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Smoking lights up debate on campuses M egan N olan nolan@esubulletin.com Colleges all over the United States have enacted smoke-free or tobaccofree policies on campus in the past few years, but so far Emporia State has only adopted a policy similar to state laws. “ The last time we did anything about the smoking policy was us coming in line with the state law back in October 2010,” said Mark Runge, director of university facilities. Currently, smokers must be at least 30 feet away from any entrance on campus before lighting up, according to ESU’s tobacco usage policy. “State requirements are less stringent than the policies we have here on campus,” Runge said. According to Kansas state law, smokers only have to be 10 feet away from any entrance and cannot smoke in any state building. In just the past year, 120 campuses in the U.S. were added to the smokefree list, according to a CNN Health article. Although policy enforcement varies from campus to campus, many have banned smoking on all grounds, including athletic stadiums and parking lots. But not everyone thinks 30 feet from entrances is far enough for ESU smokers. “Personally the smoke makes me feel sick, but I think that trying to ban it would just cause a riot,” said Kelsey Burenheide, sophomore biology major. Whitney Vogan, freshman art major, said she smokes because she grew up around smokers and that ESU students who smoke tobacco often do not have time to do so in between classes. “I smoke more out of habit than stress smoking or anything like that,” Vogan said. “We only have 10 minutes in between classes, and (smokers) would never get to class on time if every time we wanted a cigarette, we had to go find a designated smoking area.” Runge said the topic has been brought up many times in university facilities meetings, but the final decision rests with faculty. Runge said he is part of a committee that sends recommendations to the faculty to vote on. Currently, there have been no formal requests to university facilities to make the campus completely smoke-free or to even make designated smoking areas.
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Higher prices don’t deter students from cafeteria B rooke S chultz schultz@esubulletin.com
The fountain in the sunken gardens bubbles up Tuesday morning as part of a prank. Mark Runge, director of university facilities, said laundry detergent was added to the fountain. Runge said that this prank is nothing new on campus and that university staff have been working on clearing away the suds. Wednesday afternoon the froth was still prominent in the fountain. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin
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With a new cafeteria in the Memorial Union also come higher meal prices. Students now pay about 2 percent more per meal than they paid last year, and some find the price too high. “It’s expensive,” said Craig Gilmore, junior accounting major. “I consider the lunch to be overpriced.” But even though some students feel the price of food in the cafeteria is high, many continue to eat there. Amanda Crabtree, freshman history education major, said she does not think the food is worth the price, but since she does not have a car, it is more convenient for her to eat on campus in the cafeteria. “For the food that’s there, (the price) doesn’t seem right,” Crabtree said. “The variety could be larger and different from day-to-day – it could be
changed up a little bit.” Crabtree also said that she does not have to worry about food spoiling or finding proper storage in her dorm room because she eats in the cafeteria. Emporia State offers three meal plan options – the 10-Block, consisting of ten meals a week for $2,610 per year; the 15-Block for $3,030 per year; and the All Access for $3,110 per year. Last year, the 10-block plan cost $2,560; the 15-Block was $2,970; and the All Access plan was $3,050. But Dave Hendricks, director of the Memorial Union, said that the increase in meal price happens every year, regardless of renovations. The school must pay Sodexo, the company that handles all of ESU’s dining services, a per meal price. Each year a new rate is negotiated. “Our goal is always to keep (prices) as low as possible,” Hendricks said.
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Students dine and dash for charity S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com Around 45 bleary-eyed students arrived at the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority house Sunday morning to take part in the Doughnut Dash, ASA’s newest fundraiser. The sorority collected close to $700 for the Special Olympics. “This was a great event because you’re raising money for Special Olympics kids and getting to have fun,” said Brooke Schmidt, junior Spanish major. “Plus Krispy Kreme (doughnuts) are delicious.” Sponsored by Krispy Kreme, the cost to enter was $20 and contestants also received a free T-shirt after registration. The race started at about 8:30 a.m. C ontestants were split into two groups – challenge runners and casual walkers. The runners went first to get a head start, followed by the walkers. “I run track and cross country, so I just wanted another race, another challenge,” said William Hohmeier, senior business management major and challenge winner. “No one has done anything like this yet.” Contestants started at ASA’s house at 226 West 12th Ave. From there, they ran or walked to State Street and then to 15th and Garfield, where an eating station was set up with Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The goal was to run
Senior business management major William Hohmeier finishes first place at Alpha Sigma Alpha’s Doughnut Dash. This event took place on Sunday morning and helped raise money for the Special Olympics. Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin
or walk one mile, eat up to six doughnuts, and go back another mile to the sorority house. “I was kind of nervous before the race because I wasn’t sure if I could get six doughnuts down,” Schmidt said. “You don’t hear about a lot of races
where you run and eat doughnuts and the object is not to throw them up. I don’t think I’ll ever eat another Krispy Kreme.” When finished with the first mile, those who wanted to eat all six dough-
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Flute alumna plays concert to raise scholarship funds S imone C osper cosper@esubulletin.com
Flutist Leone Buyse performs Saturday night in Albert Taylor Hall. Buyse was a graduate student at ESU in 1971 . Chirs Franklin/The Bulletin
Leone Buyse, internationally-know flutist and Emporia State alumna, headlined the music department’s annual Gala Benefit Concert last Saturday. The concert raised around $10,000 to help fund scholarships for music students, according to Jeremy Star, assistant professor of violin and viola and director of orchestras. “We want as many people to receive scholarships as possib�le,” Star said. “We can never have too much scholarship money to give out to our students.” The ESU flute choir, the Emporia Symphony Orchestra and Denis Basset, assistant professor of voice, accompanied Buyse. A silent auction preceded the concert. “I agreed to play at ESU because the year that I spent as a graduate student in 1971, was very formative in my development,” Buyse said. Star said the benefit’s proceeds are the main source of funding for scholarships. Tickets were $25.
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