© UnknownCalifornia State University, Sacramento
The university's president, Alexander Gonzalez, approved the ban and directed staff to develop a policy to prohibit all tobacco use, including smoking, tobacco chewing and the use of electronic cigarettes on the university's grounds or in its vehicles.
The president's overarching goal is to "promote health and wellness and a healthful educational environment at Sacramento State," according to a news release.
Smoking is currently allowed at California State University, Sacramento, as long as it isn't within 20 feet of a building, in Hornet Stadium or on major walkways.
Faculty, staff and students are more likely to quit smoking in an environment where tobacco use is prohibited, university officials said. Nearly 1,000 college campuses nationwide are tobacco-free, according to CSUS.
A majority of the school's students are in favor of the tobacco ban, according to a survey conducted last spring by Associated Students Inc., the school's student government. Seventy-one percent of the 3,420 respondents said they were in favor of banning tobacco on campus, according to a task force report.
UC Davis announced in June that tobacco use will be banned starting Jan. 1 on all university property as part of a University of California systemwide policy. The ban includes cigarettes, chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes.
CSU Fullerton became the first CSU campus to ban smoking in August, though its policy allows the use of chewing tobacco. Although there is no systemwide prohibition on smoking, CSU officials said all its campuses are moving in that direction.
Looks like the anti-smoking propaganda is working full time. Forcing someone to quit smoking by restricting or completely eliminating places where one can smoke. What's next? Fascism? Presenting this 'choice' that students are supposedly support as the democratic option? It's not. It's a tyranny of the majority over rights of every individual who decides to smoke. Will the politicians in Sacramento continue to smoke as Arnold Schwarzenegger did during his stay there while prohibiting it for others? So, how is smoking had become central issue for the students I wonder? Not the student loans that they will have to repay somehow for the rest of their lives, raising costs of education and the abysmal state of institutionalized education in the US? That maybe be the result of eating too much pizza, instead of eating real food, breathing polluted air or playing computer games online, instead of learning. Taking drugs - legal or illegal, drinking beer by gallons is Ok, and smoking is not. Hmm... Looks like one would be better of to avoid these institutions of so called higher education. The piece of paper as in diploma issued by these institutions with the present state of economy, especially, considering where it's heading, is not a guarantee that these students will get a job with pay that could support them, although McDonald's or some other fast food chain joint would gladly employ the former students of these institutions. Any statistics on that? These universities, colleges and whatnot in the US had become places that teach how to become a better slave for the system, and support for the statewide smoking ban by the students on the school's camps is one example of what institutionalized education in the US is as of now. I think, it's also possible that the results of these questionnaires were pulled out of the thin air or as with all the anti-smoking scare tactics campaign some just afraid to admit that they do smoke. Not a pretty picture. After reading this, I'll go and light up and smoke a cigarette!