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5 centralight fall '14 End of an era: SBX closes Bookstore served students, alums, Greek community for nearly 50 years The Student Book Exchange closed its doors for good on July 11, after almost a half century selling text books and Chippewa gear. In a media interview, employee Sue Marker said the closing came with heavy hearts for all involved. "It's all very sad," she said. "We just couldn't keep up anymore." SBX was competing with other book stores and an increasing number of online stores in a stagnant economy, Marker said. • 'A breath of fresh air' policy fosters a healthier campus A heads-up for alumni returning to campus for homecoming: No smoking is allowed. Anywhere. The new policy prohibits the use of any form of tobacco on campus, including traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, pipes, cigars, hookahs, waterpipes, snus and snuff. CMU implemented its new tobacco-free policy this summer. According to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, there are more than 1,100 colleges and universities with smoke-free campuses. More than 800 of those ban all tobacco products. CMU's previous smoke-free policy was in effect since 1992. • Health on wheels Mobile Health Central visits rural areas, improves access to health care CMU is taking health care on the road. Mobile Health Central is a customized, 39-foot motor coach that will serve rural Michigan residents by providing access to high-quality health care and provide training for CMU health professions students. PHOTOS BY STEVE JESSMORE While not uncommon in the field of medicine, the vehicle is unique to a college campus. Funded by a $500,000 grant from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, Mobile Health Central will act as an extension of CMU's Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education, which serves more than 8,000 patients each year on campus. • CMU Today PHOTO BY STEVE JESSMORE 5 centralight fall '14

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