Cigarette litter proves pain in the ‘butt’ despite no smoking policy
When Belmont enacted its strict tobacco-free policy in 2011, the administration didn’t realize the litter from cigarettes would become immense on the outskirts of campus. All tobacco products, smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes are banned from Belmont’s grounds, so smokers often congregate on the off-campus sidewalks, sit on the walls along 15th Avenue or huddle together outside of Circle K, a safe spot to huff and puff between classes. But what happens when they’re finished