The Griffin: volume 58, issue 03 - Oct. 2, 1987

              'The intention is not to take away rights, specifically the right of an individual to smoke," Bieron said. Darleen Smith "90 enjoys her right to smoke before the smoking policy goes into effect by Jan. 1, 1988. Phow by yvonne badura Dr. Michael Cummings, director of smoke control at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, will The clinics will run weekly for four consecutive weeks. The first series will begin on Oct. 14 from 1-2 p.m. in the Frisch Conference Room. The second starts Oct. 20 from 6-7 p.m. in the Student Center Meeting Room. The clinics, sponsored by the American Cancer Society; witl be free arrd open to the entire College community, faculty, staff, administrators and students. student health, is taking charge of the education about smoking. Smoking cessation clinics will be offered at the College. Even though no local educational institutions have implemented a smoking policy, Bieron believes the College would be making a statement by being the first to initiate one. Patricia Creahan, R.N., assistant director of Once the law was declared void after the courts decided only the state legislature could institute such a policy, there was a move by administrators and faculty to continue the work of the task force. Initially, the task force was formed because a state law, furnished by the New York State Public Health Council, required institutions have a policy in place by May 9, 1987. A Smoking Task Force, chaired by Koessler Athletic Center Director Paul E. Bieron, was gathered early this year to develop a smoking policy for Canisius. by Molly McCarthy A smoking policy at Canisius is in the planning stages and is scheduled to be implemented by Jan. 1, 1988. Condom Availability Promotes AIDS Prevention FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1987 Smoking Policy Still in Planning Stages VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 3 Sullivan dismisses the term "safe sex" as something which does not exist. Dr. Winifred Mernan, the director of Buffalo State College's Health Center, is investigating student interest regarding condom vending machines. {cont'd on page 5) This program would include an emphasis on all forms of birth control, including abstinence. who walks into her office to request them. Condoms should only be distributed, in Sullivan's opinion, in the context of a comprehensive sexual education program. Alice Sullivan of the Sexuality Center stressed that condoms are not available to anyone Although condom vending machines have not been installed on the State University College at Buffalo campus at 1300 Elmwood Ave., the Sexuality Center, under the supervision of the Health Center, conducts educational "outreach" programs where condoms are distributed free-of-charge. However, it was the Inter Residence Council of Business (IRCB), run and funded by students, which initiated this installation of condom vending machines. This move, according to Sarah Bihr, the assistant director of health at SUNY-Buffalo, was initiated by a student-funded organization. Bihr noted that the Sexuality Center at the university has maintained a policy advocating forms of birth control for 10 years. Following the national trend of educational institutions taking action in support of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention, the State University of New York at Buffalo installed three condom vending machines in its dorms on Oct. 1. by Molly McCarthy young Communist, Scovio was one of 20,000 Americans who went to Russian in the 1920's and 30's. At age 18, he wanted to help build a better society than his own in.America. Within three years, Scovio became disillusioned with communism. After leaving the American embassy, he was arrested and taken prisoner. His chance of survival was one in 500. Most people are shot or Tom Scovio followed his father to Russia in 1935 to discover an ideal society. Instead, he discovered the nightmare of communism. Raised as an atheist and a by Melanie Mecca Denouncing the Soviet Union as "one big concentration camp," a former prisoner in Siberia described his experience Wednesday in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. American, Former Soviet Prisoner, Relates Siberian Camp Horrors killed in the Gulag Scovio described the experience in great detail. The officers came to the house in the middle of the night. Following a two-hour search for any written material, Scovio was sent to the Northeastern peninsula of Russia on a cattle car. After the month-long journey, he was shaved completely to prevent lice and (cont'd on page 4) Tom Scovio, former Soviet prisoner, gestures as he communicates concentration camp tragedies. Phou, by bob moscato f§| THE GRIFFIN Serving The College Community Creahan concluded, "We would like to generate some input from the non-smokers, those we don't often hear from, because they're the group we want to hit." After a policy is drafted by the task force, its date of implementation is Jan. 1. The task force will later evaluate the effects of the policy's initiation in six months. One must remember that the non-smoker also has rights, he-soggested. Narnety, the nonsmoker has a right to breathe clean air. talk to those attending the clinics about the effects of "mainstream and sidestream" smoke on non-smokers. Cummings addressed a group of College staff members over the summer and received much positive response. Once the clinics are underway, surveys will be distributed, one geared for faculty and staff and another for students. The composition of the surveys is intended to determine, among other concerns, how many individuals smoke on campus, where they smoke and whether they favor a smoke-free campus. Bieron noted that the smoking policy should be categorized as a health, not as a rights, issue. The focus of the task force is wellness for non-smokers. Creahan stressed, "We need a good return on these surveys." The information gathered in the surveys will play a large role in distinguishing where people will be allowed to smoke on the campus.