Editor,
I am a nonsmoker who grew up in a household with a smoker, so I can understand wanting a smoke-free campus. But if UNM is going to make the “smoke-free campus” work, there needs to be a set policy in place for when smokers break the rules. Why have a “smoke-free policy” if you can’t even reprimand people for not following its guidelines?
If UNM wants a truly compliant campus, maybe they need to spend some money. The administration should hire more traffic, bicycle and foot patrol cops, and those expensive ATVs should be used to patrol the campus for smokers.
Otherwise, the University needs to get rid of a policy they can’t make people adhere to.
Becca Granato
UNM student
