Jump to full article: The Tennessean, 2009-09-26
Author: Doug Davis * GANNETT TENNESSEE
Intro: The Tennessee Board of Regents voted to ban the sale of all tobacco products from all institutions in the TBR system.
MTSU is believed to be the last TBR campus allowing the sale of tobacco products.
"All of our TBR buildings have gone smoke-free," said David Gregory, TBR vice chancellor of administration and facilities development. "It is somewhat inconsistent, then, to sell tobacco."
Ron Ellis, who works at the Chick-fil-A in Keathley University Center, said the ban on tobacco sales at Dwight's is going to be "rough."
"I come in here every day to get cigars," Ellis said, as he bought a couple from student store clerk Rami Abounassif.
The removal of tobacco products from the shelves of the convenience store could take away 40 percent of Johnson's sales.
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