No one is allowed to smoke within 50 feet of a building. According to A.S. President Mario Magallon, this was already a dead issue by the middle of last summer, when the new contract was written by the administration. According to campus police Chief Gerald De Girolamo, there is no record of any violators of the new rule as of yet. If caught, the student will be sent to the dean of students, who will decide if there is a need to take disciplinary action. If someone reports a student smoking inside a building, the disciplinary action will depend on the circumstances, the student's cooperation, and whether an investigation is needed.
Some students are upset about the move to ban cigarette sales.
I am not going to stop smoking just because I cannot buy cigarettes on campus. Part of the study includes anecdotal testimony from minorities and women on how they are being excluded from getting contracts in the construction, architecture and engineering industries. The study spanned two fiscal years, from July 1994 through June 1996. The research firm also analyzed contracts of prime contractors and subcontractors. An African-American woman with 30 years of architectural experience, who was interviewed in the study, felt that public agency contracting was a closed system, particularly at City College.