The Towerlight, October 23, 2000

tl20001023-000 "Monday www.thetowerlight.corn 0 14I rei 1 1 I WY t Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 10/23/00 Towson profs make TV rounds VIP's opens up downstairs 9 TU jumps up in playoff race � 15 Tigers pass test, beat LaSalle *PP% 16 Departments News Campus briefs 4 Nation 7 A&E. 9 In a Theater Near You..10 Sound Bites 11 Sports 15 Fast Break 15 Athlete of the Week....I9 Op/Ed 26 Just say no: Smoking ban considered for all dorms Chris lisnry/Ths Towerhght On-campus smokers may soon be forced outdoors, as Towson is considering a measure to ban smoking in residence halls. The move would come one )ear after the University banned on-campus cigarette sales. URG seeking input from residents before making final decision Jess Collins The Towerlight With the colder weather approaching, junior mass com-munication major Dan Martin is not looking forward to the pos-sibility of being forced out of his dorm room to smoke. ""If it is cold out .and late at night, I really don't think I am going to go outside and smoke a cigarette,"" Martin said. However, Martin and other on-campus smokers could be faced with exactly that plight. Jerry Dieringer, director of housing and residence life, said the University Residence Government is contemplating a measure that would require all dorms to become smoke-free by the fall 2001 semester. ""It is not a guarantee,"" Dieringer said. ""But if the URG thinks it is a good idea, then we will do it."" The URG will discuss the measure at its meeting in the University Union Tuesday night, and URG president Michael Gambuto said the group would do whatever the students want them to do. ""If they say they don't want smoking in the dorms, then there won't be smoking,"" he said. ""If they say they want to smoke, then we'll let them."" Both Gambuto and Dieringer emphasized this policy is in the preliminary stages, and he wants students to understand that the regulation has not been passed but is being looked at by the URG. ""We are not doing this in spite of the students,"" See SMOKING, page 4 Today High 65 Low 46 1 _ A? Tuesday High 68 Low 46 Wednesday High 70 Low 45 Thursday High 68 Low 45 "