Jump to full article: Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram, 2009-11-20
Author: NATHANIEL JONES
Intro: Starting in August 2011, smoking will be banned at the University of Texas at Arlington, President James Spaniolo said Friday.
The school is the first four-year college in the region to forbid tobacco use campuswide.
"Many of us remember a time when smoking was commonplace in offices, malls, airplanes, public buildings, sports arenas and even hospitals," Spaniolo said.
"But times have changed, and it is time for UT-Arlington to take the next step forward in protecting the health of our campus community."
In April, Tarrant County College trustees approved a campuswide tobacco ban at the two-year school, allowing smoking only in private vehicles.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth enacted a campus ban in November 2008.
Nationally, 172 colleges and universities forbid tobacco use,
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