Ohio State University Tells R.J. Reynolds to Stop Using University Insignia in Tobacco Ads

Source from:  March 12, 2008 - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) 03/13/2008

Ohio State University has asked tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds to stop using the university's famous block "O" in an advertisement for a smokeless tobacco product. The ad for Camel "Snus" was brought to the attention of university officials recently by anti-tobacco advocates. The ad used in a newspaper features a man and woman in a nightclub setting with an "O" in the background. Ohio State says lawyers for R.J. Reynolds told the university the company will no longer use the "O" and is investigating how it got placed in the ad. Enditem