The Argument Essay: The Use Of Tobacco-Free College Students

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In 1964, a surgeon general report declared the negative effects of smoking tobacco. According to Laura Talbott-Forbes, previous chairwoman of the health association's Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Coalition, since that report tobacco use has become "socially less acceptable among people of all ages, especially college students.” In the early 2000s smoke-free policies began being enacted on college campuses
(Steinberg, 2011). As of January 2, 2017, there were 1,757 smoke-free campuses, of which 1,468 were fully tobacco-free, according to the National Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative ("List of Smoke-free Campuses – Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative", 2017). Kansas State University is neither a fully tobacco-free nor a smoke-free campus. THE CURRENT POLICY
According to the Kansas State University Policies and Procedures Manual,
“Smoking is a public health and fire hazard. Locations where smoking is allowed shall be restricted in order to: (A) prevent infringements upon others and (B) create and maintain an environment that is in the best interests of the safety, health, and well being of all the users of university property ("General Safety Policies", 2017).”
After the passing of a Bill by the student senate in 2014 smoking areas were designated throughout campus by both the SGA and Faculty Senate ("Minutes of the K-State Classified …show more content…

19, 2016. Due to controversy surrounding the results of the first vote, a second vote was held and there was a 24-24 tie. Kurt Lockwood, speaker of the senate, broke the tie by voting in favor of the ban. The resolution states that “The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports a change in the official campus smoking policy to no longer allow smoking, use of electronic cigarettes or use of any form of tobacco on the Kansas State University Manhattan

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