Alabama football is back in Tuscaloosa to open the season against Middle Tennessee on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. CT. Fans attending the game might want to leave earlier than planned to avoid getting stuck...
Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, The University of Alabama officially became a “smoke-free campus.” For those of us who pay attention to others on our walks across campus, it is very obvious that although the...
Returning back to campus brought new excitements, a new year, new classes and a new smoking ban on campus. Effective Jan. 1, the ban states that smoking is prohibited in all locations and at all times....
In an effort to help students, faculty members and staff adjust to the campus-wide smoking ban, the University’s Human Resources department is offering two three-part sessions of QuitSmart, a program...
As University of Alabama students return from their break and go back to class, a new smoking ban will be in effect across campus, including all facilities, grounds and parking areas.As students return...
The University of Alabama will become smoke-free effective Jan. 1, 2015 . An emailed statement sent to students Tuesday said "smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, will be prohibited in...
State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures said Tuesday, Jan. 10, she will introduce legislation and a constitutional amendment to ban smoking in public places, including bars and restaurants but not private clubs,...
As Americans, it is an instinctive reaction to feel that limitations on personal choices violate our rights. This sort of knee-jerk response isn’t necessarily bad; it defines us as a nation of individuals...
A UA freshman is joining students in an attempt to better the campus by pushing for a ban on tobacco and smoking. Jesse Davis noticed the copious amount of tobacco and cigarette use on campus while walking...
The 36th annual Great American Smoke Out, hosted by the American Cancer Society, will be held next week. UA’s Department of Health and Wellness aims to help cigarette smokers quit. On Nov. 17, the department...
Cigarette smoking causes an estimated 443,000 deaths each year in the United States, including approximately 49,400 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke, according to the National Cancer Institute....
During the month of April, the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness is urging students, faculty and staff to participate in the 30-Day Tobacco Free Challenge, asking them to consider quitting smoking....
