Smoking policy to be changed

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As of now, no citations have been issued, according to Perret.

Only the campus’ sheriffs can issue citations and fines if violations are broken, but ultimately it is up for the Pierce community to spread the word about the policy in order for it to properly be enforced.

“If we can be good citizens and inform the community about the policy, we can make a change” Pillado said.

Perret expressed his support of the new policy.

“I am 100 percent behind the no- smoking policy. There’s no reason to smoke in an educational environment,” Perret said. “We’re smart people, we shouldn’t smoke. If we do, then we need to figure out how to stop.”

Read an opinion story on the proposed smoking policy on pg. 2

-Joseph Perret Professor of Computer Applications and Office Technologies