For those of us who attend classes in the Languages Building on a daily basis, navigating through the charming and delightful haze of Cafi Cancer is a life-affirming experience.
Thoughtful denizens light up almost every hour on the path in front of the building, on the stairs leading towards the building, on the patio of the building and even in the doorway of this building.
If these people could smoke suction-cupped to the side of the Languages Building a la Spider-Man, they would leap at the opportunity.
I doubt that any of the offending parties are writing their novels, dissertations or papers on the artistic value of 21st-century smoke stains, and if they are, I would thank them to not include my lungs in their misguided attempts at scholarship.
The departments housed within the Languages Building have a responsibility for the health of their students, inasmuch as we have to walk this carcinogenic gauntlet nearly every day (some of us, several times within the course of one day).
The solution is simple: Create a new smoking area that is adjacent to the building, but one that is placed a reasonable distance away from the main entry.
In doing so, the two tribes can coexist peacefully, and there will be little bloodshed. I sincerely hope that the resident programers will act dutifully, and take care of this problem as soon as possible.
Marcos Antuna
Trinity '04
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