Hey, Need A Light? The Best Cigarette Smoking Spots On Campus

September 29th, 2011 by Madeline Paumen

What’s crazier: that NYU actually thought it could keep its students from smoking on the sidewalk outside of NYU buildings, or that as early as five years ago you could light up a cig in your Hayden single? It’s undeniable that there is a distinct (CIGARETTE) smoking culture at NYU.

Is it because we live in New York? Is it because we’re all disaffected artsy types? Or is it because the NYU student body is easily the most attractive conglomeration of people on the planet, and we think puffing on a cigarette will complement our sexy auras? Probably a combination of all three. Regardless, the NYU student who smokes is a speciman that can be found nearly everywhere on campus, although there are spots where they are much more common than others. Here’s our favorite spots to smoke a bogie on campus. Read more…


NYU Smoker Almost Burns Down Starbucks?

February 21st, 2011 by John Petinos

A fire erupted at everyone’s favorite Washington Square Starbucks at 5:30 P.M on Saturday that caused enough damage for it to shut down. A Starbucks spokesperson says the cause was an electrical fire, but employees disagree, saying that a lit cigarette butt in the planter outside a window caused a small fire, which traveled through a nearby vent, causing significant internal damage.

“The fire and damage was contained to the Starbucks location and did not affect Goddard,” added NYU spokesman James Devitt.

Counting the fire that almost started in Bobst, this would be the second time a smoking NYU kid almost burned down an NYU building. For now, students are going to have to find another place to hog tables as workers repair the damage and try to purge the smell of smoke from inside.

Starbucks should reopen on Tuesday morning, just in time to caffeinate your early classes.


City to Require Cigarette Retailers To Frighten You Out of Smoking

September 23rd, 2009 by Kaela Rae Jensen

3343198855_d22c8fc937Continuing the barrage of restrictions on the smokers of New York City (including NYU smokers), NY1 has reported that the New York Department of Health will start requiring cigarette retailers to The toxic avenger download.aspx”>post graphic warning signs about the dangers of smoking and details on how to quit. These signs will feature super-gory images such as rotting lungs in an attempt to successfully deter people (especially teenagers) from lighting up. This will affect over 12,000 stores in New York City, whose owners have a couple months grace period to put up the signs before they begin risking fines up to $2000.

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