Letter to the Editor: Ben Lotto, Acting Dean of the College
November 2, 2015 Dear Editors: I am writing to respond to the editorial, “Smoking ban lacks clarity” (10/29). The college’s decision to go smoke-free as of July 2015 was made…
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VC smoking ban takes first steps
Vassar’s campus will be smoke-free as of July 1, and in preparation for the transition, the College has begun to provide services and resources for students to adjust to the…
Ban places undue burden on student body
On April of 2013, it was officially decided by the Committee on College Life that Vassar would ban smoking on its campus in June 2015. There is no doubt that…
E-cigarettes fuel youthful tobacco habits
It has been drilled into my head in health classes ever since elementary school to stay away from cigarettes. From a young age I have believed that cigarettes are essentially…
College smoking ban representative of larger tobacco-free New York movement
When there were first rumors about Vassar becoming a smoke-free campus, everyone seemed to have an opinion regarding the issue. Conversations were arising and students took to Facebook to post…
Humor editor only person alive never offered a cig
I have never been offered a cigarette. Not a single time. Seriously, not once. If you’re reading this right now, and you’re like hey, Lily, we are close personal friends…
Zero student turnout at anti-smoking workshop
With the smoking ban going into effect Summer 2015, this past Monday the College offered its first workshop to help campus smokers quit. No students signed up or attended. Photo…
Hookah bar smokes out competition with club atmosphere
In the crisp, freezing winter, I believe that nothing warms the soul better than a pipe of hookah. Passing along the streets of Arlington, people definitely see the closed down…
START research unbiased for CCL vote
I began to hear the phrase “smoking ban” thrown around as early as last September when I joined the VSA Student Life Committee. Like most things administrative, the idea of…