Smoking Ban Argument

Years ago smokers could smoke almost anywhere with the exception of hospitals, confined areas and locations that stored flammables. Over time smokers began to be segregated into designated smoking areas, followed by bans of smoking inside public places, then designated areas out doors. Today many public and private locations have banned smoking on their grounds altogether, and many other places are considering or trying to enforce a no smoking policy as well. Ironically many smokers have been forced to move from their homes as no smoking policies prohibit smoking inside and outside their own residences.
Americans from all over the country have expressed their opinions regarding smoking in pubic areas. Opinions vary from banning smoking all together in public areas, to enforcing smoking only in designated areas, and just leaving smokers alone as long as they are outside. To combat smoking outdoors anti smoking advocates have generated a large number of infomercials portraying second hand smoke rising up several stories and into windows of apartments, flowing through the home into an infants face.
Banning smoking on college campuses such as ARC would diminish morale, especially to students who smoke. Judging from student comments many of us have already heard around campus, the complete outdoor smoking ban alienates many, and breeds resentment toward an administration seen as having gone too far. Faculty in particular may find it frustrating to work so hard for student retention and morale only to see their efforts hampered in this regard.
Research by Dr. Kari Jo Harris, Associate Professor from the University of Montana concluded that students who smoke would be more likely to have increased absences, tardies, lower grades and attention span. If avoidance strategies of people addicted to tobacco are half as strong as tobacco researchers say they are, student enrollment will suffer as a result of the complete outdoor smoking ban. Particularly