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Student Association: Assembly discusses revisions to SU smoking policy

Neal Casey, chair of SAs Student Life Committee, spoke to assembly members Monday night about changing the campus smoking policy.

By Laurence Leveille

The possibility of a new smoking policy will be investigated by Student Association, the assembly announced at Monday’s meeting.

Neal Casey, the Student Life Committee chair, said SA is working with the Onondaga County Health Department in order to see how a revised smoking policy could benefit the campus. The change would look to make SU a smoke-free campus or designate smoking areas. The assembly also voted on three special-programming bills at the meeting.

The pressing question about changes to the campus smoking policy is whether students want a change in the policy. If they do, the next step is to decide whether it should be an entirely smoke-free campus or a campus with designated smoking areas.

“I think the big thing that’s going to come out of this is that we’re going to look at the feasibility of whether this can fit on campus,” Casey said.

The current smoking policy prevents individuals from smoking indoors and prevents tobacco companies from advertising on campus grounds, Casey said.



The possibility of revising the smoking policy is a subject that comes up every year, Casey said. The goal right now is to see whether changes should be made to the policy.

SA will continue to address the issue in the upcoming weeks, he said.

Following committee reports, three special-programming bills were passed. Nu Alpha Phi was fully funded for Asia Night, which will include a dance crew that will perform a traditional Lion Dance.

The Muslim Student Association did not receive funding for a trip because the Finance Board cannot provide funding for student lodging.

Asian Students in America was not funded for its Wong Fu Productions because the Finance Board cannot fund a program that does not have confirmation with the talent featured.

Other business included:

• SA President Jon Barnhart set up a meeting with SU’s Chief Executive Officer Lou Marcoccia for April 9 to start creating a tuition tutorial for students.

• SA will begin to identify areas of poor lighting on South Campus on Tuesday at 9 p.m. to provide the Department of Public Safety with its findings and work to get those areas better lit, Casey said.

 





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