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STUDENT LEADERS AT CSU-PUEBLO ARE CONSIDERING A TOBACCO BAN ON CAMPUS, NEWSCHANNEL 13'S PUEBLO BUREAU CHIEF SEAN HAUSER HAS MORE IN A NEW REPORT : 46 - "to just ban cigarettes altogether I think would be, I don't know, just unnecessary for the most part. " : 50 - "there's just always clouds of smoke by the walkways. " 1:14 - "I will fight it if it does come about. " THE ISSUE HAS BROUGHT ABOUT STRONG OPINIONS ON BOTH SIDES, OPINIONS THAT STUDENT LEADERS AT CSU-PUEBLO ARE ANXIOUS TO HEAR. 2:00 -"i think that people should just watch where they do it and we should have more restrictions on that. " UNDER THE CAMPUSES CURRENT TOBACCO RESTRICTION S, SMOKING IS NOT ALLOWED WITHIN 20 FEET OF ANY BUILDING ENTRANCE, THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT OF CSU-PUEBLO IS NOW CONSIDERING A NUMBER OF OPTIONS, INCLUDING KEEPING THE CURRENT RULES OR BANNING TOBACCO ALTOGETHER, SOMETHING THAT STUDENTS WE SPOKE WITH SUNDAY, DON'T SUPPORT. 32 -"I think it's a little excessive, it's just smoking, it's already banned in bars and you know people get really stressed out, it's a stress reliever. " STILL, STUDENTS WHO DON'T SUPPORT THE BAN SAY THAT THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS AREN'T STRICT ENOUGH, : 28 -"extend where they smoke and keep it away from buildings and not so close to everyone walking. " OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, CU HAS BEEN CONDUCTING SURVEYS WITH STUDENTS FROM ALL OF IT'S CAMPUSES INCLUDING UCCS TO MAKE A DECISION ON IT'S OWN TOBACCO BAN, SO FAR THE RESULTS FROM THAT SURVEY HAVE COME BACK SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. |
