The Daily Ttian - March 8, 2012

NEW CAMPUS LAW When passed, Cal State Fullerton will become the first university in the CSU to completely ban smoking on campus beginning fall 2013.

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COST OF SMOKING

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The new campus ban on smoking and similar legislation in higher education have little to no effect on tobacco profits.

BREAKING THE HABIT

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There are several options available for smokers to put an end to their addiction other than quitting cold turkey.

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Lighting the way for other Cal States

DTBRIEFS Former Marine Attempts Suicide

CSUF to be the first to implement an all campus smoking ban MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan

After Interim President Willie Hagan signs a new piece of legislation, Cal State Fullerton will be the first California State University to ban smoking on campus once the new policy takes effect Aug. 1, 2013.

CSUF will be spearheading the charge before all the University of California campuses make a mandatory push for a smoking ban starting in 2014.

The academic senate passed the nosmoking resolution Feb. 23, which left some members, like Academic Senate Chair John W. “Jack” Bedell, thrilled with the outcome.

“It’s huge. It’s huge. The fact that it passed in the Academic Senate unanimously? It’s huge; that body passes very little unanimously,” said Bedell.

Photo illustration by ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Students will be required to go off campus to smoke once the resolution is signed. The current policy states that smokers must be at least 20 feet away from any buildings unless otherwise posted.

“I think there was a great concern about employee and student health, and also the litter on campus, and what goes down to the ocean from cigarette butts, and people not obeying the rules … if you come out that side of McCarthy Hall, look by the steps. There’s a sign that says smoking should be 20 feet from the building, yet there’s cigarette butts six feet from

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the sign. So a lot of smokers have not obeyed that, so frankly I think it was time for this change,” he added.

The smoking change will or has already occurred at other California campuses in the upcoming years, most notably at all the UC campuses.

A Smoking Policy of Occupational Wellness Forum was established for the UCs and launched a smoke-free policy in October 2011, which would effectively make all UC campuses smoke-free.

For Bedell and the executive committee who wrote the CSUF smoking resolution, the UC smoking ban offered them encouragement, but was not the motivation behind the ban.

“It’s fair to say that helped us because we realized that others in the state that were also concerned with student and employee health, so we would be the first in CSU to have it,” Bedell said.

“There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of campuses all over the country, well over 500 that are already there … did we do it because the UC did it? No, but the fact that they were doing it in our state was also a form of encouragement. It wasn’t a response to them,” he added.

Currently, the 10 UC campuses all have regulations in place against smoking.

UCs Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Berkeley, Santa Cruz and

San Diego have smoking policies prohibiting smoking within 25 feet of all buildings, doorways, windows and ventilation intakes. UC Merced and UC Santa Barbara currently have similar policies, prohibiting smoking within 20 feet.

UC San Francisco has already implemented a no-smoking policy throughout the entire campus, with no designated areas.

However, these policies will change come 2014, due to what the Occupational Wellness Forum stated as health concerns not only to the smokers, but also the nonsmokers through secondhand smoke. Research conducted by the forum showed that 443,000 people die from tobacco related illnesses including 50,000 nonsmokers who developed chronic lung problems.

The Forum’s research also indicated that smoking causes fatigue, therefore resulting in poor work performance and more frequent absences, an issue Bedell said will improve with the smoking ban.

“The research is clear that when you ban smoking in the workplace, you have fewer days (of) absence, fewer health problems; it’s a win-win for everybody,” Bedell said.

However, for Jeff Morey, 34, a business major, the trend of smoking bans across the state isn’t a win-win situation. Morey said the campus should keep the current policy instead

... There was a great concern about employee and student health, and also the litter on campus...

John “Jack” Bedell Academic Senate Chair

of following the trend of banning smoking on campus.

“When I was going to the (junior college, smoking) wasn’t banned all over campus. It’s the same thing it is now: no more than or closer to 20 feet away. I’m fine with that,” said Morey.

“Basically what they’re doing is trying to legislate morality; they’re telling people we don’t like this so you can do it here. It’s bad for you so we’re not going to let you do it.”

Freedom to choose and necessity because of addiction are factors that undeclared major Michelle Tran is conscious about.

“Some people feel that they have to go get a nicotine break,” she said.

“I don’t think it’s going to make people realize that smoking is bad.

Everyone knows that they know smoking is bad for them. It’s their choice. I don’t think it’s going to stop them from smoking. I mean they can easily go off campus. If they really wanted to smoke, they can.”

New smoking programs to soften blow Academic Senate plans for educational awareness programs STEPHEN McGLADE Daily Titan

After a unanimous vote to make Cal State Fullerton a smoke-free campus starting August 2013, the Academic Senate will begin to organize assistance to current smokers by providing awareness and education programs in preparation for the ban.

These campaigns will run for the next 18 months and will include cessation programs to assist faculty and students who would like help with overcoming their tobacco habit. New Student Orientations will also alert incoming students of the new policy.

The final policy has taken years to resolve and the Senate feels collectively that this is a major improvement to the campus community. The 18-month time

frame will allow the university to effectively spread education and awareness about the transition from a smoke-permissible campus to a smoke-free campus.

The Academic Senate will not be directly running the cessation and awareness programs, but will be available to help formulate programs.

John W. “Jack” Bedell, Ph.D., the chair of the Academic Senate, said the policy will be publicized at the Office of Environmental Health and Instructional Safety.

They will be providing faculty, staff, students and visitors with notice of the policy through signs, information campaigns or other publications. Managers and administrators are responsible for informing all present and future employees about the policy.

Just one day after the Senate resolved the smoking ban, Bedell said he overheard a student tell another student to put out their cigarette. Without a doubt, awareness of the policy has already begun to spread.

If the legislation is signed by Interim President Willie Hagan, CSUF will be the first CSU to fully ban smoking on campus.

The publicity from that alone will also help spread the word of the policy. New Student Orientation are a great part of successfully implementing the policy.

“The issue is changing the culture … It’s got 18 months to transition,” said Bedell. “So you would hope that an educational community can transition effectively in 18 months … There’s more of an emphasis on New Student Orientation, both for new students and transfers.”

The Senate has recognized that foreign students are another specific group that must be made aware of the school’s new stance on smoking. The Senate will be working with the International

Education and Exchange Office to help ensure that awareness and education is publicized.

Implementing cessation programs will give smokers the option to seek professional help through the university. The Academic Senate will look at the American Cancer Society and other universities’ cessation programs, which will help the university shape its own programs along with the Student Health and Counseling Center.

Some smokers are unhappy with the rule and think it may be a little extreme, believing that the current policy is sufficient. They feel the university could at least reinforce designated smoking areas. Others are more accepting of the policy, but they are still unhappy about it and obligated to obey the policy.

“I pay to go here. I would follow the rules. If you don’t like the rules that much, don’t come here.

Even though they suck, those are the rules; tough luck,” said Sloane Cummings, a radio-TV-film major and smoker. “There’s many campuses that don’t allow people to smoke, and people smoke anyway … It’s not like it’s very enforceable.”

One of the policy’s biggest obstacles will be enforcement. It is really the campus community’s responsibility to keep the campus smoke-free. Some feel the task of enforcement is simply too big. The size of the campus is a major factor, as is the willingness of the smoker community to abide by the rule.

“It’s just like skateboarding and biking on campus. It’s still gonna be there no matter what,” said Marcos Banuelos, an illustration major.

Ultimately, the success of the policy depends on the entire campus community’s consideration and sensitivity to others. Bedell said it’s all about “informal peer pressure.”

