Avraham S. Steinberg '02 said the new rule "isn't the worse thing in the world, but I think the smoking should stay." Although he does not smoke, he said he thinks "the Boylston steps are a place of international flavor."
But Brian S. Levine '02 said the limitation on smoking is "not a problem."
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Marla King, Harvard Yard Operations Manager of Academic Buildings, said the University's policymakers have no formal policy regarding smoking outdoors, but they do want people to be courteous.
Of the new regulation, she said, "I think it will help." But she said smoking continues near the Science Center and the Holyoke Center despite the "no smoking" signs there.