Editor,
I read the article in the April 26 issue about the smoking ban as “tobacco totalitarianism.”
While I was not surprised by people’s resistance to the ban, it baffles me that smoking is an issue for our generation. We have known for decades that tobacco use is linked directly to increased cancer rates and many other health concerns. That has been an established medical fact for as long as most students have been alive.
I think it’s a shame that young people are still smoking with the knowledge that it is incredibly dangerous. I fully support the tobacco ban on campus.
It seems like there are already so many things that increase the risk of cancer, so I don’t want your secondhand smoke in the mix. I’m so terribly sorry to inconvenience you.
Ethan Prueitt
UNM student
