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By John Minnick
Cigarette smoking in UNL classrooms is increasing
maintenance costs, but it is up to faculty members to
enforce "No Smoking" regulations, according to Ed Simp
son, director of UNL's Environmental Health and Safety
Dept.
He said cigarette smoking in classrooms creates extra
work for custodians.
"Students leave their cigarette butts on the floor and
unknowingly burn the floor tiles. We simply dont want
smoking in the classroom," he said.
Harley Schrader, UNL Physical Rant director, said
cigarette butts destroy floor wax, burn furniture and
make it difficult to clean classrooms.
Don Puckett, a UNL custodian said cigarettes are a
problem for him.
"It's especially bad if the butts are ground into the
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floor," Puckett said, "but I dont see any way you can
enforce the rule.
"It should be up to the professor, but if he smokes in
the room, how can he tell students not to smoke?"
Simpson said even though signs are posted in the class
rooms; the responsibility to prohibit smoking is up to
the instructor.
"We have had some complaints from students," ZLv.p
. son said. "This is the only way we have any idea if a
problem exists."
Robert Spence, associate professor of Art History,
said he sets his own smoking policies. If the class is in a
large lecture hall, he does not allow smoking,' but he
allows it in small seminars.
Set policies
"I set my policies at the beginning of the year and po
litely ask students to follow them," Spence said. "Pro
fessors should be able to manage their own classrooms
and set their own rules." v
Spence said he was aware of the regulations against
smoking in classrooms, but said he has seen most of the
"No Smoking" signs ripped down and now most rooms
have ashtrays in them.
"I think the ashtrays show the university's concession
to defeat to the smokers," Spence said.
Jim Schonewise, a freshman from Beatrice, said pro
fessors should exercise control over smoking in their
rooms and he said, he thinks smaller classrooms are terrible
to be in if people are smoking.
"The students usually obey the instructor's wishes on
smoking," he said. "Smoking bothers me. I will ask some-'
one to put out their cigarette if it is bothering me."
Exercise control .
Mike Peterson, a freshman from Minden, said he agrees
that teachers should exercise contol over smoking in their
smaller classes. Mike smokes in his large classes, even
though there are "No Smoking" signs in the classrooms.
"I usually smoke right before the class starts, and put it
out when the lecture begins," Peterson said. "A lot of
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people smoke right along with me. If someone doesnt tike
it, they can move."
Lincoln Sen. Shirley Marsh, who sponsored a bill in the
1976 Legislature that banned smoking in public places,
said she believes campuses should take action to prohibit
smoking in the classroom.
Marsh takes a night class at the university twice a week
and said the class agreed to prohibit smoking in the class
room. "We are in a small room and those who do want to
smoke now leave the room," she said. "It was tough to
get people to agree to it at first.'
Awareness raised
Marsh said her bill has helped to raise awareness of how
offensive smoking is to the general public.
Don Rixstine, deputy state fire marshall, said the
smoking policy is up to the university. He said he did not
think the university enforced it's smoking policy well. The
biggest offenders are in the classroom, he said.
We provide "No Smoking" signs to the university,
but a sign is worthless without proper enforcement.
People will keep right on smoking," Rixstine said. "Hie
enforcement is entirely up to the university."
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