tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266290131970907947.post2853693637713627032..comments2014-07-08T20:04:12.602-07:00Comments on School and the City: One thing I don't getlaura_phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060189038634334230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266290131970907947.post-59290505209544591852008-06-24T08:29:00.000-07:002008-06-24T08:29:00.000-07:00I realize you wrote this a while back, but I just ...I realize you wrote this a while back, but I just now discovered your blog. Smoking is in the same league in filth as urination. You don't pee in public because it smells bad - so the same should go for smoking!ChloeForeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10721460449985816941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266290131970907947.post-23762080805743564742008-03-18T09:58:00.000-07:002008-03-18T09:58:00.000-07:00while I don't totally agree with the ban on campus...while I don't totally agree with the ban on campus because it threatens personal freedom, i do totally agree that smoking-because of all the reasons you mentioned in ur post-doesn't make any sense. In theory, we college students would be smart enough to realize this, and if that were true, the peer pressure tactic would probably work in eliminating on-campus smoking. Unfortunately the lurking evils that be (see Winston, Camel, etc) have one up on us...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02309488806364851781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266290131970907947.post-48755550595741643512008-03-02T13:42:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:42:00.000-08:00I have recently quit smoking as well, along with m...I have recently quit smoking as well, along with my husband, and could not agree with Laura more. She proves the argument that each generation is smarter than the previous. Making smoking difficult is one of the best ways to encouage non-smoking. My workplace banned smoking on-site last year and offered quit-smoking workshops. If you wanted to smoke, you had to do so in your car with the windows up (a fitting punishment) or leave the site altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266290131970907947.post-85565849783283083692008-02-28T16:18:00.000-08:002008-02-28T16:18:00.000-08:00i support the ban for similar reasons that you, la...i support the ban for similar reasons that you, laura, mention - mainly because it's a bad, dangerous, <B>deadly</B> habit. plus, it's stinky!<BR/><BR/>i had a similar question that brigid asked - do other campuses have bans and what has the response been?<BR/><BR/>during my last year in seattle i quit smoking ... after about 7 or 8 years of it! to help me quit, i read a magical book with a silly title: allen carr's <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Nonsmokers/dp/1402718616" REL="nofollow">the easy way to stop smoking</A>.<BR/><BR/>my only regret about the <I>foghorn</I> debate between you and hunter is that readers don't have the ability to add comments other than letters to the editor.<BR/><BR/>yet.<BR/><BR/>nice post.david silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007485910206158803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266290131970907947.post-18071137018763200682008-02-28T14:13:00.000-08:002008-02-28T14:13:00.000-08:00Hey Brigid, glad you're trying to quit. I understa...Hey Brigid, glad you're trying to quit. I understand it's quite difficult... but hopefully since you don't do it that much, that makes it easier!<BR/><BR/>And to answer your question, yes there are about 100 other universities in the U.S. that have smoke-free campuses, including SF State and UCSF. USF would be the first Jesuit university to institute such a ban.<BR/><BR/>I can't speak to the success of these bans, but it seems like a cool idea worth trying.laura_phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060189038634334230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266290131970907947.post-91760966325163400422008-02-28T11:03:00.000-08:002008-02-28T11:03:00.000-08:00ew I'm trying to quit smoking (I don't really cons...ew I'm trying to quit smoking (I don't really consider my self a smoker...but if you smoke, I guess you're a smoker..??) and I think it's a great idea to have this ban. Do other campuses have a ban similar to this? Are the successful? What are the steps towards implementing this? I find this whole thing really interesting and kind of hope it sparks a debate among USF students.Brigid Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284501574979249657noreply@blogger.com