The clouds of smoke that hover above Columbia may soon evaporate. But before implementing a new policy that bans smoking within the gated areas of campus, several open forum sessions are being held for community feedback. The turnout at these sessions though indicates a gloomy forecast. The sole person to attend the event expressed his dissatisfaction, stating that he was "surprised and disappointed that there weren't more people here. I came here today to hear what other people have to say and, as I mentioned, I was surprised and a little disappointed there weren't others here." With a combined total of a one person turnout to the forums, the question now becomes whether people are aware of the policy and, more importantly, if they care. One student believes that people are talking about the issue but doesn't think that many people know that they have the option to voice their opinions. Apathy within the Columbia community stems from the idea that feedback will be ignored and also that any new policy cannot be enforced. Students we interviewed were generally pessimistic, with quotes like "I think this will become another policy that is largely ignored, there will be lots of resistance to it and I think it will create in the end a lot more problems," "I honestly don't think they will be able to enforce it all over campus because right now there already is a twenty feet rule but I don't think it's really enforced," and "I don't know how they would enforce it. I'll probably just smoke anyway." Once approached, however, opinions regarding the policy showered in: "If they do decide to ban it they should at least designate certain areas students are allowed to smoke on," "I think it's a little strict to be honest," and "Columbia campus is big and unless they're going to have designated areas around the entire campus, then I don't see what it's going to achieve." Two more open forum feedback sessions are planned and an ongoing confidential web form is available. A decision on the proposal will be made over the summer.