The former U.S. Marine and Yorba Linda resident charged in a series of murders was temporarily put on suicide watch after attempting to hurt himself while in custody, his attorney told The Orange County Register Wednesday.

Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23, was seen banging his head against the metal toilet in his jail cell sometime Friday or Saturday, his attorney Randall Longwith said.

Longwith said it seemed that Ocampo was hearing voices, was plagued with headaches and twitches and apparently tried to bang the voices, twitches and headaches out of his head.

Ocampo was placed in a “safety gown” Friday, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said.

Ocampo was charged earlier this year in the deaths of four homeless men, as well as the deaths of a Yorba Linda woman and her adult son.

Brief by Sean Viele

Apple Introduces New iPad Apple CEO Tim Cook showed off the company’s new version of the iPad in San Francisco Wednesday.

According to CNN.com, the new iPad was presented by Cook and Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller before a live crowd.

The presentation went through the improvements that the tablet will be making over the current model, the iPad 2.

At the forefront was a new high definition display, taking the tablet’s 9.7-inch touchscreen from its current 1024 by 768 pixels to an impressive 2047 by 1536.

Schiller claims that the new iPad, which supports full 1080p video, features visuals so crisp the human eye cannot perceive the individual pixels.

The device will also feature an improved 5-megapixel camera and will run on 4G wireless networks.

Apple will be releasing the new iPad March 16. The price will range from $499 to $829 and it will be available on both AT&T and Verizon networks.

Brief by Ricardo Gonzalez

Sociology Week Focuses on Gender Cal State Fullerton’s Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society is presenting Sociology Week 2012 at the Titan Student Union March 12-14.

The College of Humanities and Sociology’s theme for the week is “Gendering Global Issues and Justice” and will feature speakers on a variety of subjects, including human trafficking awareness, transgender issues in society and what to do with a degree in sociology.

All the presentations on Monday and Tuesday will be held at the TSU in Pavilion C. The Wednesday morning lectures will be held at the TSU in Gabrielino, and the Wednesday afternoon lectures will be held in Hetebrink.

The first lecture will be Monday at 10 a.m. and will feature speaker Maria Suarez, an activist and survivor of human trafficking.

Brief by Mark Payne

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Kicking the habit with drugs ERINN GROTEFEND Daily Titan

For some, cold turkey is a meal after Thanksgiving.

For others, it is the beginning of kicking a bad habit.

There are different avenues smokers can take to quit smoking that include prescription medication, over-thecounter medication and therapy.

Cal State Fullerton’s Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC) physicians can suggest prescription medications, over-the-counter medications and other forms of health care. The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides individual counseling and psychiatric treatment among other forms of counseling.

Richard Boucher, CSUF chief staff physician, said prescriptions that can help smokers quit include Chantix, Wellbutrin and over-the-counter Nicorette.

Chantix is the brand name for the prescription medication Varenicline. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this medication is considered a smoking cessation aid because it works to block the pleasant effects of nicotine on the brain.

Along with medication, patients are advised to take part in counseling.

“The health center can provide a prescription for Chantix whether they have insurance or not,” said Boucher. “It depends if the patient can afford it.”

Harrison Toy, 20, an undeclared major, started smoking at the age of 16 when he first found his sister’s cigarettes. Toy said he tried to quit smoking but so far has had no luck.

“Cold turkey … weaning … it doesn’t work because I want to smoke,” said Toy. The difficulty to quit smoking is obvious. Toy said Chantix would probably be useful but his biggest concern was the side effects.

According to the Chantix website, some patients have had depression, suicidal thoughts or actions and changes in behavior.

More than seven million people in the U.S. have already been prescribed Chantix, according to the Chantix website.

Chantix differs from other smoking cessation aids because it does not contain nicotine. The website states, Chantix targets nicotine receptors in the brain, attaches to them, and blocks nicotine from reaching them.

The program GETQUIT is recommended with the 12-week cycle of Chantix and includes a full year of support. The free program includes online and phone support that includes coaches and a 24/7 hot line.

Members also receive a progress tracker and information to help smokers in certain situations.

Toy said he has never been to counseling to help him quit smoking and does not like the idea of someone trying to make him quit.

“It doesn’t feel good to have a parent tell me that I have to quit smoking every day and go back to counseling,” Toy said. “It’s like rehab.”

Bupropion, more commonly known by the brand name Wellbutrin, is a medication used to treat depression but can also be used for people to quit smoking. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this medication works by increasing certain types of activity in the brain.

Boucher said Wellbutrin acts on receptors in the brain to curtail the craving. The U.S. National Library of Medicine confirms this fact by stating the medication helps people stop smoking by reducing cravings and other withdrawal effects.

Dru Biba, 32, started smoking about five years ago. Biba has never thought about or tried to quit smoking. Biba said he does not have any heath problems now and would not take prescription medication to quit smoking.

“I’m not really interested in pharmaceutical stuff like that,” said Biba.

Instead of taking medication to help quit, Biba said smokers should read self-help books. Biba knows a few people who have quit by using this form of treatment.

Nicotine Lozenges, known by their name brand Nicorette, are classified as smoking cessation aids according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Nicorette provides nicotine to the smoker’s body in order to reduce the urge to smoke and decrease the withdrawal symptoms.

Smokers are able to purchase four different types of Nicorette products from its website. The four include Nicorette gum, Nicorette Lozenge, Nicorette mini Lozenge and Nicorette Pocket Pack.

Smokers can also sign up for the support system, Nicorette Committed Quitters. This program provides newsletters, personalized solutions and daily reminders, tips and inspirations.

Toy does not agree with the idea of using Nicorette gum or lozenges to help smokers quit.

“Replacing one drug with another drug doesn’t really make any sense to me,” Toy said.

In a survey provided by the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA), 68.9 percent of CSUF students never smoked a cigarette during the spring 2010 semester. Out of the 890 respondents, 2.8 percent of those surveyed smoked a cigarette everyday for the past 30 days.

“Quitting smoking would be one of the most important health issues an individual could do,” Boucher said. “It starts with the want to do so, and then having the support to do so.”

Cigarette butts a health threat An estimated 1.7 billion pounds of the toxic byproduct are found in bodies of water annually MEC VALLE Daily Titan

Besides sand, cigarette litter is the most abundant item found on beaches.

According to Quit Tobacco’s website, cigarette butt litter makes up approximately 50 percent of all litter in most Western countries. It is estimated that 1.7 billion pounds of cigarette butts are found in lakes, oceans and beaches every year.

During the 2000 Coastal Cleanup Day, 230,000 cigarette butts were picked up in one day.

Stephanie Barger, executive director of the Earth Resource Foundation, has experience cleaning up cigarette butts.

“On average we pick up 12,000 cigarette butts in two hours at an average beach cleanup, and this is probably only 20 percent of the butt litter, so the other 80 percent has already gone into the ocean,” said Barger in an email.

An article, “Acute Toxicity of Cigarette Butt Leachate to Marine and Freshwater Fish,” by Elli Slaughter states, “Cigarette butts are the most common form of plastic litter on the beaches of the U.S. and worldwide.”

According to another article by Slaughter, cigarette litter has the potential to cause major damage to the environment.

The filters of cigarette butts are not biodegradable and contain plastic in them. The plastic and toxins in the cigarette filters have the potential to seep into wherever the cigarette was disposed.

The chemical in the plastic part of the filter is called cellulose acetate. According to the Earth Resource Foundation website, the plastic of one cigarette butt can take years to decompose.

Other toxic chemicals found in cigarettes are arsenic, acetone, lead and formaldehyde.

These chemicals are also found in products like nail polish, gasoline and pesticides. Some of the toxins have serious effects. Formaldehyde is

known to cause cancer and damage vital organs.

