Smokers may find it difficult to light up at SF State this fall as a new mandate limits tobacco use to seven designated zones.

The policy is the latest step towards a complete smoking ban at the university, and it reflects California’s ongoing campaign to eliminate the cancer-causing agent from public spaces.

The rule was originally proposed by the Academic Senate and later approved by President Robert Corrigan. It officially takes effect Aug. 26, a day after the fall semester begins.

But officials haven’t crafted a detailed plan yet, and reactions among the SF State community could contribute to a more comprehensive regulation. Check out the second issue of Xpress for faculty and student reactions to the ban.

Compliance with the SF State rules is voluntary. According to SF State Spokesperson Ellen Griffin, everybody in the campus community is expected to “cooperate out of mutual respect for one another.”