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      otis
      ae
      ae
      ne
      Se
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      neces-
      change.
      Non-smokers
      must
      stand
      up
      for
      their
      rights
     
     
      sarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
      and
      reclaim
      this
      campus
      and
      its
      lounges.
      We
      pay
      for
     
     
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
      these
      rights
      in
      our
      tuition
      and
      they
      must
      not
      be
      stolen
     
     
      away
      from
      us
      any
      longer.
      We
      need
      to
      speak
      up
      and
      let
     
     
      Academic
      regulation
      37
      states,
      ‘‘all
      public
      areas
      in
      our
      discontent
      be
      known.
      We
      do
      not
      want
      new
      regula-
     
     
      the
      university
      are
      to
      be
      smoke-free
      at
      all
      times.”’
      ao
      =
      ay
      up
      but
      rather
      we
      want
      to
      see
      existing
      ones
     
     
      e
      enforced.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      regulation
      goes
      on
      to
      give
      some
      examples
      of
     
     
      areas
      that
      are
      to
      be
      considered
      public
      and
      therefore
      Breathing
      freely,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      should
      be
      smoke-free.
      These
      include:
      classrooms,
     
     
      labs,
      reading
      rooms,
      stairwells,
      hail,
      washrooms,
     
     
      areas
      around
      photocopiers,
      and
      LOUNGES.
      Q*
      gq
      2.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      regulation
      should
      be
      easy
      to
      understand
      and
     
    

    
     
      should
      pose
      no
      debate
      astoitsmeaning.
      Thenwhyis
      Cory
      Large
     
     
      it,
      in
      many
      of
      the
      lounges
      on
      the
      campus,
      there
      is
      an
      Editor
     
    

    
     
      ever
      present
      cloud
      of
      smoke?
      The
      university
      seems
      to
     
    

    
     
      be
      taking
      a
      blind
      eye
      to
      this
      problem.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      has
      been
      to
      long
      that
      the
      non-smoking
      majority
      on
     
     
      this
      campus
      must
      either
      sit
      and
      bear
      the
      stench
      of
      the
     
     
      smokers
      cigarettes
      or
      try
      to
      find
      an
      area
      that
      is
      truly
     
     
      smoke-free.
      lam
      tired
      of
      having
      to
      sit
      and
      inhale
     
     
      others
      smoke.
      The
      lounges
      on
      this
      campus
      are
      for
      the
     
     
      students
      to
      enjoy,
      not
      to
      be
      used
      as
      smoking
      rooms.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      not
      only
      the
      fault
      of
      the
      smokers
      but
      also
     
     
      there
      seems
      to
      be
      an
      underlying
      support
      from
      the
     
     
      university.
      In
      many
      of
      the
      lounges
      there
      has
      even
     
     
      been
      ashtray
      set
      up
      for
      the
      smokers.
      In
      the
      business
     
     
      lounge,
      for
      example,
      there
      is
      about
      eight
      ashtrays
     
     
      provided.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      the
      full
      understanding
      of
      the
      regulation
      prohibit-
     
     
      ing
      smoking,
      it
      is
      difficult
      to
      think
      of
      many
      areas
     
     
      where
      smoking
      should
      be
      allowed.
      Is
      the
      pit
      nota
     
     
      jublic
      area?
      Are
      the
      doorways
      not
      public
      areas?
      In
     
     
      fact,
      is
      the
      campus
      in
      general
      nota
      public
      area
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tue
      f
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      erms
      of
      the
      student
      body?
      specials
     
     
      throughout
     
     
      feel
      that
      the
      university
      must
      start
      to
      enforce
      its
      own
      see
     
    
   
   
    
     
      @gulations
      and
      make
      the
      campus
      a
      smoke-free
      zone,
     
     
      itleast
      in
      all
      the
      buildings.
      A
      tough
      no
      smoking
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Olicy
      must
      be
      started
      in
      order
      to
      stop
      the
      dangerous
      <a
     
     
      ffects
      of
      second
      hand
      smoke
      on
      the
      non-smoking
      LADIES
      RECEIVE
      ea
     
    
   
   
    
     
      opulation,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      CARNATION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ne
      have
      already
      seen
      one
      complaint
      froma
      student
     
     
      bout
      the
      smoking
      in
      the
      business
      lounge.
      Iam
      sure
     
     
      here
      are
      more
      out
      there.
      Now
      is
      the
      time
      fora
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JPEI
      X-P
      RESS
      October
      24,
      1991
      Page
      3