The College of Coastal Georgia has banned the use of tobacco on campus. The rule applies to students, faculty, staff and visitors - making the college one of 160 in the nation to go totally tobacco-free. The president of Coastal Georgia, which is transitioning from a two-year community college into the state's newest four-year school, said the college as focused on raising awareness through signs, information on its Web site and a partnership with local health agencies to offer smoking cessation classes to faculty and staff.
(Associated Press)