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Smoking ban heading to campuses
Restriction also will apply to automobiles starting Oct. 1
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University of North Georgia student Ty Poole said he’s switched to an electronic cigarette and wants to quit. A new UNG rule that prohibits all smoking on campus, even in cars, may help with that. Poole and Jessica Reno sit Thursday behind the student center on the Gainesville campus. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Carly Sharec
Updated: Mar 28, 2014, 4:28 AM
Published: Mar 28, 2014, 4:30 AM
University of North Georgia junior Ty Poole waved his electronic cigarette around while sitting in his car on the Gainesville campus. “I guess it’s a good thing, if they’re just trying to get people to quit smoking,” he said. “But I guess in a way they could abuse their authority.”
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NTSB releases final report on experimental gyroplane that crashed, killed 75-year-old Gainesville pilot
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An experimental gyrocopter crashed March 25, 2023 near Clarks Bridge Road, killing the 75-year-old pilot. Photo from National Transportation Safety Board report
Nick Watson
The Times
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 2:48 PM
Investigators reviewed GoPro footage from a 75-year-old man’s crashed gyroplane, according to a report.
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