With no more than a day’s warning, the Pennsylvania State University system banned smoking from 14 of its campuses on September 16th. The ban means that students, faculty, and staff may no longer light up anywhere on campus. This comes just three months after Pennsylvania joined New York State in banning smoking from most public places. The State University of New York does not allow smoking in residence halls. Campuses like SUNY-Cortland permit their students to smoke outside some buildings as long as they are 20 feet from the entrance. Students we talked to at Cortland said that a full smoking ban would be unfair.
“It’s kinda putting you down in a certain sense,” says Emily Boek, a junior at SUNY-Cortland and a smoker herself.
A full smoking ban is not currently in discussion for SUNY Schools. However, with state laws increasingly limiting where people can smoke, Boek can only wonder how long she can rest easy.
“It’s kinda putting you down in a certain sense,” says Emily Boek, a junior at SUNY-Cortland and a smoker herself.
A full smoking ban is not currently in discussion for SUNY Schools. However, with state laws increasingly limiting where people can smoke, Boek can only wonder how long she can rest easy.
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