ISU and tobacco
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Leaders "at indiana state university" are another step closer to creating "a drug free campus".
"the tobacco free task force" created "a new policy".
News 10's "richard solomon" is "live" on campus.
He shares with us now..
One student's thoughts "on this potential change".
/////// the policy would ban any "tobacco use" here on-campus.
It even means you'd see designated smoking areas like this fade away over time.
////// indiana state senior andriana stephens would like to see a totally-tobacco free campus.
"i see vaping a lot more than i see anything" the proposed campus policy would ban "that" ..
E-cigarette ..
And any other tobacco product.
Stephens says what is now the popular thing..could hurt you in the long run.
"i think it's just really unbelievable at first because i know people that do vape.
It's like these are the effects you should take it more serious because people are dying from this" katie lugar is the advisor of the task force.
She says their recommendation is filled with different data and practices that would best fit the school.
"this could be a major health risk for a lot of people.
We need to be more preventative and proactive rather than just reactive" she says the goal is to help people stop using these products.
If people were to be caught using tobacco products...lugar says they'd take a different approach for disipline.
"we connect them to information about sensation different campus resources policy information, we're definetly focused on a more health approach rather than a punitive " lugar says there are over 2,000 colleges that are 100% tobacco free.
Stephens hopes hers will be added on that list in the near future.
"it's very important not just physically but mentally.
It's like everything is effecting our body.
No matter what you put into it " ////// some i spoke with say this policy is needed now more than ever.
I'll explain more on why coming up at 6.
Reporting live in terre haute richard solomon news 10 back to you.
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