of the basement of the Thomas L. Martin Building on campus, commonly known as the MARB.

The incredibly small subgroup of Black students that regularly have classes in the MARB find this new development to be a blessing.

“Um, like I never ever would have made this decision, and it seems like a disgraceful callback to the Jim Crow era, but I guess it’s nice having a bathroom basically to myself?” said Jason Johnson, a bewildered interviewee.

Reactions have been mixed, however, with most students finding this a travesty.

“Why in the world did BYU think this was okay? A segregated bathroom, in the MARB of all places?!” vented Kimberly Kannon, a member of the Black Student Union. She told the Alternate Universe she is boycotting the bathroom.

“It’s so not fair that the minorities get a fun bathroom. This is reverse racism in action,” said Dallyn Smith, an incredibly pale returned missionary from Lehi, Utah.

The bathroom seems to be available at least throughout February, but backlash may force the university to either close the restroom permanently or open it to all races. This remains to be seen.