Widener University set to institute smoking ban

Source: philly.com Posted By: Hinton B...5470 days ago

Widener University, as of July 1, will become the first four-year college in the Philadelphia area to ban smoking and use of other tobacco products on its campuses - indoors and out.

The ban at the Chester-based school was recommended by a committee of faculty, staff, and students concerned about the effects of secondhand smoke and the financial impact of health-insurance costs for students and employees who smoke or chew tobacco.

The university is offering free smoking-cessation classes and....

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