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URI To Ban Smoking In College Housing
Berkshire Eagle
. Pittsfield, MA
Monday, December 4, 2000
Smokers who live on campus at the University of Rhode Island may soon have to choosen between their habit and housing.
The university is banning smoking in campus housing beginning June 1.
School officials want to reduce the number of building fires and provide a healthier environment for the 3,600 students who live on the South Kingstown campus.
Some students who smoke say they will adjust but others believe the ban unfair.
"It's stupid," said Rachel Burdi, a University of Rhode Island freshman. "I'll live off campus."
Junior Blythe Londy, chairperson of URI's Student Affairs Committee, said the ban is "kind of another step in taking away students' rights." The residence halls "are their homes," said Londy, who smokes but lives off campus.
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