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Posted: 10:55 PM Nov 11, 2009
Smoking to be Under Scrutiny at WVU
West Virginia University President James Clements is forming a task force to study tobacco use at the Morgantown school. The university has had a smoke-free policy for its buildings and vehicles since 1990, and the study is expected to cover smoking on university grounds.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia University President James Clements is forming a task force to study tobacco use at the Morgantown school.
The university has had a smoke-free policy for its buildings and vehicles since 1990, and the study is expected to cover smoking on university grounds.
Clements says the review could take up to a year to complete.
Clements discussed the task force at last week's WVU Board of Governor's meeting. Clements says the task force will be comprised of faculty, staff and students.
Meanwhile, a green line designating a 50-foot, smoke-free zone around the university's health sciences building will be repainted.
The line was painted four years ago, but has gradually worn out. Smokers must stand outside the line if they wish to smoke.
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To 'graduate'; I will have to agree, most of those online schools are most likely not going to gain any respect with an employer. However there are many schools that are major universities that provide online degrees. For example I am looking at 2 different MS Degrees to choose from. One from UMass and one from John's Hopkins. The degree will say nothing about being obtained online, due to the course work is the same as if you were at the school. So your statement was a bit broad, however I do agree with what you were trying to say. On the smoking issue, I do not smoke, nor do I like it. However, banning it to the extent that some places are trying to is a bit much.
All colleges offer online degrees. They have been put in place to assist people, who actually have to work to pay their bills, making it easier to obtain a degree. Real University's, (unlike WVU) does not give degrees away...
This is great! Non-smokers have the right not to be subjected to cigarette smoke! Just because you smoke, does not give you the right to kill me. As for "graduate" you are aware that real university's such as WVU, offer online degrees...right?
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