Q: University of Idaho President Chuck Staben supports a campus-wide tobacco ban to be implemented fall 2015. Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
“I do know people who smoke, but I personally am disgusted to have to walk through a cloud of smoke to get somewhere. I don’t judge the people who choose to smoke because quote honestly it’s not my business WHAT they choose to do, but WHERE they smoke does affect me, as well as others. The person smoking may have made their choice, but I didn’t choose to be exposed to that …”
Kimberly Scheffelmaier
“Guns ok, cigarettes no. As much as I don’t like smoking it just seems pointless, people are going to do it anyways. How are they going to enforce it?”
Treva Avert
“There is no way for the university to enforce a tobacco ban, and it is extremely unfair to smokers. Instead, why not create more smoking areas that are sheltered? Smokers will go to such places when they aren’t totally remote from their work/school locations, but telling them to go off campus is a terrible plan and will never succeed.”
Jesse Zylstra
“I can’t agree with the idea that ‘smokers have every right to smoke (on campus),’ posted right below someone who tells very real stories how secondhand smoke affects him. I support the right for everyone to do anything that doesn’t harm others but secondhand smoke is real.”
Rick Fletcher
“I am very hesitant to support and agree with this. While I do support a smoke-free campus, I would love to see actual enforcement of the current 25 feet rule, before a new rule overrides that.”
Sam Koester