Smoking allowed at Recezz food court

Recezz at The Boardwalk now has a designated smoking zone

Smoking is allowed at Taylor’s Lakeside Campus’ commercial block because it is not campus area, COO of Taylor’s Facilities Management Sheena Angelina said.

Therefore, the Recezz food court which is now located at the commercial building is also considered beyond campus area.

“There is a boundary between campus and the non-campus area … from the roundabout where parents drop off their kids at Block A to half of the lake. That is why you will not see the no-smoking signs at the second half of the lake [facing the commercial building],” Sheena said.

Recently, some students have been complaining about people smoking at the food court.

Student Siti Nur said she was uncomfortable eating around those who smoke.

“It is quite hard for me to breathe when people smoke near me. I also hate it when the unpleasant cigarette smell stays on my clothes afterwards,” she said.

Meanwhile, smokers are relishing the prospect of getting to smoke openly at the area.

Student Shaheera Amelia said, “I love that we are allowed to smoke at the commercial building. At least now we have a place to smoke comfortably.”

Another student Tun Syed Hisham said he was happy that smokers could now freely smoke at the commercial block, but he felt it was unfair for non-smokers to be exposed to secondhand smoke.

He added that Taylor’s should provide an area strictly for smoking as a solution to the problem.

Sheena said the University has no jurisdiction to dictate the rules at the Boardwalk and that the management of the food court has already designated non-smoking sections.

(By Nurul Ain Jamaluddin)