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Tobacco-free campus?,  

Student leaders at Colorado State University-Pueblo are exploring whether the campus should go tobacco-free.

The Associated Students' Government formed a committee in September to study whether changes should be made to the university's current policy, which prohibits smoking in any university building and within 20 feet of any building entrance.

"There have been concerns that the smoking stations are too close to the building entrances," said Lindsey Reeves, a student government leader and a member of the research committee. "Right now, there are a lot of schools going to a smoking ban. It's kind of a growing trend. We, as student leaders, decided to take a closer look at our policy."

Reeves said the Tobacco Policy Research and Recommendation committee was charged with researching the topic and then developing a recommendation to bring to the government board.

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