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cloud of smoke seems to have impaired the vision of those with a
goal of a smoke-free campus. People complain about the clouds of tar
smoke at the doors of Amarillo College buildings, but no one has
stepped forward to do anything about it.
President Bud Joyner said there is no rule on smoking outside AC
buildings. At student orientation Monday, April Sessler, director of
student activities, said she asked students who smoke to be
considerate of others and not make a big cloud of smoke at the
doors.
Only one verbal complaint, by a faculty member who asked to remain
anonymous, has been heard by Dean of Student Services J.R. Couser
concerning smoke at the entrances of campus buildings. "I hear a lot
of grumbling and second-hand that a group of students or employees
are discussing making a complaint, but none ever come forward,"
Couser said. He said the issue is complicated because it is not just
a student or employee issue; some students and some employees are
smokers.
It also is a health concern and cleanliness issue, Couser said.
Eight-year smoker Hillary Bunce, an English major, said if the
school enacted a policy that prohibited smokers from standing near
the building, "I don't think I would have a problem with it, because
it is a public health concern." A non-smoker, nursing major Robin
Green, said she thinks smokers should be 10 to 15 feet away from the
doors. "I think they should enact a policy, because smoking bothers
people," Green said. "I don't see a need for it, but I'd do it,"
said Theresa Eddleman, a staff member in circulation and a smoker
for 20 years. "I wouldn't be angry, but I wouldn't understand if you
had to stand 50 feet away," said Roxanne Gonzales, a modern language
major and a six-year smoker.
Executive Secretary Brenda Sadler said on Aug. 20, 1990, the AC
executive committee designated AC smoke-free inside its buildings.
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