“All the chemicals do not just magically disappear. They remain wherever that butt is deposited, whether it’s deposited in the ocean and on the beaches. A lot of the time, you’ll see them washed into the sewer systems … and then they go into the river system,” said Elaine Long, an environmental science major. “You can imagine having that kind of chemical burden is not good.”

Unfinished cigarettes have more of a potential in doing harm by increasing the chance introducing toxic chemicals to the environment.

“They treat the tobacco leaves with chemicals so if people don’t smoke the entire thing down to the filter. A lot of the chemicals they treat the leaves with ... they are still there. So if you just tossed it on the ground you’re gonna have leeching into whatever is below it — the dirt, the plants,” Long said.

Not only do the cigarettes themselves cause damage to the environment, but also the various wrappers that come with cigarettes.

“A lot of time, the wrapper that goes around the cigarettes is equally as toxic, because in order to (avoid getting burned), you have to put things like fiberglass … it takes forever to go away in the environment, and it’s not exactly a clean breakdown process. It is a toxic breakdown process,” Long said.

Slaughter said in the article, “The global environmental burden of cigarette litter could become greatly exacerbated.”

With cigarette pollution so prevalent in various ecosystems, specifically in water systems, animals are at risk of digesting the litter.

Michael Horn, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at Cal State Fullerton, said animal life is a factor as to how cigarette litter could endanger the environment. He is certain that animals have ingested the pollution.

The Earth Resource Foundation states that animals, such as fish, birds, whales and other sea life, have been eating the plastic in the cigarette

There are millions of cigarette butts in the ocean, and we are drinking, swimming and playing in the water.

Stephanie Barger Executive Director Earth Resource Foundation

filters containing toxic chemicals.

After animals like fish absorb the toxins, they are sometimes transferred back to humans, smokers and nonsmokers, as food.

“There are millions of cigarette butts in the ocean, and we are drinking, swimming and playing in the water. We are also eating (animals) that are eating the butts or digesting all the chemicals,” Barger said.

Photo illustration by STEPHEN McGLADE / Daily Titan New York ranked first in the U.S. in tax collected on cigarette packs. California is lower on the list at No. 33.

High taxes for smokers The average cost of a pack of cigarettes in Calif. is $5.71, of which $1.26 is collected as tax MARK PAYNE Daily Titan

With the cost of tobacco rising, which includes heavy taxation, and with the health problems associated with smoking so well documented, some students are being forced to make the tough decision of whether to continue smoking, cut back the number of cigarettes they smoke or quit the habit altogether.

Cal State Fullerton students might have an easier time making the decision because smoking is on its way to being legislated off of the Cal State Fullerton campus. A resolution has been unanimously passed by the Academic Senate that will make CSUF a smoke-free environment beginning Aug. 1, 2013, if signed by Interim President Willie Hagan.

David Contreras, a theatre arts major, was a heavy smoker at one time, but now he only carries cigarettes for scenes he does while on stage. He quit after questioning himself about why he smoked.

“Price was a factor, and at the same time after a while it was just like this smells bad, this tastes bad, this feels bad, and it’s like ‘why am I doing this?’” said Contreras.

“It was kind of like one of those epiphanies where you go, was I doing this just for a fad or just to look cool or something like that, and it got to the point where I was like this isn’t worth it.”

Students often mentioned the cost of tobacco as one of the problems

they face as smokers, but it was not a big influence in their decision to smoke or not to smoke. Most of them said they paid a little more than $5 for a pack of cigarettes, but that price was not a problem.

According to a report by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the average cost of a pack of cigarettes in California as of January, is $5.71.

The revenue from taxes collected by the state is $1.26 per pack. New York ranked first in tax collected on cigarette packs. California ranked at No. 33.

The AWL website reports that California ranks near the bottom at No. 46 when compared with the average price in other states.

Amir Karkia, a junior marketing major who smokes about a pack a week, said he understands the school’s decision to make CSUF a smoke-free campus.

“I respect the school’s decision, so whatever the school wants I’ll respect it,” said Karkia. “I understand times are changing and this isn’t the sixties, where everything was very nonchalant (toward smoking), so I’m actually cutting back, so I’m OK with it.”

Some of the smokers from CSUF were bothered by the new legislation banning all smoking on campus.

Joe Gillespie, a junior marketing major who smokes between one and two packs a week, said he is against a campus-wide ban on all smoking.

“If they are going to make it a campus-wide ban, that kind of

If they are going to make it a campuswide ban, that kind of bothers me ... I feel like they are not really being sympathetic toward the people who smoke.

Joe Gillespie Marketing Major

bothers me,” said Gillespie. “I feel like they are not really being sympathetic toward the people who smoke.”

Another smoker who did not agree with the complete banning of smoking on campus was Joseph Castillo, a junior philosophy major.

He said he feels he has a right to smoke on campus, as long as it is in the designated areas.

“It would upset me just because I think I have a right to a cigarette outside, outdoors … Like I said, I’m in a designated area for smoking cigarettes, and people passing by know that; they see that (it’s) a smoking area,” said Castillo.

In a report done for the American Cancer Society by Dr. Jeffrey E. Harris, Ph.D., on the profits of cigarette manufactures, he explained why legislation like this has no affect on tobacco profits.

Harris’ study showed the demand for cigarettes is unresponsive to economic changes. Because of this, an increase in price will raise more revenue even though it causes consumption to fall. The taxes that are levied against the manufactures are just passed on to the consumer, so profits do not change.

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OPINION

Is the smoking ban justifiable?

It’s for your health and that of your peers

Our bodies, our health, not your concern

PRO: ROXANNE TELLES

CON: JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ

After the Academic Senate voted unanimously in favor of Cal State Fullerton becoming a smoke-free campus beginning in 2013, eyebrows raised all across campus, bringing up the appropriate question: Is this smoking ban justifiable?

First and foremost, by granting a policy that prohibits smoking, a healthier environment is created not only for the students, but also the faculty, staff and any visitors on campus. The policy will improve the air quality and appearance of the campus.

There is no doubt that many would argue that by banning smoking on campus, one’s rights are being taken away. But what about the rights of fellow students who are forced to endure the hazards exposed from secondhand smoke? By inhaling smoke involuntarily, non-smokers are prone to take in what is known as “sidestream smoke,” which is the smoke that smolders off the end of the cigarette and contains more tar, nicotine, particles and gases than the smoke being inhaled by the smoker.

It is substantially more dangerous, as these fumes have not passed through the cigarette filter. According to the American Council for Drug Education, this “sidestream smoke” may cause respiratory distress, allergic reactions and lung cancer.

Aside from the health risks associated with secondhand smoke, it is important to mention that non-smokers can find cigarette smoke to be extremely disturbing.

The unmistakable smell of smoke has a tendency to permeate any surrounding area and continues to linger after the smoker has passed.

Smokers seem generally unaware of the inconvenience while bystanders are forced to suffer.

In addition to the making others

uncomfortable, let us not forget the less than favorable policies imposed on society that don’t cause negative health effects, but were simply created because of annoyance to others. For instance, loud and unreasonable noise is prohibited under California Penal Code 415, known as “disturbing the peace”. So basically, if your neighbor feels that your loud music is annoying, he or she has the ability to call the police. If you choose to not turn the music down, you have now committed a misdemeanor for annoying someone. This also goes for using offensive words in public.

Although we may be the first CSU to adapt a smoke-free campus, this ban is in no way revolutionary, as many UCs have already established a policy on a tobacco-free campus.

High schools and many community colleges already have set policies of prohibiting smoking on campus, where many CSUF students are making the transition from anyway.

