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LETTER: Rollout of new tobacco-free policy unfair to UNM smokers  

Jump to full article: Daily Lobo (UNM), 2009-09-04
Author: Dr. Arthur Frederick Ide

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If the administration wants us to comply with their policies, then they should be willing to comply with them as well. It’s difficult to believe that this policy isn’t discriminatory toward smokers when marking the designated areas and educating students about the policy hasn’t been a priority, especially when “disciplinary action” can be taken on those who don’t comply due to a lack of information.

The transition to a tobacco-free campus would go much more smoothly if the administration worked with tobacco users instead of intentionally making smoking inconvenient.

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