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SGA seeks student input, opinions on smoking ban 

Student input is needed before West Virginia University's Board of Governors can pass a campus-wide smoking ban, said Jon Bond, Student Government Association's executive chair for student health.

Students can voice opinions on a campus-wide ban on SGA's blog, giving University President James P. Clements insight into what the students want, Bond said.

Last year, the former SGA BOG passed a resolution to ban smoking on the entire campus. SGA's current BOG will not revisit the idea, Bond said.

"We won't be reinventing the wheel," he said. "A campus ban would be up to the administration."

It would be easier for WVU to pass a smoking ban if West Virginia's legislators passed an Indoor Clean Air Act, said Gov. Abby Sobonya, because WVU is owned by the state.

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