Pedestrian Lights

There has been arumour around that there will be pedestrian lights constructed between the entrance of UPElIand University towers. Well there some truth to these rumours. The X-PRESS contacted the Depart- ment of Transportation and public works, and City Hall in order to find the answer to all our questions.

First the Department of Transportation and Public works knew nothing of the proposal yet told the X-PRESS to contact City Hall, so we did. When we phoned we asked for some information, we found out that there is a proposal going on yet City Hall was not able to make a statement at that time. So there you have it folks! There is something going on, but what, we are yet to find out.

No Smoking in the Kelly Building

On Wednesday, October 30th 1991, the second floor of the Kelly Building was made into a smoke free zone. Upon investigation it was found that:

1) asurvey was taken to find out the opinions of the users in the building with regards to smoking,

2) Some Professors conducted an informal vote in their classes about smoking in the building and

3) Professors with offices in the Kelly Building, were asked to vote on having the second floor entirely smoke free. The results are obvious, the 2nd floor of the Kelly building is smoke free. However Professors

are allowed to smoke in their offices’ if they were so inclined.

Various comments made in the Kelly building about the new smoking policy included:

- elation from the non-smoking staff and students,

- dissatisfaction from smokers who used the business lounge,

- and indifference among some students.

Smoking is permitted on the 3rd floor of the Kelly building. Staff from the business office and business students can be seen trekking up the stairs for their routine cigarette break. The ventilation system on the 3rd floor minus the professors offices does not appear to be adequate to accommodate the majority of ciga- rette smoke which can be seen in there. There were also speculations of health hazards as there didn’t seem to be aplace for the smoke to disappear. De-

UPEI X-P RESS

November 7, 1991

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pending on the time of day ornight, acloud of ciga-. rette smoke can be seen floating down the stairs tot second floor not to mention the smell of the cigarett” smoke which assails the air. Rumours are now roll around about discontent Professors whose offices ar, located on the 3rd floor with regards to the smell of the cigarette smoke which filters into the their of- |

fices. There were further speculations about the Kelly building going entirely smoke free.

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