Smoking on Campus

Hello fellow smokers, this post is by Adrian Ianno. So, recently at Sheridan College they placed a number of bus shelters around campus and called them, "Designated Smoking Area's." The idea, or reason behind it, is not because of the fresh air that is being "robbed"of non-smokers (that's what trees are for), but instead due to all the cigarette butts that were being thrown all over campus. Really? This is their solution? They didn't think of maybe just putting more ash trays around campus? "No, let's spend thousands of student's dollars on installing bus shelters around campus instead." There was no pole to vote whether or not we, the students, felt that it would be a good idea. And if there was, they did a terrible job advertising it. Yes, I understand they want to phase out smoking and that this is the first step. However I do not agree with it, and I personally feel that it was a complete waste of money and not fair to smokers that need to walk up to a maximum of 10 minutes one way just to get to the bus shelters, depending on where their classes are. When a teacher only allows for a 10 or 15 minute break, this extra distance we now need to walk, makes us late for class. Not to mention a school that we pay alot of money to go to, is now taking away our right to smoke anywhere outdoors. That being said, I'm not an inconsiderate person, and by that I mean that when this rule didn't apply, I wouldnt be standing right outside a doorway blowing smoke into everyone's face that walked by. I kept my distance because I have the common sense to know that not everyone is a smoker, and most people do not like it. All I'm saying, is that I'm not an inconsiderate smoker, however, I'm someone that believes in being fair, and these bus shelters posted up as, "Designated Smoking Area's," are not fair. At least not to the smokers.
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