It is common in California for local governments along the state to enforce similar bans on smoking outdoors, including several cities in Orange County like Huntington, Newport and Seal Beach.

There’s also the social aspect that comes from smoking. Bonds are created between smokers, making it easier for one person to be influenced to light up a cigarette when offered by another. Many college students consider themselves social smokers, so this ban is possibly the prevention needed to force those “social smokers” to kick their bad habit completely.

People are also overall more likely to quit if others do the same.

At the end of the day, the ban on smoking is justifiable because it contributes to everyone living a healthier life, even if it is just when they’re on campus.

A campus-wide smoking ban infringes on our civil rights and possibly our constitutional rights.

Recently, the Academic Senate decided that Cal State Fullerton would be a smoke-free campus beginning Aug. 1, 2013.

Let me start off by saying that I don’t smoke and just like most nonsmokers, I don’t appreciate cigarette smoke being blown in my general vicinity. However, a ban of smoking on campus is a violation of our civil liberties.

Ultimately, it is the smoker’s choice to pick up a pack of cigarettes and light one up.

Despite all the literature and scientific evidence that has linked smoking to cancer, people still make the choice to smoke.

And as long as it is still legal in the U.S. to smoke in public places, so should be the case in our public schools (obviously not in elementary through high schools).

CSUF is a public, state-funded school, and once you turn 18 it is a civil liberty to be able to smoke in a public open-air area. If nonsmokers have a problem with someone smoking in their vicinity then it can be as simple as walking away.

The vast majority of people that attend the university as students, faculty and staff are adults so they, in turn, can make decisions as adults in whether they partake or avoid smoking. That decision does not need to be made by the Academic Senate.

Whether smoking falls under the freedom of expression in the First Amendment is something that has been debated for many years.

However, according to CBS News, the tobacco companies have recently won a First Amendment case against the U.S. government entity; the Food

and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA mandated tobacco companies to put graphic images of things like diseased lungs on actual cigarette packages. However, Judge Richard Leon ruled Feb. 29 the government’s rule violated the tobacco companies’ right to free speech.

For the average student smoker, school can get pretty tough, especially around finals, and some will turn to cigarettes to relieve that stress. Forcing students to leave the campus just to indulge in their habit definitely feels as if their civil liberties are a target in trying to promote health.

Another alarming thing with the Academic Senate ban is that smoking in your car on campus will also be banned, even if there is less of a chance of that cigarette smoke is affecting anyone else.

I think this goes a little too far.

Students or faculty cars are technically their private property. Not only should they be able to do as they please, they also would be affecting less students than they would in the higher traffic areas on campus.

Additionally, a result of this smoking ban could have an effect on surrounding businesses surrounding CSUF. Restaurants or coffee shops could see an influx of smokers and cigarette butts on their property, which could shed a negative light on the university and add to the pollution around the city of Fullerton.

There are already precautions instated to keep smokers away from doorways of the buildings on campus, so why does this new policy have to include the entire campus?

If there are designated areas on campus where a student needs to walk their bike or ride their bike, then why can’t there be designated areas where students can smoke a cigarette in between classes?

EDITORIAL Smoking ban will be the new skateboarding ban The Academic Senate unanimously approved a resolution Feb. 23 to ban all smoking on Cal State Fullerton’s campus. According to the current policy, smoking is prohibited inside as well as within 20 feet of any building on the university area. The rationale behind the ban is that the current policy was not working, so a total ban was necessary.

If signed by Interim President Willie Hagan, the ban is expected to extend to smoking in your own vehicle with the windows down on campus. The ban would go into effect Aug. 1, 2013.

According to its website, the Academic Senate consists of faculty members whose objective is to be the representative legislative body of the university to and speak on behalf of the university community on matters within its purview.

While the Academic Senate may think they are acting in the interests of students on this

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matter, we think the ban is against student freedom. Smoking is unhealthy, but it is a personal choice. We think the current policy protects students from secondhand smoke while not trampling on the liberties of others. While it may not have been 100 percent effective, it did not violate a person’s rights. Anyone who wanted to smoke could do so. Those who did not want to deal with secondhand smoke would not have to in front of buildings, and we had a personal choice to walk away.

While we disagree with the new rules, we feel the students who violated the current policy are part of the reason it was brought up. It’s unfortunate that students who acted responsibly and followed the current rules will have to deal with this new ban.

Most likely, the ban will not cause students to quit smoking. Instead, they will be forced to leave campus to smoke. If smoking is a health concern, then we should be directing our focus

to smoking cessation programs instead of creating rules that are going to be difficult to enforce. The current policy is only ineffective because of the lack of enforcement on campus.

The problems with enforcement will not go away with this new ban. If the purpose was to mitigate problems, then the ban is going to make them worse. Students will still try to get away with smoking on campus. We’re wasting resources trying to stop it from happening.

We would much rather see the Academic Senate address issues that are not only in our interest, but also based on what students actually want to see changed. We think a greater concern for student health is the availability of healthy food on campus. There’s a plethora of fast food options at Cal State Fullerton, but hardly any healthy choices. This is a problem for current and incoming students that can be fixed by the same people who are supposed to speak on behalf of students.

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Re: A ‘Fluke’ in this situation There has been a lot of discussion over the recent events surrounding Sandra Fluke and women’s access to healthcare.

We felt it necessary to distinguish fact from fiction, particularly after reading Keith Fierro’s article. While we can certainly understand how an issue as contentious as this one can cause a debate to be heated, we believe the level of discourse that Mr. Fierro has chosen to use not only diminishes women, but lowers the stature of Cal State Fullerton, just months before Dr. Mildred Garcia (a woman) is about to take the presidency of our great university.

The Sandra Fluke controversy emerged when congressman Darrell Issa, chair of House Oversight Committee, refused to allow Ms. Fluke an opportunity to testify in a hearing on women’s access to contraception.

What was particularly incendiary of the congressman’s decision was that Ms. Fluke would have been the only woman to speak at the hearing.

In case you were unaware, the price of prescription medication, including birth control, is set by the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture it. Though the medication can be purchased at a substantially lower price, if an individual’s insurance plan does not cover the particular medication, the individual is then forced to pay full price for it. Contraception is no exception to the rule, -and yes Mr. Fierro, it can cost upwards to $3,000.

When Mr. Fierro’s claims that women want the government “out of (our) bedroom,” he is suggesting that the classic party line from the left on social policy applies to his argument, when it actually doesn’t. “Out of our

bedroom,” was intended to mean that government should not restrict people’s ability to marry who they want or do what they want with their bodies.

Restricting access to women’s healthcare would, in effect, prevent women from keeping their bodies healthy. The EEOC acknowledges that access to birth control decreases maternal and infant mortality. They also believe that the denial of contraceptive coverage is sex discrimination in health insurance plans.

The Department of Health and Human Services, acting on recommendations from the Institute of Medicine, requires health insurance plans to cover contraception, with no co-payments or deductibles. HHS Secretary Sebelius added a “conscious clause” to the rule, which allows certain religious employers like churches to exclude birth control from their employees’ health insurance. After the initial outcry from Catholic Bishops, religiously affiliated organizations were also included in the conscious clause, even though these exemptions would prevent many women from receiving full access to healthcare.

While it might make perfect sense in Peoria for Mr. Fierro to equivocate women’s healthcare to filling a car with gas; driving a car is a privilege, healthcare is a right. We hope Mr. Fierro will be able to know the difference. And you don’t necessarily have to be a women’s studies major to have a brain, though Mr. Fierro might just prove us wrong this time.

