Texas A&M Vaping Ban Extended to Your Home

Texas A&M University leaders announced Friday that the university will enforce its vaping ban no matter where students are continuing their distance education. In coordination with Zoom, Texas A&M officials will monitor vaping via the various webcams used by students to attend online lectures. It has also been announced that professors and students will be further encouraged to self-report their vaping in the hopes that they will realize the first step to solving the issue is admitting they need help.

While many students have been discouraged by the news, sophomore Mark Cupper said it won’t really change his habits. “The ban was tricky to enforce because of how big our campus is,” Cupper said. “If there’s anything I’ve learned while being home, it’s that my parents can’t see me vaping in my bathroom. My mom has sadly never been impressed by my ability to blow o’s at the dinner table.”

Texas A&M leaders hope that extending the ban to students’ homes will encourage healthy habits that will continue as students return to in-person instruction on campus in the fall. Additionally, the administration hopes the move will boost the image of the university in the minds of parents that donate to the university. “We’ve had very little success with our ban even though it could be very beneficial to the health of the student body,” President Michael K. Young said. “We believe that extending this ban will protect the health, integrity, and financial interests of our university as a whole.”

 

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