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Cessation classes empty but students inquire for help

Written by Joan Khalaf, The Shorthorn senior staff

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 06:08 PM

No one attended the tobacco cessation classes Tuesday, but students have been requesting one-on-one consultations to help them kick the habit.

More than 10 have asked for help since the program launched last month. Lack of attendance could stem from students’ unease about attending a group class, said Nekima Booker, Health promotion and substance abuse educator.

“We have been contacted by some who can’t attend because of a schedule or because they’re very apprehensive about coming to a class,” she said.

The classes are part of the recommendations sent to President James Spaniolo to make the campus tobacco-free by August 2011. A decision will be made this month. For now, those who receive citations for violating the current smoking policy — no smoking inside or within 50 feet of any campus building — may be waived through attending the classes.

Booker cites no attendance on the fact that citations have yet to be given out.

“We’re trying to get to students before it becomes mandatory,” she said. “But since it isn’t, not many people have come.”

The classes are held every first and third week of the month.

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1 Written by ayisha, on 01-08-2010 01:05
This story is very touching. This could be a lesson for all of us. Raising a child is not very easy. If Lora Jensen isn't running a pyramid scheme with this 3 Day Potty Training thing, she is going to be a saint with parents engaged in toilet training. The best part is that it costs about the same as a tank of gas, so no credit cards or payday loans are required. So far, the gist of it is that you use positive reinforcement as the primary conditioning focus. (Toddlers don't reason, thus Skinner and Pavlov are great guides to early childhood. Come to think of it, most adults reason either.) If this isn't a pyramid scheme, then she's going to end up having more status than Dr. Spock, even if his pointed ears were cool.
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