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Show Friday, March 7, 2008 Views&OpinJOn Page 13 NEXT ISSUE: Smoke: Facts show the clangers MONDAY, MARCH 17. GET INFO TO STATESMAN@CC.USU.EDU BY FRIDAY, MARCH 14, FOR INCLUSION IN THAT ISSUE {Mcontinued from page 12 the fundamental right to privacy, by arguing that the act of smoking is an individual and private act that government cannot invade. Courts consistently reject this argument. The privacy interest protected by the U.S. Constitution includes only marriage, contraception, family relationships and the rearing and educating of children. Very few private acts by individuals qualify as fundamental privacy interests, and smoking is not one of them. Generally, the Supreme Court requires a protected group to have "an immutable characteristic determined solely by the accident of birth." Smoking is not an "immutable characteristic" because people are not born as smokers, and smoking is a behavior that people can stop. Because smokers are not a protected group, laws limiting smoking usually will be judged only on whether the law is rational, or plausibly justified." Hopefully, dispelling these myths will make it easier for everyone here at Utah State to have an educated opinion about a tobac- co policy. To voice your opinion about the tobacco policy, attend the debate, March 20 at 12:30 p.m. in the TSC Auditorium. jescee Bennett graduated from Utah State University with her Master's in community health education. She is currently the Tobacco Coordinator for the Bear River Health Department. Co-author, Ryan Barfuss is the prevention specialist in the Student Health and Wellness Center, and contributor to the Be Well health column. Utah State University Gymnastics ffONI vs. San Jose St. Fire: Student safety is critical Autograph Night [Mcontinued from page 12 fire could delay the activa- ple who feel that the fire tion of the sprinkler head. is small enough to extinCar fires are extremely dan- guish safely. They are also gerous even for firefight- installed for the police offiers. cers and fire marshals who Those who were near will be among the first peothe terrace fire witnessed ple responding to a fire. The just how much smoke was USU Fire Marshal's Office being produced by the car provides fire extinguisher fire. The structure was so training free of charge to filled with smoke that the any student, faculty or staff. firefighters could not see At any time there is a fire where they were going. It in a building, the safest is very plausible that some- thing for anyone to do is to one without safety equip- get out of the building and ment would not be able activate the 911 system. It to find their way out of would help for those who the building if they delayed are aware of the fire to pretheir egress from the build- vent others from entering ing in an attempt to put out the building. the fire. The editors got it right in Wherever required by "Our View" when they said, code, fire extinguishers "You can't put a price on have been provided in USU the safety of students." buildings. These extinguishThe employees of the ers are accessible for peo- USU Department of Public Safety, Housing and Facilities care deeply about the safety of our students, faculty, staff and others. It is our number one priority. Steve Bell is the fire marshall at USU. Questions or comments can be sent to him at steve.bell@usu,edu 6:30 PM EE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM Admission is FREE with USU Student ID! ww .UtahStateAggies.com PROTECT YOURSELF! Y(HH PASSWORD is AKOIT TO en i\c;i-! On Monday March 10th, the password you use with your A# to log into many campus systems will be reset to a twelve-character temporary password. You will need to change this temporary password to a strong password by April 10th. Tribute: He will be missed [•continued from page 12 We're going to watch a video for 15 minutes, I hope you can stay awake, and if you can't, I don't even care" And, "That's a pretty healthy lecture to pound a dozen donuts in one hour." coaster. But hopefully a number of us will remember that "old boy" as more than a teacher; as our friend. So here's to Carl, the most student quoted and imitated member of the MAE faculty. A tribute Carl once told us, "I'm the to that humble, capable goober of goobers ... the instructor, who managed to ubergoober." Yet we owe so refrain from the metric sysmuch to this goober for his tem all these years - "when interest in us, ultra-excite- I was born, I was measured ment for engineering and in inches, and that's good for our favorite Carl phrase enough for me". Well Carl, "let's call it a day". you've been good enough As Carl and Utah State for us. finally call it a day, some of us will remember nothThis tribute was written by ing more than his stories of Eli Wilson, an MAE student, the large turbine engines in behalf of all the MAE and the ever-famous students. "Pteranadon flyer" roller Your A# and new password will work with the following systems: Banner SSB (Access) Aggiemail Aggie Exchange Email Student Computer Labs Blackboard Proxy VPN I' VISIT http://password.usu.edu 'TECHNOLOGY W4. Sign Up Today! March 7th fit Your Life. Live on Campus. 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