Not All LU Students Opposed the BMI Class
One student says that the course was useful
Jonathan Marshall
Issue date: 12/5/09 Section: News
In the wake of the national and international media scrutiny that Lincoln University has received as a result of the BMI requirement, you might think that all students were opposed to the controversial plan.
But meet Sharnice Smith, a sophomore from Baltimore, who is upset that the university has decided to temporarily halt the required course for all students who have a BMI of 30 or above.
Smith was tested for the BMI upon entering Lincoln as a freshman and was told that she would have to take the "Fitness for Life" course in order to graduate. She says that university officials helped her to understand why the course would help her in the long run.
"The testing process was not a problem for me," Smith says. "The professors did not broadcast my weight. The process was not discriminating at all. I knew exactly what it was. I asked questions. Once she told me what it was, I wanted to work on myself."
She did work on herself, taking the class last spring semester. Smith says that what she learned in the course are life lessons that she can take with her long after she leaves Lincoln.
Many students, most notably seniors have been outspoken on this issue. On Friday, December 4, faculty voted to make the course optional for students.
Smith still feels that the course should be required for everyone.
"I do believe that everybody should have to take it," Smith says. "There are skinny people who eat fries all day, but they don't gain a pound. The class is about how to take care of yourself."
But meet Sharnice Smith, a sophomore from Baltimore, who is upset that the university has decided to temporarily halt the required course for all students who have a BMI of 30 or above.
Smith was tested for the BMI upon entering Lincoln as a freshman and was told that she would have to take the "Fitness for Life" course in order to graduate. She says that university officials helped her to understand why the course would help her in the long run.
"The testing process was not a problem for me," Smith says. "The professors did not broadcast my weight. The process was not discriminating at all. I knew exactly what it was. I asked questions. Once she told me what it was, I wanted to work on myself."
She did work on herself, taking the class last spring semester. Smith says that what she learned in the course are life lessons that she can take with her long after she leaves Lincoln.
Many students, most notably seniors have been outspoken on this issue. On Friday, December 4, faculty voted to make the course optional for students.
Smith still feels that the course should be required for everyone.
"I do believe that everybody should have to take it," Smith says. "There are skinny people who eat fries all day, but they don't gain a pound. The class is about how to take care of yourself."
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