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BLOWING SMOKE
Smokers, non-smokers raise a stink about smoking perimeter
MARSHALL SGHMIDT
mschmidt@kansan.com
The 20-foot no-smoking perimeter around campus buildings frustrates University smokers and non-smokers alike. While smokers admit violating the rule, they point to a lack of both enforcement of University policy and places to smoke outside the perimeter.
"There are simply no places to stand 20 feet from any part of a building on campus," said Alex Roschitz, a senior from Kansas City, Kan., as he smoked outside the entrance of Anschutz Library. "I would have to stand on Naismith Drive to be outside the perimeter."
While Roschitz understands non-smokers' concerns, he said ashtrays are all located much closer to campus buildings than 20 feet, making observing the perimeter even more difficult.
"If the University could stick up a perimeter marker around buildings, we could know where to stand," said Adam Keller, a freshman smoker from
Lawrence. "For winter time, I stay closer to buildings to stay warm."
Keller said he has seen the municipal smoking perimeter—10 feet from buildings-enforced at bars but never at the University.
University policy allows complaints about perimeter violations to be reported to either campus police or University Human Resources, said Captain Shuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
"Once the violator was found and identified by the complainant, they could be issued a citation or a report written and forwarded to the city prosecutor," Bailey said. "We haven't received any complaints or issued any citations for this offense within the last year."
Ola Faucher, Director of Human Resources at the University, said her office receives between one and three complaints about perimeter violations each year. In most cases, the identity of the violators is unknown, she said.
"Sometimes, people are unwilling to provide the identity of the smoker violators," Faucher said. "In these cases, HR sends a reminder about the University smoking policy to the appropriate administrators in the building where the violation occurred, requesting its distribution to all faculty, staff, student employees, and major students."
So far, the most severe punishment for violations has been a warning, Faucher said.
Jimmy Manderscheid, a senior from Shawnee, said he can understand non-smokers being upset, but as a smoker, he does not think violation of the perimeter is a serious problem.
"We're not blowing smoke inside the buildings," Manderscheid said. "And I've never seen anyone actively blow smoke in anybody's face."
But that doesn't stop the wind from wafting smoke in the direction of non-smokers, said Kaitlynn Howell, a senior from Wichita.
"It's their choice to smoke, but it's not our choice to be around
it." Howell said.
Chau Palmer, a senior non-smoker from Hutchinson, said smoke often blows into the cafeteria of the Art and Design building from the outside smoking area.
“It's hard to enjoy eating when you're constantly smelling smoke,” Palmer said. “If you're getting heat outside from the building, the building's inside is getting your smoke.”
Palmer said the University should enforce the perimeter at building entrances where there is a lot of traffic, such as to The Underground.
George Li, a senior nonsmoker from Overland Park, said the perimeter is a social etiquette issue. While Li admitted the 20-foot perimeter is hard to conceptualize, he said second-hand smoke does affect friends of his who have asthma.
"You wouldn't pull out your cell phone in the library and start talking loudly." Li said. "just be aware of your surroundings."
Edited by Megan Hinman
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
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