Student C said, “I associate a lot of positive memories with. “If you are hitting your vape at a party and someone else has one … you can exchange information … It can be a way of creating social community.”
Vaping is also a regular feature of Calvin’s off-campus party scene. Student C said, “It’s considered a dirty thing, and guys are a little more comfortable with that stigma.” Student B said it was similar to female students counting on male students to buy them alcohol. Students noted a gender gap in vaping both male and female students vape, but male students are far more likely to own vaping devices. She said that she enjoys being able to smoke in her car without leaving a smell but condemns smoking in all forms inside. As a student in a leadership position on campus, she also requested anonymity. Student C, a junior, was the only student among the four to smoke cigarettes before vaping. It is relatively easy for students to hide it from professors who are oftentimes unfamiliar with the sleek, black and silver vape pens. Photo by Juliana Knotīoth he and Student A stated that students regularly vape in dorms, bathrooms and even sometimes in class. According to him, he started vaping every day in high school and wants to stop largely because of the extra costs that come with vaping. Student B, a first-year student who also requested anonymity, is trying to quit vaping. He carried the habit over to Calvin and now regularly vapes in the dorms.Į-cigarettes often have a much higher nicotine content than regular cigarettes, resulting in a much greater “buzz.” Through vaping, he could avoid smelling like smoke and going outside in the cold. Student A, a Calvin sophomore who requested anonymity for fear of discipline, started vaping to relax during the breaks of his high stress restaurant job. Sophomore Tim Lee said, “It was designed for smokers to quit smoking, but nowadays people get into it for fun.” They reported spending anywhere from $10 to $20 a month on vape products. All four said that they vaped every day, multiple times a day and admitted to being addicted.
Three of the four did not smoke cigarettes before they started vaping, but began smoking cigarettes occasionally, although not consistently, after they picked up vaping. None of the four vaped in order to quit cigarettes. Chimes spoke to four students regarding their vape use, and all four reported that vaping is common on campus and at parties. Calvin students are no exception to this. First developed in the late 2000s as a way for smokers to quit cigarettes, it is now an addiction of its own with many of its victims under the age of 30. “Vaping” is inhaling water vapor laced with nicotine. Walk past Calvin’s designated smoking areas today and you’ll see more students smoking flash drive-shaped e-cigarettes than actual cigarettes. Photo by Sarah Johnson from Irvine California, United States, via Wikimedia Commons.
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