Kent State is just four months from the one-year anniversary of the university-instituted smoking ban on campus.The smoking ban was originally placed on Kent’s campus to set a positive example and provide...

The Ohio Board of Regents unanimously voted to recommend the University System of Ohio to adopt a smoke-free policy in 2012. Since then, a growing number of schools have agreed to go tobacco free, and...

Story by: Cameron GormanNatalie Frank remembers the first time she felt the effects of a cigarette.“I lit it right before I got on my bike, and I was like riding it and, just like, this like tingly,...

As of July 1, Kent State is the 26th college in Ohio to become a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus, according to the Ohio Department of Higher Education.“By building a culture of health, we are hoping...

When Kent State’s smoking ban goes into effect in July 2017, don’t expect hundreds of smokers to be sent to Conduct Court.The university is counting on promoting health and a culture shift to help...

For more than two decades, Kent State has slowly been working to ban smoking in certain areas on campus. The efforts may soon result in the prohibition of it altogether.Since 2012, Kent State’s sights...

Smokers — students, faculty and staff alike — huddled outside buildings or on the heated grates that line the sidewalks, sneaking a cigarette in between classes or during their lunch break, are a common...