IIUM Smoking Zone ???

Mon, Dec 18- Quite a number of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) students are seen to smoke in the public area openly without fear towards any actions that might be taken upon them due to the lack of authority inspection.

These students are brave to reveal their obsession without even care neither the IIUM rules and regulations, nor the privacy and rights of other students.
The most popular spots for these smokers are the open air dining cafeteria, such as Bassbusa, Kyros Kebab, Economics café and Nescafe.

Nadhila, 24, Psychology student said, ”It is inappropriate to smoke openly in the campus since it polluted the academic surrounding.”

“It is good if other students are brave enough to approach and admonish those smokers directly. Although it is not a major problem in IIUM, but the danger due to the exposure is there.” she added.

Nadhila’s statement is agreed by Suhaina, 21, also a Psychology student by insisting that smoking is clearly prohibited in the campus, and it is unethical to grab the rights of others to inhale the fresh air.

“Students always mumble saying that they don’t have enough money, but actually they are wasting money for cigarettes.”

“There is no good of smoking, where as it would lead to erectal disfunction as well.” she said.
According to Arifuddin, 23, Bachelor of English Language (BENL) student, “I’m not a smoker, so I don’t like smokers too.”

“Passive smokers have larger possibilities to get the impact compared to the first degree smokers. They smoke, but we are the victims since we consumed the poisonous air that they released.” he added.

However, Abdullah, 23, Information Communication Technology (ICT) student brought up a different view,”It is individuals’ rights, and I think IIUM should provide a specific place or a smoking area for the students to smoke.”