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Many universities allow ID cards to be used for tanning services

Monday, October 6, 2008

More universities are allowing students to use their campus cards to get a tan. Several schools reported allowing students to use their cards to pay for tanning services off-campus and at least one university reported that it had a tanning salon on campus.

All this is despite several studies that have linked indoor tanning to skin cancer and melanoma. But as one university administrator commented: “We’re dealing with adults who can decide on their own.”

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