James R. Haney '94, who lives in D-entry, says the smoke clouds produced at the door to his entry have forced him to consider alternative ways of getting in and out of the building.

"I would try to avoid them by going to another entrance, if I knew they would be there," Haney says.

Haney says house smokers are fairly considerate, but that his friend has reported problems.

"I live in D-entry," Haney writes in a post to the house newsgroup, "but a friend of mine who lives on the first floor of A (with a conveniently placed bedroom window that points directly toward the Pool Theatre) has suggested that if these drama types in B-entry don't start being more considerate about smoking in public walk-ways and setting off fire alarms that he might start blasting his stereo during Pool Theater performances."

Haney says the level of smoke has been reduced in recent days. And he says he thinks that may be because messages on the newsgroup have alerted on house committee members to the problem.

But that may not solve all the problems that students blame on smokers.Another house junior, who spoke on condition ofanonymity, says the biggest nuisance caused bysmokers is not smoke but the trail of ashes theyleave behind.

Says the junior: "I've noticed people smokingin the stairway and leaving ashes and glasses allscummy and ashy around which I'm not too happyabout.