According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 5.6 million of today’s Americans who are younger than 18 will die early from a smoking-related illness if smoking continues at the...
Oh, where to start. It has been a great year as the Oakland University Student Congress Environmental, Health, and Wellness Director. Since my time in Student Congress has come to end, I am going to...
Despite the enactment of Policy 475, swarms of smokers post up underneath OU Clean Air signs around campus and indulge their daily habits.They’re pretty upset about being told what they’re allowed...
OU’s smoking ban, Policy 475, began Sept. 1, but smokers can still be spotted puffing away throughout campus. Smoke typically wafts through the air outside of South Foundation Hall and outside of the...
While I was watching the Men’s soccer game on Friday, I witnessed a pretty amusing exchange between an event staff member and an unreasonable student arguing over the new smoking policy. Here goes my...
The new non-smoking policy is reasonable. Smoking harms smokers and non-smokers alike. Innocent bystanders who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at higher risk of cancer and other diseases. Oakland University...
Oakland University’s updated Non-Smoking Policy 475, updated November 2012, will officially be underway as of the Fall 2013 semester.Smoking, which OU defines as “the burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette,...
With the start of the Fall 2013 semester, Oakland University will be smoke-free. Here’s what you need to know:The non-smoking policy, Policy 475, states: “Smoking is prohibited on all University owned...
Start sucking down those carcinogens, kids. Starting this fall, Oakland University is converting to a full-fledged non-smoking campus.Policy 475 expands upon the current 50-foot rule to encompass the entirety...