Elliot Lam Political Science Major

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Breaking the habit: A strong nicotine dilemma Overcoming addiction is difficult, but doable MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan

Growing up with two iconic figures kept me away from touching a cigarette.

The first was the lady in the PSA ads in who, from smoking too much, inhales her cigarette from a hole in her neck.

Second, the Cigarette-Smoking Man in the X-Files, the central villain of the series who caused a living hell for the lives of Agents Mulder and Scully.

These two people gave me an impression that smoking was either grotesquely disturbing or villainously chilling. Other than these two media figures, I had no personal connection to smoking, or the powerful addiction that is nicotine… until my father picked up the habit.

I didn’t think much of it until he started smoking three packs a day. I couldn’t believe the excessive amount.

I guess that what the stress of going through a divorce puts you through.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse nicotine addiction is the leading preventable cause of lung disease, disability and death. Smoking is attributed to 90 percent of lung cancer and about 38,000 deaths per year. A disquieting fact that the NIDA reports is that many people try to quit smoking, roughly 35 million, but of those who are trying to quit, more than 85 percent of them relapse.

Nicotine’s addictive components include that of a brain chemical that regulates feelings of pleasure. Nicotine enters the body through the tobacco smoked and is quickly disseminated into the lungs onto the bloodstream.

Nicotine can also be absorbed into the bloodstream through mucous membranes of the mouth (in the case of chewing tobacco).

Once nicotine is in the brain and once it activates the pleasure zone of your brain, it will begin to crave it. This happens because nicotine increases the levels of dopamine released inside the brain and the pleasure zones. The addiction component is that people continue to abuse smoking to get the short-term pleasurable sensation, even when they know the long-term harmful effects its causes.

I knew I had to voice my concern as soon as my father hit the threeboxes-of-cigarettes-a-day routine. I didn’t want him to be smoking out of his neck. Plus, nicotine could also be absorbed through the skin, so secondhand smoke could affect me.

So not only was his smoking habit

unhealthy for him, it was also harmful for his children.

Embarrassed and disgusted, he quit.

The best way to overcome nicotine addiction is through nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). The American Cancer Society and the FDA has approved these five methods of NRT listed below. The point of NRT is to help one reduce their nicotine addiction and abstain from it through a gradual reduction.

Patches: The most common of the bunch is not exactly the fashion accessory of the year. The patch works by releasing nicotine into the body at variable rate, depending on its strength.

Gum: This isn’t nicotine’s version of Hubba Bubba Max, but this peppery tasting gum is the fastest of the five as far as regulating and replacing nicotine in the body. It allows the user to control the amount of nicotine that they consume, by the amount of gums they choose to take. The gums come in 2mg and 4mg nicotine strength.

Nasal Spray: Works exactly like Afrin nasal spray used to fight nasal congestion, but instead you’re fighting nicotine addiction. Like nicotine gum you can control the dosage amount you intake. Normally two sprays into each nostril are required. Unlike the patches and the gum the nasal spray must be prescribed by a doctor.

Inhalers: Nicotine inhalers work the same way asthmatic inhalers work except that the nicotine vapors go directly to the mouth and not the lungs. According to the FDA cigarette smokers like the inhalers most because they act as a phantom cigarette. Like the nasal spray, inhalers must be prescribed by a doctor.

Lozenges: These pills work like the gum. The user controls the amount they take, due to the amount of withdraw they are experiencing.

All these NRT alternatives require a lot of work and dedication. They all have side effects, but, like all drug cleansing, the final healthy outcome will outweigh the side effects.

Remember, everyone is different; what works for someone might not work for another, and if you are someone who struggles to fight the nicotine addiction and relapse, it’s OK. Just dust yourself off and try again.

These alone are not the only way to fight nicotine addiction but they are the most common and helpful. My father decided to go with the gum; not liking the taste, he decided to go cold turkey. It worked. He hasn’t touched a cigarette in more than 15 years.

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An artificial ember may soon burn near you

Electronic cigarettes, a fairly new product, still face uncertainty

The nicotine itself, essentially, is the drug that you develop a dependence on.

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The small, white cylinder is drawn away from the mouth as a smoky substance wafts out.

It fades into nothingness and the cylinder is brought back up for another drag. Instead of a smoldering ember burning bright, a dull LED bulb at the end of the cigarette glows red.

The device being described is an electronic cigarette, which is designed to simulate the use, feel and look of its more commercial tobacco counterpart.

Utilizing an internal battery connected to a small atomizer, a liquid and nicotine solution is fed into the device and vaporized with each puff that the user takes.

Consequently, someone using an electronic cigarette is not truly “smoking” because no smoke is produced. Instead, they are doing something known as “vaping”, a term commonly recognized by users of these gadgets.

Think of electronic cigarettes as humidifiers. Rather than simulating natural air moisture, e-cigarettes simulate the act of smoking while supposedly providing a safer experience.

If the user of an electronic cigarette is still taking in copious amounts of nicotine from their solution and still acting out the motions of smoking, is it still safe?

Sean Hogan Admissions Coordinator/ CSUF Social Work Department

Photo illustration by ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Due to a lack of information, health officials are split over whether or not electronic cigarettes are detrimental to user’s health. Consumers can’t seem to make up their minds either.

Sean Hogan, associate professor and admissions coordinator for the Cal State Fullerton Social Work Department, said, “The real hazard with regular cigarettes is all the adulterants and carcinogens that are incorporated into them during the manufacturing process and then the fact that you smoke them … The nicotine itself, essentially, is the drug that you develop a dependence on, and that’s what keeps you smoking.”

Hogan, though not intimately

familiar with e-cigarettes, said that it was likely that they trump smoking real cigarettes only by a relatively small margin.

He conceded that they probably aren’t the best choice for those looking to quit.

“You’re still simulating smoking,” Hogan said, “so from a psychological standpoint, (you’re not really) ‘quitting’. It’s like drinking non alcoholic beer.”

Some who have tried electronic cigarettes as an alternative have

been less than satisfied with the artificial replacement.

“It’s the ritual of smoking,” said Trevor Prins, 27, a CSUF marketing major. “It’d be better than other methods, but, at the same time, I think the only way to quit is to go cold turkey.”

Prins has used electronic cigarettes on occasion, but said, “It’s cool if you can get by on that, but nothing beats the real thing,” he said.

Because of their relative infancy, electronic cigarettes have yet to

be placed under the scrutiny of invasive testing or regulation has been placed on classic cigarettes.

A 2009 report by the Food and Drug Administration stated that the majority of e-cigarette products had not been submitted for evaluation or approval, and therefore, “... The agency has no way of knowing, except for the limited testing it has performed, the levels of nicotine or the amounts or kinds of other chemicals that the various brands of these products deliver to the user.”

That uncertainty stretches itself to CSUF’s campus.

The Academic Senate recently considered passing a policy, last week to make CSUF a smokefree campus by August 2013.

Electronic cigarettes, hovever, were never discussed in the policy.

“I know that that kind of thing has not been addressed,” said Kenneth Walicki, vice chair of the Academic Senate. “It was my name that was on the resolution, and nothing about electronic cigarettes was in there, I’m positive.”

If one was relegated to the campus of CSUF, they would likely be hard-pressed to find a single example of someone using electronic cigarettes.

If the prominence of e-cigarettes were to grow, the Academic Senate would have to address the issue, said Walicki.

Academic Senate Chair Jack Bedell confirmed via email that the policy remains “silent” on the subject of electronic cigarettes.

Still, though little is known about electronic cigarettes, do not be surprised if the familiar sight of burning natural embers comes to be replaced by the artificial glow of an LED in 2013.

