Jump to full article: Johns Hopkins News-Letter, 2009-09-25
Intro: On Wednesday evening, the student organization Hopkins Kicks Butts met to discuss its proposal that the University move ashtrays away from the doorways of campus buildings in order to prevent secondhand smoke from overwhelming students on their way to classes
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As a private university, Hopkins certainly has the right to ban smoking on campus. But perhaps we do not need to go that far just yet.
Smokers: The News-Letter will continue to support your right to smoke on campus. In exchange, please respect the rights of non-smokers.
Why don't you voluntarily move away from the doorways while smoking? Standing there and allowing smoke to enter campus buildings and the lungs of your non-smoking peers will only ignite tensions that will ultimately result in a campus-wide ban.
And hey, while you're at it, try to quit.
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