Pat Vanduerm from Naperville signs a banner in support of a Tobacco free campus during the tobacco free health fair at College of Dupage on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
A sign declaring College of Dupage as Tobacco free hangs in front of the Student Resource Center on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Words of inspiration are written on a sign in support of a tobacco free COD campus on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
The Tobacco free health fair at College of Dupage goes on on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Carol Stream resident Melanie Fischer is a student at the College of DuPage who is breathing a little easier these days. Nearly a month ago, the school launched a campus-wide smoke out, the same kind of initiative found in restaurants, bars, and so many other …