College campuses are splendid gardens of personal fragrance: cologne here, perfume there, and — ahhhhhh! — is that the subtle hint of Natural Light?

A group of students on California State University’s Stanislaus campus, however, wants students to go scent-free. According to The Modesto Bee, the students are worried about something called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, which can cause nausea, dizziness, and breathing problems in people who are sensitive to all manner of fragrances, such as lotion, hairspray, and that potion du jour called AXE body spray.

A Stanislaus student who’s leading the charge likened whiffs of such scents to secondhand smoke from cigarettes. Some scientists, however, say the condition isn’t real.

Student-government leaders at Stanislaus are not sure if the campus will go fragrance-free, but at least two other American campuses have done just that, the newspaper reported. One is Cecil Community College, in Maryland. At the other, Portland State University, in Oregon, students, faculty and staff members, and visitors are urged to refrain from using scented products of all kinds, including detergent.

“Thank you for your consideration of others,” its policy reads, “in providing an environment in which every person on campus can feel safe and comfortable.”

Which raises the question: What about that most natural aroma of all, body odor? —Eric Hoover