It’s a slippery slope advancing from social smoker to ash breath The mysterious appeal of smoking turns out to be just a bunch of empty smoke JOEY BECERRA Daily Titan

I’ll admit it, I’m never the first person to try something new.

It’s no surprise that when everyone else around me at work would duck out during their breaks and at the end of their shifts to smoke a cigarette, I didn’t.

Before I had my first cigarette, I thought that smoking was only for the bad kids.

Growing up, I definitely was not one of the bad kids. In my youth, I listened to my parents and kept my nose clean. I was always the first person to raise my hand in class when we were asked why people should refrain from smoking.

That’s why it was such a shock to me when I tried my first cigarette.

I’ll never forget the first time that I smoked; I’m sure nobody does.

It was late — the end of the work night. I was hanging out with a couple of my fellow servers in the back of the parking lot, real rebellious looking.

Most nights, I hung out with my coworkers at the end of our shift while they reunited with their precious cigarettes.

I prefer to use the word reunited because I had been told my whole life that when you smoke a cigarette for the first time, you can never, ever stop.

Like most other nights, we chatted while they drew long breaths from their cigarettes.

Watching them smoke was almost magical. It was fascinating — watching them draw the cigarettes up in a smooth, graceful ark, hearing the deep draw of a breath, seeing the end of the cigarette flare golden orange and then smoulder.

Before I could help myself, I heard myself say, “Can I try your cigarette?”

My coworker Arrena snickered.

“Are you sure you want to try it?” she asked me in challenge.

For some strange reason, I did.

From that moment on, I became a social smoker, always remembering the golden rule of social smoking — “Don’t ever smoke a cigarette by yourself.”

I usually got cigarettes from friends.

Smoking gradually became easy for me.

After a while, I didn’t feel like I was going to choke every time I took a breath.

I didn’t feel dizzy when I smoked on my work break.

I learned about the parts of a cigarette, developing a preference for those with a crushable menthol ball.

Eventually, I carried my own pack of cigarettes in the trunk of my car for fear that my parents would find them.

Then, one day, I broke the golden rule.

After a particularly hard day at work, I decided to have a cigarette by myself.

If you’ve never smoked by yourself, you should know that when you do, you feel a sense of freedom that you don’t feel anywhere else.

It’s like taking all of the pressure that people put on you to not smoke, and saying “the hell with it. I’m going to do it anyways.”

From there, smoking sort of snowballed for me. I would smoke every time that I got out of work.

I wasn’t a heavy smoker. I only smoked once or twice a day. Sometimes I had one on my way to work, one after work. Most times, I did it in combination with drinking.

After a while, I couldn’t stop. The apex of my smoking career came when, one night, I smoked a whole pack of cigarettes on the patio of a restaurant.

Let me tell you, waking up in the morning after smoking a whole pack of cigarettes is not something that you want to do. My breath smelled, my stomach was turning and my mouth tasted like I swallowed an ashtray.

From that morning on, I made the decision that I didn’t want to become a stereotypical smoker.

From that morning on, I made the decision that I didn’t want to become a sterotypical smoker.

I didn’t like having to wash my hands every three seconds. I hated the disapproving lectures from my friends. I felt guilty from sneaking around.

Quitting was difficult. It’s hard to see other people smoking when you leave the bar — wanting the warmth of another cigarette. For me, the warmth was the best part, the part that made it worth it.

I’ll admit, smoking is fun, but not waking up feeling like I am going to hurl at any moment is so much more fun.

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In the 20th century, cigarettes were clearly a girl’s best friend AJAI SPELLMAN Daily Titan

Women obviously hold the purse strings. Case in point: cigarette advertisements.

Tobacco advertisers began gearing their ads specifically towards women in the 1920s. These ads portrayed women as attractive, fashionable and liberated. In turn, smoking among women became very popular.

After World War I ended and women gained suffrage, they became more optimistic about being viewed as equals in society. Who would have thought that the cigarette would play a significant role in aiding women on their road to equality?

After the war, women subscribed to the “anything you can do, I can do better” sentiment. As a result, they began consuming an object that was originally designed for men — the cigarette.

Eventually, advertisers caught wind of this and began creating tobacco ads exclusively for women.

Tobacco companies, such as the Lucky Strike brand of cigarettes, featured women in ads that displayed sayings like, “Reach for a LUCKY instead of a sweet.”

According to the U.S. Health Public Service, this insinuated that smoking coincided with skinniness.

Cigarettes became the new accessory for women. Celebrities and supermodels were soon featured in magazines such as Vogue wearing clothes that were more form-fitting, with bound breasts and tubular dresses, using cigarettes to compliment their sexiness and independence.

Along with the stigma of thin women smoking, ads suggested that women who smoked were desirable and gave off sex appeal.

In later years, advertising companies put media stars like Marilyn Monroe, the classic sex symbol, on a pedestal by displaying them in movies and on billboards holding cigarettes and wearing sexy, body-conscious ensembles.

Although advertisements directed towards women dominated the market during the 20th century, this may not necessarily be the case in present day.

“When cigarettes were first coming around … the cigarette was designed for women, but as time went on, its not about fashion anymore ... it’s more of a statement of independence (for everyone),” said Brandon Collins, 23, a political science major.

Like the evolution of female

Illustration by AJAI SPELLMAN / Daily Titan Smoking was popularized among women in the 1920s when advertisers set their sights on the other half of the population. The flapper is the archetypal female smoker.

smokers during the 1920s, the evolution of smoking continues today. Only now, the progression is in the product.

“E-cigs (mechanical cigarettes), I think those are the new thing; a lot of people use them to quit

smoking … I use them because they are healthier … no tar, no additives … it’s basically water vapor and nicotine, which is healthier for everything but your heart, but, (then again), everything will kill you nowadays,” Collins said. dailytitan.com/features

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DETOUR Rolling Stone’s 15 Greatest Stoner Songs (2011)

nn Broken Bells, “Vaporize”’

nn Birdman and Lil Wayne (feat.

Daz & Kurupt), “Cali Dro” nn S.E. Rogie, “Dead Men Don’t Smoke Marijuana” nn Cypress Hill, “I Wanna Get High”

nn Fountains of Wayne, “Planet of Weed” nn Kid Cudi, “Marijuana”

nn Wayne Smith, “Under the Sleng Teng”

nn Brewer & Shipley, “One Toke the Line” nn Dillard Hartford Dillard, “Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown” nn Little Feat, “Don’t Bogart That Joint, My Friend” nn Ben Harper, “Burn One Down”

nn Black Sabbath, “Sweet Leaf” nn Fats Waller, “You’re a Viper” nn Peter Tosh, “Legalize it”

nn Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Kaya”

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Hit the high notes Marijuana is credited to the birth of many musical chart toppers SHEILA DEL CID Daily Titan

There are many artists who have provided us with lyrically inclined tunes, especially about smoking.

Afroman’s track “Because I Got High” is a sad song in the marijuana pages, but it is one of the most widely-known songs about smoking. In first-person, a marijuana enthusiast voices his downfalls about his experiences from the use of marijuana. He can’t remember to clean his room, can’t pass a class, turned to selling drugs, didn’t go to court, took his paycheck because he didn’t pay his child support, became a paraplegic from running from the cops, was left masturbating because he couldn’t function to have sex, lost his family, admits messing up his entire life and for that reason he is sleeping on the sidewalk all “because he got high.”

Released in the generation of free love and experiments, Rick James expresses his intimacy with “Mary Jane.” Not referring to a woman but referring to marijuana, also known as Mary Jane. He shows his devotion about how

in love he is with burning sticky green leaves, and he is not the only one indulging.

