Are you a parent? Are you paying your child’s tuition to the University of Utah? Did you know they are crying in a safe space instead of studying? Well now you know.
Seriously though what kind of dumb ass shit is this!
Finals time is fast approaching – and with it raises the stress levels of every student across the country.
And now one school, the University of Utah, is taking an approach to comforting its students in this time of heightened anxiety that is sure to raise a few eyebrows.
Students walking through the J. Willard Marriott Library at the university recently have noticed a strange free-standing structure in the hallway, which has been dubbed The Cry Closet. It comes complete with a sign on the door encouraging students to step in and have a cry.
Quite a sight: A Cry Closet has appeared in the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library this week, offering a space for stressed out students to take a break
A little info: The closet was created by artist Nemo Miller, who included a sign with a list of rules on the door
The brains: Nemo (pictured) is a senior at the university due to graduate this year with a major in ceramics and a minor in sculpture
The 400-pound creation is in fact an art project created by Nemo Miller, a senior student at the school, who installed the piece as a favor to his stressed-out classmates.
The ‘Rules of the Closet’ displayed on the door invite students to knock before entering alone and spending up to ten minutes inside before turning off the lights and leaving.
The Cry Closet looks as if it was pulled straight out of a wall, with…