I'm watching the local TV news, this morning, and I see a story about smoking on college campuses. Two girls (they looked like girls) were complaining about having to walk through cigarette smoke on campus. Ah! Obviously this is a campus problem worthy of TV News! Obviously we have licked the unprotected sex problem, drug abuse problem, high tuition problem, and of course the insert your own problem with "higher education" here. Yes, unwanted cigarette smoke can be a problem. It stinks. Not as badly as some bodily odors, but, yes, it stinks. Are we all in agreement, so far? Good! Now, let's proceed to the problem which results from the solution of eliminating unwanted cigarette somoke found in the open air. To ban outdoor cigarette smoking from the Vincennes University campus you must take away the right to smoke our of doors. Taking away citizens' rights...is this the American way? Smoking is a legal, adult custom (or habit) which was given to us by the Native Americans, centuries ago. But, if you are in college, you probably already know that.
You know, there are certain dangerous things that General Tom avoids. I avoid walking through bad neighborhoods after dark - especially on payday. Mrs. General Tom & I have decided against Baghdad as a destination for our anniversary trip, this year. You see, college students, as you grow wiser, your common sense grows too! If cigarette smoke bothers you, you should avoid it. While you are at it, you may also want to grow up, stop whinning, get a job and become a productive member of society. I hear Phillip Morris is hiring...
