<p>Just returned from a college trip with my son and immediately did a search on this topic. We visited a host of small Eastern LACs, many quite artsy, when the weather was super nice. I was stunned by the amount of cigarette smoking at Bard. It was noticeably different than the other campuses. A student was even smoking during an outdoor class on the lawn. I was a college student once, yes, and i know there will be smoking at all of these places, but it really seemed to be the dominant culture at Bard. I wonder if the administration is doing anything to discourage this or place boundaries around it. We LOVED everything else about Bard; absolutely wonderful classes, discussions, students, campus, unbelievable integration of science and art–a terrific place. But I wouldn’t want my son to feel alienated from activities because of this issue. We come from a family with a high incidence of smoking-related cancers, and I feel strongly that campuses should be tightly restricting this activity to protect the health of students and staff.</p>