Associated Press
01-11-07
Iowa State extends smoking ban to outside campus buildings
AMES, Iowa Officials at Iowa State University are getting ready to enforce stricter
new rules governing where people can smoke on campus.
A new policy approved last week by ISU's president will prohibit smoking
inside a 25-foot radius around buildings on campus. It goes into effect tomorrow.
The policy also prohibits smoking within 25 feet of outdoor eating areas, bus
shelters and ticket booths.
The modification of Iowa State's smoking policy comes as officials at the
University of Iowa consider even tougher limits on cigarette smoking.
This week, the University of Iowa staff council reviewed a policy that would ban
smoking altogether on campus by 2009.
The policy awaits review from faculty and student groups before it is considered
by the university president.
The University of Iowa now prohibits smoking within 25 feet of doorways. All five
of the university's health science colleges will go smoke-free in April.
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