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March 30, 2006 Ban smoking in dorms To the Editor: As a Swarthmore parent who is most enthusiastic about Swarthmore, especially the school’s emphasis on social responsibility, and as a physician whose research and practice focuses on occupational and environmental lung diseases, I was shocked and horrified to read the March 16 article in The Phoenix regarding smoking in Swarthmore dorms, which I had assumed were smoke free.

I got lost in the seemingly endless discussion regarding which part of which dorm was smoking and why this could have an impact on “matching.” The only problem noted was setting off fire alarms, which seemed under control.

The reporter, students interviewed and Dean of Residential Life all failed to mention a single health issue regarding smoking, and ...

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