The Clark Student Center was buzzing with homecoming activities. In the atrium, the University Programming Board set up shop with a sundae bar that was attracting every student that walked by. Nestled...
I was 15 the first time I lit a cigarette. I was obviously underage and unaware of what consequences would follow. I was 15, a kid who wanted to fit in.Monday was the last time I will ever light one again. Saturday,...
SATIRE, Texas — Marijuana activists worldwide have been eagerly awaiting today's date — 4-20 — a number first established by a group of five high-school stoners but made famous by the popular rock...
Last April, Student Government Association members formally requested that administrators develop methods to enforce the tobacco-free policy on campus.“We wanted to create a stricter ban on smoking....
A thick cloud of confusion still surrounds the campus tobacco policy despite resolutions passed this semester by the Student Government Association and the Faculty Senate aimed to make the policy enforceable.
While...
It’s a touchy subject for both sides: Some people believe a tobacco ban infringes on smokers' rights, and others believe the habits of smokers put the health of non-smokers at risk. Just from looking...
Our view: The toothless tobacco-free campus policy damages the integrity of the university and its administrators. The policy needs to be made enforceable or eliminated altogether.
We agree that...
The continuous struggle to help campus become “healthier” by eliminating smoking from campus could do more harm than good. The new plan is offering solutions to those that don't want smoking, but...
By Marco Torres
Smoking on our campus is a problem that must be addressed. While students attempted to make the university a tobacco-free campus in 2009, the policy is practically impossible to...
