Despite Southern Miss being a “tobacco free” campus for four years, students still complain about smoking on campus, exposing the policy's fundamental dysfunctions.
In 2017, The University...
With new restrictions on tobacco products, questions have been raised on how the changes will affect teenagers, young adults and vape shop owners.
The federal minimum age to purchase tobacco...
Iraq veteran Bill Wikstrom smoked cigarettes for over 20 years before he switched to vaping. A vape store owner and former two-pack-a-day smoker, Wikstrom said he believes he would not be alive for his grandkids had he not found a way to quit cigarettes.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the use of electronic cigarettes among teens is at an “epidemic” level.
The FDA launched “The Real Cost” campaign in an effort to educate teens...
The smoking referendum at USM results in the student body voting in favor of going to a smoke-free campus by 2016.
The USM student body has had limited smoking to specific zones on campus. Two SGA...
To the editors of The Student Printz:
I would like to comment on the proposal to make USM smoke-free in fall 2016. While the idea is that this will make the campus healthier for non-smokers and perhaps...
The University of Southern Mississippi Student Government Association is working to implement new legislation that will affect several aspects of campus life.
These resolutions include a smoking initiative...