Since he finds it irresistible to keep “her” all to him, he spreads “her” goods so others take advantage of her green.

Similar to James, British group Musical Youth used slang for the use of pot in their song “Pass the Dutchie.” The U.K. would not air the song on the radio or television because of the drug reference, and they changed the lyrics. In Jamaica, a dutchy is a heavy round pot.

Even though the song was released in 1982, “Pass the Dutchie” has people enjoying the Caribbean sound.

“The song has really good rhythm and of course that feel good reggae vibe,” said Joseph “DJ J-Love” Johnston. “You can chill out to it, dance and really vibe out to it. I myself do not smoke weed, but I like that song.”

Black Sabbath also supplied listeners with “Sweet Leaf,” which is another trendy song. The band plays homage to marijuana.

Like the Musical Youth group, Sabbath used a play on words.

They used “Sweet Leaf ” as the title and referenced how he loves ganja.

The song “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix is one of the most iconic songs about smoking. Like the

Courtesy of MCT Cypress Hill performs at the 2012 Cypress Hill Smokeout in San Bernardino, California on March 3rd, 2012. For over a decade medical marijuana advocate, B-real, has hosted the annual festival.

other artist, Hendrix used “Purple Haze” as slang for purple cannabis.

Nonetheless, the song is all the rage, even Apple and Pepsi have used it in their commercials.

“The list can indeed go on forever,” said Anaheim resident, Elena Caceres. “I’d honestly have to say that ‘Pass The Dutchie’ and ‘Purple Haze’ have to be my favorite

songs. I love classic rock and reggae.”

Whether people smoke or not, they have heard at least one of these songs and enjoyed them.

“I don’t really talk to my stoner friends about what kind of music they listen to while they’re smoking, but I wouldn’t be surprised if anything from that list is one of them, especially ‘Purple

Haze.’ I would expect more Bob Marley though,” said nonsmoker Cal State Fullerton graduate, Corey Hinkle.

These songs are universal.

People don’t have to smoke to enjoy this playlist. From Snoop Dogg to The Steve Miller Band, the list of iconic songs about smoking can go on forever.

Anaheim gets dank with its expo honoring Mary Jane Guests are able to receive medical cards for pot from doctors ANGEL MENDOZA Daily Titan

The Kush Expo is one of the Golden State’s biggest medical marijuana shows. Though dates are yet to be announced for 2012, the expo will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Hundreds of booths will be on display, there will be free giveaways, dispensaries will be giving away free coupons

and there will even be a “420” smoking section. That’s right, attendees at the Kush Expo can smoke weed on site It is no secret some college students smoke marijuana for fun or medical reasons, but some students like Sam Ogunrinu, 20, a health science major, aren’t planning on attending the event and don’t support the use of marijuana.

“I don’t think I’m going to go,” said Ogunrinu. “I don’t do drugs and marijuana is supposed to be illegal. I support marijuana being illegal. I’m not interested in any

kind of drugs or any sort of parties supporting drugs.”

The Kush Expo is known as a bit of a party. There are live concerts, a resting lounge that includes massage chairs, food and a full liquor bar. There is even a “Hot Kush Girl Contest,” where girls get on stage and a vote decides the winner. First place gets $500 and a gravity vortex (a portable smoking device), second place gets $300 and a gravity vortex, third place gets $200 and a gravity vortex, and fourth and fifth place each get a gravity vortex.

Doctors will be in attendance providing medical cards as well.

Students like Ryan Gilbert, 20, an accounting major, feel there should be stricter regulations on medical cards.

“I think you should go to the doctor and say I have such and such problem, and (then) they should give you a prescription to go to a certain doctor and get your own medical card. So I think it should be stricter to get medical marijuana,” said Gilbert.

Needless to say, it’s a big event in Anaheim.

Fliers and posters have made their way around the Cal State Fullerton campus and around Orange County, promoting the event.

“They should stop putting up all those signs of bud and cannabis everywhere where kids can see it,” said Edgar Cornejo, 19, a chemistry and German double major. “It becomes something to buy. We’re consumers. If we see something on a billboard or sign, we’ll buy it.”

The Kush Expo has been under scrutiny by the city of Anaheim because of its stance against

medical marijuana dispensaries and Ogunrinu feels that expos and conventions supporting drug use should be banned altogether.

“I think it should be banned in California and the United States,” he said. “It’s really giving a bad influence to the younger people of the community.

When dates are announced, tickets will be $11 online and $15 at the door. Guests must be at least 18 years of age to attend the medical marijuana show.

For more information, visit KushExpo.com.

Actors taking a drag adds character to their characters Despite the known health risks, a cigarette in hand give a seductive or tough essence on film JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ Daily Titan

“What are you going to do, charge me with smoking?” asks actress Sharon Stone, as she lights a cigarette in the interrogation scene in Basic Instinct. This scene is arguably the most famous scene involving smoking in film history. The glamour of Hollywood and smoking go hand in hand.

Smoking has taken all types of forms in Hollywood’s biggest films — from seduction, to giving a character an edge and even for recreational drug use.

Stone is one of many women portrayed in film who smokes in a seductive way.

The 1967 film The Graduate features a young Dustin Hoffman being seduced by an older Mrs. Robinson with cigarette in hand. In that scene, Hoffman nervously says, “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me... Aren’t you?”

Also, Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, who is smoking a cigarette right before her and John Travolta’s character compete in the “twist” dance contest at Jack Rabbit Slims. Thurman is also featured on the posters and the cover art for the VHS, DVD and Blu Ray of Pulp Fiction with cigarette in hand.

Where women are shown to be smoking in a seductive way, men in film are shown with an edge to them — a bit rough around the edges. From Al Pacino smoking cigars in Scarface to the

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two brothers from The Boondock Saints smoking cigarettes after leaving church, it really shows how “bad ass” these characters are.

Clint Eastwood plays Blondie in the 1966 spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and has a cigar in his mouth throughout the “Mexican standoff ” at the end of the film. Blondie doesn’t flinch, nor does he drop his cigar, as he shoots the bad guy, Angel Eyes, into a grave.

A more subtle smoking scene involves Robert De Niro in the 1990s critically acclaimed organized crime film Goodfellas. De Niro’s character, Jimmy Conway, is a member of the local mob, and in one of the more famous scenes it features De Niro smoking at the bar.

Nothing is said or heard (except for the background track of Cream’s “Sunshine

of Your Love”), but you can see him smoking a cigar with shifty eyes and you can tell that he is beginning to mistrust, and is ultimately thinking of whacking, someone in his gang.

Aside from smoking cigars and cigarettes, there are Hollywood portrayals of smoking other things, like recreational drugs. For instance, in the movie Friday, Ice Cube and Chris Tucker’s characters, Craig and Smokey, smoke marijuana on the porch. Smokey convinces Craig to smoke marijuana and ends up hallucinating.

Much like Friday, in the 2001 film Training Day, Denzel Washington’s character tries to convince Ethan Hawke’s character to smoke marijuana.

Washington’s character is a senior narcotics officer that can help Hawke’s character advance in his career. Through

pressure from Washington, Hawke’s character finally gives in and smokes the pipe of marijuana, only to find out it’s been laced with PCP. Hawke’s character hallucinates just like Ice Cube’s character does, but in a much less comedic fashion.

Lastly, and maybe most peculiar because it is in a children’s movie, is the animated Disney film, Alice in Wonderland. While on her adventure, Alice runs into a caterpillar who is smoking hookah. The caterpillar proceeds to smoke himself into a butterfly in front of Alice’s very eyes.

Definitely an iconic smoking scene that people of all ages can remember.

