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No butts about it: Dakota County Technical College goes tobacco-free in 2010  

Jump to full article: Sun Newspapers (MN), 2010-01-01
Author: KATIE MINTZ

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When students return to class at Dakota County Technical College Jan. 11, they should leave one provision behind.

Effective Jan. 1, the use of any tobacco product by employees, students or visitors is prohibited on college property.

The Rosemount facility joins a growing list of higher education institutions in the state that have gone tobacco-free. There are currently 14, from other technical colleges like Northwest in Bemidji to the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Former Student Senate President Jenny Anderson of Rosemount initiated the policy at DCTC after attending a statewide student association conference in December 2008.

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