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MnSCU board urges further tobacco bans 

Further smoking restrictions might be coming to many of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities’ 54 campus.

MnSCU’s Board of Trustees Wednesday passed a resolution encouraging each college and university to consult with its students, faculty and staff about further restricting tobacco.

“This is an important step,” Trustee Christine Rice said when presenting the resolution. “It sends a clear signal to our campuses that while we value these decisions being made at the local level, we also encourage them to help advance the health and safety of everyone on campus with this well-documented risk.”

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