Despite worldwide knowledge of its health effects, smoking has always, and probably always will be, a sign of sexuality or masculinity in film — or at least a staple in pop culture.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) It’s a great time to complete your tax return. You’re more patient with finances and with others. Try to be just as patient with yourself.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Clear out the clutter, and give it away to others who’ll appreciate it more. You’re learning to let go of things you don’t need. Less is more.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) It’s an excellent time to travel now. Don’t be afraid to take the path you haven’t taken before. You’ll find what’s needed along the way. Just go.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have more than you think. Procrastinate another day. Take action to improve the quality of your community and environment. When everyone wins, you win.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Check the blueprint, and then proceed. Clear communications create new opportunities. Get in touch with old friends who can help.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) A quiet day might suit you just fine, if it can be arranged. A conflict of interests could leave you with a tricky choice.

You know in your heart which path is best.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) It’s easy to spend money for the next two days. It’s also easier to earn it, so focus on that. There’s no reason not to budget for what you want. Get into the leisure life.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Get the facts before you jump to conclusions. Your powers of concentration are sharp for the next two days, and research suits you fine. Get into study, and solutions flow.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) Make sure you know what’s requested before doing the work. Get into home projects for the next few days. Nesting feels especially nurturing. Discover hidden treasure.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) Schedule for success. Include romance, and block out time for the unexpected. Prioritize children, creativity, social life and your sweetheart. Indulge.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Dig into a big job.

Start by learning the rules for the most difficult task first. Get into creative work, and bring home the bacon. This satisfies on multiple levels.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Consult with experts over the next few days. Tap into the latest news on the subject. No need to decide immediately. Get multiple opinions, and then consider your options.

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March 8, 2012

SPORTS: NON-SMOKING SECTION

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Tall task ahead for CSUF

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Titans Fall in First Round

Titans will enter the tournament as No. 2 seed in Big West BLAKE FOGG Daily Titan

The conference games, the seedings, the awards — all that doesn’t matter when you have the chance to play in the NCAA tournament.

The Big West Tournament starts Thursday.

CSUF got an early start on March Madness with the big win against rival Long Beach State last Saturday.

Can they continue their success against their own conference for a possible birth in the NCAA tournament?

The Titans have a difficult task in their first matchup against UC Irvine. UCI runs the pick-and-roll so well for a young team and can score in bunches like they did against the Titans twice this year.

In their first meeting, CSUF was up by 30 and UCI whittled the margin down to two possessions late.

In their next game, UCI had a double-digit lead on CSUF and gave it up for a loss.

The difference in those two games was Omondi Amoke. In the first game he had career numbers with 23 points and 17 rebounds.

He dominated the painted area that night and the only reason UCI got back into the game was because they couldn’t miss an outside shot.

An injury caused him to miss the next meeting and it showed.

The Titans had no presence down low until Sedrick Martin entered the game and got them back in it.

If the Titans can play good defense, hedge the ball handler on screens and not have an off night shooting, then they should win easily.

ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan The Titans will have to reach the Big West championship game if they are to potentially face Casper Ware and LBSU for the third time.

If they advance, then their likely opponent will be UC Santa Barbara.

The Gauchos are a “tournament” team.

The past two seasons they always found a way to nip past Long Beach and advance to the NCAA Tournament.

The Gauchos are led by firstteam all-conference and potential NBAer Orlando Johnson.

He’s the conference leading scoring and he is certainly a handful.

D.J. Seeley played well against him, and he still scored 28 points against the Titans last time they played.

The Titans will lose this one.

The Gauchos did them in at the Thunderdome Jan. 5 and were unlucky not to win at Titan Gym Feb. 4.

The latter was the game when Kwame Vaughn went wild and scored 37 points.

Before that, the Titans were dead and losing by 12 points in the first half.

If the Titans have any chance to win this game, they have to limit Johnson.

That’s a given.

Seeley will be back on him and expect him to not have any big scoring games like he did against Long Beach.

Speaking of Long Beach, how upset are they that it didn’t go undefeated

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in conference? It certainly hurt them.

CSUF’s RPI is so low, you have to go to Hades to find them on the list.

The Big West Conference doesn’t want LBSU to lay an egg in the tournament like they have been doing the past two years.

If they do, they’ll have opposing fans chanting “N-I-T,” and that’s where I think they’ll land if they do fall.

People point at their nonconference schedule but I don’t think that’s enough to get them in. They played the best teams in the college basketball, but they didn’t win.

Now you’re saying, “Wait, what about Pitt and Xavier?” I say, where are those two now?

Pitt is 13th in the Big East and Xavier finished third in a midmajor conference.

They don’t look like great wins now. I want LBSU in the NCAA if they don’t win the conference tournament. I really do.

They are a top-64 (or is it 68 now?) team in the country if you think about it.

But the old guys in NCAA selection committee like screwing smaller teams, and I won’t be surprised if they overlook them.

Now, there is no way LBSU is going to lose. The team is too good.

It’s their own fault if they bow out.

They have three first-team all-Big West players on their team. Actually, they’re minus one.

Larry Anderson suffered a sprained knee against CSUF, and it’s unlikely he’ll play this weekend.

They should find a way as the saying goes. It’s the last year the 49ers are going to be this good for quite awhile. They have that bitter taste in their mouth watching UCSB cut down the nets for two years straight.

As for the Titans, they have a shooter’s chance, literally and figuratively. This team can score.

All five starters (Seeley, Vaughn, Amoke, Orane Chin and Isiah Umipig) garnered Big West honors and all of them (exception to Amoke and maybe Chin) didn’t get on the list because they can play defense.

Anyone of them can take control of a game, and that’s what the Titans will need if they want to go dancing.

The Titans play Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Ditch your class if you want to watch this game.

The No 1. seeded Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Katrina Santiago, the Big West Player of the Year, finished with a gamehigh of 31 points Tuesday night, helping to defeat the No. 8 seeded Cal State Fullerton Titans women’s basketball team 7153 in the first round of the 2012 Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Mott Gym in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Cal Poly SLO had three players in double figures.

The loss ended the Titans’ season on a three-game losing streak, and they finished the year with an 11-19 overall record and a 4-12 record in Big West Conference play.

CSUF senior guard Megan Richardson was the leading scorer for the Titans with 13 points, 3.2 points below her season average.

Junior guard Alicya Crisp was the second-highest scoring Titans player with nine points.

Though the Titans lost, Richardson was selected Monday to the All-Big West Conference First Team for the third consecutive season.

Richardson has become the second Titan in the school’s history to be named to the All-Big West First Team three times, joining All-American Genia Miller, who was named to the squad in the 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons.

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BASEBALL USC Ends Titan Win Streak The USC Trojans baseball team ended the No. 19 Cal State Fullerton Titans’ seven-game winning streak Tuesday night. The Trojans defeated the Titans 7-4.

The Trojans carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning, but the Titans’ Ivory Thomas ended the no-hit bid, which led to CSUF scoring four times on four hits in the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Trojans scored two runs after the Titans brought in relief pitcher Tyler Peitzmeier with the bases loaded.

In the seventh inning, Willie Kuhl came in to relieve Peitzmeier.

The Trojans scored three runs on four hits off Kuhl to take a 5-4 lead over the Titans.

The Trojans ended up scoring a total of five runs during the seventh inning, which brought their run total to seven.

The Trojans’ pitching held the Titans to one run in the eighth inning in the loss.

The loss leaves the Titans with an 8-4 record. They will be on the road this weekend to face No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies in a three-game series.

The Aggies are currently on a seven-game winning streak.

This will be the third ranked opponent the Titans will play this season.

Brief by Sepideh Nia