Baylor Univ. football fans heading to games at McLane Stadium this fall "will have to leave their cigarettes, seat cushions and umbrellas behind under new guidelines for the stadium," according to Regina Dennis of the WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD. The smoking and tobacco ban was "among 12 new rules for the stadium." Baylor AD Ian McCaw said that the rule is in line with the school's "recent transition to becoming a completely smoke- and tobacco-free campus." Baylor Exec Associate AD/External Affairs Nick Joos said that the ban "extends to tailgating areas." In addition, fans will "not be able to leave the stadium and step outside for a smoke break because of the stadium's new no re-entry policy." Another new rule "prohibits stadium visitors from bringing their own portable chair-back seats or cushions." But fans can "rent or purchase the cushions from sales and marketing partner IMG College Seating." McCaw said, "If you were allocated a bench (seat) that was 20 inches wide, some people in the past have been bringing in chair backs that might have been 24 inches wide, and they would be encroaching on their neighbor" (WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD, 8/5).
