Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 7 March 2002 — Page 10

The Muncie Times, March 7, 2002, page 10

All BSU dorms will be smoke free next school year

In a move designed to promote the health and safety of its, students. Ball State University will join a nationwide movement prohibiting smoking in residence halls in 2002-2003. Eliminating smoking in the residence halls comes after nearly a year of examining the issue, said Cathy Bickel, associate director of housing and residence life. A series of focus groups and surveys found the majesty of students Iking oncampus preferred to live in a smoke free environment.

“Over the last several years we have enrolled more and more students who don’t smoke and who do not want to be exposed to second hand smoke,” Bickel said. “An increasing number of students want to live a more healthy lifestyle.’' The Journal of American College Health reported in its March 2001 issue that 81 percent of American universities prohibit smoking in public areas and 21 percent have eliminated smoking in residence halls. Ball State’s decision is not

based entirely on the nationwide trend or student desires. “On one level this will decrease the cost of maintenance to repair damage caused by smoking,” Bickel said. “But more importantly it will reduce the potential for a fire in our residence halls.” An estimated 1,700 fires hit college campuses annually, with smoking the third leading cause behind arson and cooking, according to a report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency released in 2000.

Over the past decade, Ball State steadily reduced the number of areas in residence halls where smoking is allowed. All residence halls are now non-smoking, except for the fourth and eighth floors of Mysch, Hurst, Knotts and Edwards halls, the seventh and eighth floors in Wilson and first floors of Howick and Williams halls. Smoking is not allowed in any common area, hallway, restroom, lounge, elevator, or near air intake vents. The rest of the university’s buildings are virtually smoke free.

The university will allow smoking in several “designated” apartments at Scbeidler and Anthony complexes. “Gradually eliminating smoking areas in tire residence halls gave students an opportunity to adjust,” Bickel said. “Ball State will be providing an atmosphere that the majority of students prefer.” Students who violate the no-smoking policy will be disciplined by residence hall staff on a case-by-case basis she said.

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