Jump to full article: Lansing (MI) State Journal, 2003-12-01
Author: Sharon Terlep Lansing State Journal
Intro: Lighting up at Lansing Community College is still commonplace a year after LCC became one of the first Michigan colleges to ban outdoor smoking.
But officials say a crackdown on smoking is on the way.
Until now, school leaders say they've focused on getting the word out about the policy, not enforcing it. LCC has yet to penalize anyone under the smoking policy instituted in October 2002.
"There's no purpose in having a policy if you're not going to enforce it," LCC spokesman Richard Howard said. "So far, it's been about education. The college will move more toward enforcement."
In the past year, LCC began offering free smoking cessation sessions and distributing pamphlets with information aimed at helping smokers quit. A handful of people showed up for the sessions, Howard said.
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