Discuss “Smoking shisha in the South Side”

During the first few days of school, first-years may have noticed unusual smoking devices on the cut. Those students from the New York or Los Angeles areas might already be familiar with the devices, but for others this may have been the first time they have been exposed to them. Hookahs, Middle Eastern and Indian smoking devices, have become a staple of Carnegie Mellon culture.

Carnegie Mellon graduate Brian Wilson took his business education, combined it with his love for smoking shisha (the flavored tobacco), and created his own hookah bar. HKAN, pronounced ?H-Kan,? is a hookah bar founded and managed by CMU graduates. It is located at 2210 E. Carson St. in the South Side.

The hookah is a water pipe that peaked in popularity in 17th century...