The Residence Hall Association agreed Thursday to change two floors in Stevenson Hall to nonsmoking starting the fall 2003 semester.

Three floors, the seventh, eighth and ninth, will remain smoking floors. The Taylor Hall south tower will also reduce the number of smoking floors next year by two floors.

Mark Hudson, director of University Housing and Dining services said there are more smoking rooms available than smokers.

According to Hudson, there are reportedly 215 designated smoking rooms and only 35 actually in use.

RHA president Stina Heldmann said, “We are behind their decision” to pass the proposal for the non-smoking floors for next year.

It still has to go through a recommendation from Hudson.

“But the change will be made,” Heldmann said.

Hudson said that in a survey taken first semester, students in Stevenson Hall agreed more smoking floors are a waste of space and money for housing.

Upcoming elections were also discussed at the meeting.

Eleven positions will be open next year, as most of the executive board will graduate.

The RHA also had an agreement for the new RHA logo.

They also discussed giving donations to three fundraisers: Up Til Dawn, Habitat for Humanity and Camp New Hope.

The next RHA meeting will be at 5 p.m. Thursday in Pemberton Hall.