Jump to full article: WBTV Channel 3 CBS (Charlotte, NC), 2009-10-22
Author: Trent Faris
Intro: CPCC student Matt Mclain is a smoker. He's not too happy his college will go tobacco free in two months.
"It's just taking one of our freedoms away, we have the right to smoke," said McClain.
When the smoking ban goes into effect in Januray 2nd there will be no smoking anywhere on campus the problem is CPCC is in the heart of Charlotte. Meaning smokers can light up just ten feet away from a campus building on the side walk.
So CPCC looked into that issue.
"We asked the city if they had the ability or the authority to make the part of the Elizabeth Avenue that goes through our central campus tobacco free as well," said Jessica Graham, Assistant to the President.
Meaning a smoker wouldn't be able to go to the side walk on Elizabeth Avenue between Kinks Drive and Charlottetown Avenue and light up.
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