Cue: Musical Intro
Audio Host: “Hello this is Ryan Rash here bringing you the
scoop on ASU news. Well folks, times are changing around these parts. As I am
sure you are all aware, ASU recently released a statement saying that starting
on the first of August of next year, it will be a completely tobacco-free
campus. In an e-mail sent to all students that attend the school, the
background information reads quote, “The initiative [was] spearheaded by
students and supported by the University Staff Council and the faculty Academic
Senate” unquote. The university also created a new website regarding everything
about the change of policy, including official regulations, “tobacco zone” maps
and even tips on how to quit smoking. In addition, if all this information was not
sufficient, they produced a video that is about two minutes long to provide
visual support for the new ban.
Cue: Sound byte from ASU video
Audio Host: To me, the video was the most effective in
explaining that the reason the ban is being instituted is to reduce the effects
of second-hand smoke on students who do not use tobacco. The initial e-mail and
the website are more designed to educate us students about what is actually
going to happen.
Cue: Musical break
Okay so now that everyone knows what the ban is all about,
it is becoming hotly debated. ASU is trying to protect non-smokers, smokers
want to keep smoking, plain and simple. Personally, I do not see this as an
issue of tobacco. The university obviously has a motive of being a safe
environment and doing good deeds to improve their reputation, but I see the
opposing argument as a condition of freedom. ASU’s current rules are in tune
with federal regulations so tightening the grip on those rules is an unnecessary
act.
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