Resolution 99-02: A LITTLE FRESH AIR
| Number | 99-02 |
| Description | Regulating Smoking Areas |
| Authored by |
Stephen Swearingen |
| Sponsored by |
Matt Ribitzki Arturo Elizondo |
| Date Submitted | Tuesday, September 1, 1998 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, September 29, 1998 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | Killed By Committee |
| Remarks | FAILED - Very difficult to enforce, and there have been few complaints regarding this issue. |
| Whereas | Secondhand smoke contains carcinogens, and people with asthma are particularly susceptible to the harmful effects of secondhand smoke as are people with allergies; and |
| Whereas | Some buildings on campus like Trimble Hall are designed in such a manner so as to keep secondhand smoke within the area rather that to allow it to dissipate, and breathing air is not optional; and |
| Whereas | Every single entrance to practically every building has smokers smoking right next to the doors; and |
| Whereas | Even though the smoking activity is outside, the secondhand smoke accumulates at each of these entrances and non smoking students must pass through this cloud of smoke; and |
| Whereas | The non-smoking ordinances are not being effective if non-smokers must breathe in secondhand smoke in order to enter any building on campus. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | The university enact a new smoking ordinance that is more protective of the health of non smokers by restricting smoking to only one entrance per building and designating the other entrances as smoke free; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | That it be noted that this is not an attempt to punish smokers or restrict their rights, but merely an adjustment of current regulations so as to better protect the rights of all the students on campus. |