Homewood should implement a smoking ban
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers a call for a Homewood smoking ban and the survey and SGA-related work discussed in support of it.
- The News-Letter reported that the existing policy allows tobacco use in designated outdoor areas, but that signs and enforcement responsibilities are unclear.
- The paper reported that a survey of more than 875 students found 72 percent supported restrictions on traditional tobacco use, while 65 percent supported either a smoke-free campus or one with designated smoking areas.
- The article adds that administrators and health-service staff were receptive to a smoke-free campus and wanted student views on a uniform policy.
- The reporter writes that the SGA and Hopkins Kicks Butts worked with administrators on smoking-cessation services and resources for people affected by a possible ban.
- According to the article, the proposed outcome was a Homewood campus with no smoking except in designated areas.