As a non-smoker, I have the right to breathe clean air and not have cigarettes smoke blown into my face. I also have the right to not see cigarettes butts lying all over the grounds of ABAC. However, just as I know I have these rights, I also respect the rights of those who choose to smoke and to do so in a manner that will not jeopardize their safety. New rules for Place Properties have restricted smoking areas to across the street on the corner beside the baseball field. I think this is unfair to the smokers. There is hardly any light at this corner and the residents of Place Properties did not get to voice their opinion before this rule was handed down. I can see that Place Properties wants to keep their grounds looking nice, but at what cost do they have that right? If these girls have to go across the street to smoke a cigarette, it could cost them more than their health. It could cost them their safety, too. These residents could be abducted, hit by a passing car or worse. The location is far enough away from the building so if something were to happen no one would be able to notice any commotion. Literally, no one can hear you scream. Both parties need to show respect for one another. I have no problem with residents smoking outside the doors of ABAC Place if it is away from the entrances. I have not had any problem at all with this so far. I have a roommate who is a smoker and she smokes away from the doors in an open area. I know this for a fact because I walk downstairs and talk with her while she smokes. I haven’t smelt smoke once while outside with her, and I am sensitive to cigarette smoke. However, one day when it was raining, my roommate was under the outside stairs so she wouldn’t get wet, smoking, when a girl came over and harassed her about her supposed cloud of smoke that she couldn’t seemingly avoid. All this just because she was a fanatical non-smoker. I can see that the non-smoker did not want to breathe in smoke, but where was my roommate supposed to go? Why couldn’t the non-smoker walk around her? Yes, that was a non-smoking area, but common sense has to be used.