There has been a growing awareness among college students about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  However, I feel a very important aspect of being healthy is missing.  Many students make commitments to exercise every day, but then go smoke a cigarette afterwards.  This is not only affecting the smoker?s health, but also the people around them including non-smoking students, staff, faculty, or simply anyone in the area around them.

I believe a smoke-free campus would be beneficial for several reasons.  First of all, it would prevent more people from beginning to start smoking.   Students in particular would be more likely to turn to other forms of stress relief.   Such as exercising, joining clubs, participating in intramural sports, or other activities on campus.  Another benefit would be a decrease in temporary and long-term illnesses.  This may also result in a higher GPA for students.  The students are more likely to perform better in class, because they will have a better chance of being healthy and staying healthy.  The campus itself will become more healthy.  The environment will have less pollution from the cigarette butts and smoke. Lastly, our campus could become even more appealing to future students choosing a college to attend. I feel by making UW-La Crosse?s campus smoke-free, we would be sending a message saying that we care about the health of our students and the well-being of our campu

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There has been a growing awareness among college students about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  However, I feel a very important aspect of being healthy is missing.  Many students make commitments to exercise every day, but then go smoke a cigarette afterwards.  This is not only affecting the smoker?s health, but also the people around them including non-smoking students, staff, faculty, or simply anyone in the area around them.

I believe a smoke-free campus would be beneficial for several reasons.  First of all, it would prevent more people from beginning to start smoking.   Students in particular would be more likely to turn to other forms of stress relief.   Such as exercising, joining clubs, participating in intramural sports, or other activities on campus.  Another benefit would be a decrease in temporary and long-term illnesses.  This may also result in a higher GPA for students.  The students are more likely to perform better in class, because they will have a better chance of being healthy and staying healthy.  The campus itself will become more healthy.  The environment will have less pollution from the cigarette butts and smoke. Lastly, our campus could become even more appealing to future students choosing a college to attend. I feel by making UW-La Crosse?s campus smoke-free, we would be sending a message saying that we care about the health of our students and the well-being of our campus.