Friday, September 05, 2014

Harvard Yard Goes Tobacco-Free

The Harvard Crimson reports:
More than six years after student activists created a group to research the issue of smoking on campus, the College has banned the use of all forms of tobacco—including cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco products—in Harvard Yard, Director of Harvard University Health Services Paul J. Barreira and Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde announced over the summer.
To paraphrase H.L. Mencken these cigarette Nazis have the haunting fear that someone somewhere enjoys smoking.