To the editor:
For those that don’t have the ability to avoid a smoking area that they don’t like, let’s think about banning a few other things that are potentially bad for us. Since obesity is the second largest killer in America, behind smoking, let’s get rid of every resteraunt on campus, since none can guarentee healthy food ”” off they go. I am personally allergic to tree pollen, so cut down all the trees. I’m allergic to flower pollen as well, bye bye flowers. My chemistry lab puts out some pretty toxic gasses, let’s get rid of that too.
Sporting event crowd noise can reach 120 decibles, which can damage hearing significantly ”” no more cheering. Since you can trip and fall down stairs, those have to go as well, along with elevators.
When will we say enough is enough? If your only argument is the people that don’t smoke in the designated smoking areas are the ones that are causing the problem, then what will stop them from smoking anywhere if a ban is in place? Quit bashing this and try and come up with a solution.
Derek Falk
To the editor:
Well our tuition is going up again! By now it may seem second nature to expect an increase in tuition each year. But how many more times can they increase our tuition? At what point do they realize enough is enough? But at the rate they are increasing our tuition. college will be just a dream for many middle class families.
Even though our tuition is increasing, we are not getting more out of it. I could say we are getting less for our money. Fresno State is already thinking about removing the College of Science and Mathematics. Not only are they planning to remove a college from this university, they are planning on removing a few classes. For an example, I am a chemistry major, and for the spring semester there is only one Biology 1A class. Not only was there only one biology class, they ran out of Chemistry 1B labs. I cannot even get the class I need to complete my major. How can I justify the tuition increase when I do not see any good uses with the money. Why not cut some of the funding from the sports programs instead of cutting it from academic programs?
Andy Thavone
joshua4234 • Nov 28, 2011 at 2:50 pm
While I may eventually agree with Dereks final position, I think he’s doing a disservice with his silly comparisons. People need to eat something to survive, and obesity isn’t caused by what you eat, but eating much more calories than you burn. And all these other silly comparisons just make you look enraged and irrational. The difference is that one’s smoking emits smoke that negatively effects other students, for no other purpose than one’s own addiction. I don’t agree with a ban from campus though. I thought designated smoking areas was a decent compromise, but it needs to be more seriously enforced. I guess we just lack resources to make that happen, not sure how a total ban fixes that though.