Smoking, not our future?

An AuSM survey revealed that a whopping 70% of the student body would prefer to have a smoke free campus, 20% did not and 10% did not care either way.
    The dislike for smokers on campus is evident as the ‘letters to the editor’ section in this publication is inundated with students expressing their concern about smoking on campus, particularly above the kindergarten in the quad.
    “The reason why students in particular complain about people smoking on the edge of the quad is due to the fact that there is a kindergarten located below. This becomes a major issue when smokers throwing their butts over. Obviously you can imagine that anyone who has children there would be concerned for their health and safety,” says Herman.
    When asked why they smoke at a place that is clearly sign posted ‘no smoking’, the smokers, who did not want to be named, said that it was the only place they could go that was covered from the rain and they could sit down there.
    Herman says covered areas are definitely an issue that needs to be addressed.
    “AUT are in the process of planning for more construction around campus, and within that, identifying more areas that can be used for covering. I think designated smoking areas would be good, however I am not confident that smokers would use them,” he says.