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Jump to full article: The Independent Florida Alligator (University of Florida), 2010-07-27
Author: Katherine Bein, Alligator Writer
Intro: It's been about a month since UF's campus-wide tobacco ban went into effect, and so far it doesn't seem like much has changed.
The ban, effective since July 1, is intended to promote healthy lifestyles on campus and discourage the use of any tobacco products, even smokeless tobacco like snuff or electronic cigarettes.
All students, faculty, visitors and construction workers are within the ban's breadth.
However, while that seems all encompassing, the ban has one major flaw - it's difficult to enforce.
Capt. Jeff Holcomb, public information officer for the UF police department, said it's hard to gauge the ban's effectiveness because it's not punishable like a law, but remains just a policy.
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