Editor,
After reading Tuesday's article about banning smoking on campus, I wondered why the UNM community is not settling for strictly enforced restrictions. Why can't we respect the rights of smokers by providing designated smoking areas or appropriate distances from campus entrances without sacrificing the health of nonsmokers like myself? Why are there ashtrays at the entrances anyway?
It seems that all the rhetoric coming from both camps does a great job at ignoring the middle. An all-or-nothing policy leaves little room for compromise and even less consideration for the rights of the opposing group.
I hope that someday I'll have a last breath of fresh air, without the secondhand smoke, before entering Mitchell Hall, if for only one reason - to better hold my breath and avoid the hall's infamous stench.
Scott Stromberg
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