MONDAY,FEB.11,2002
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Study: University excels in water conservation
By Leah Shaffer Kansan staff writer
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A new study lists the University of Kansas main campus as one of the best schools in the nation for water conservation.
The survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, is based on responses from 891 learning institutions within the U.S. All universities were "graded" as whole on a variety of environment practices, such as recycling, transportation, energy conservation, and environmental curriculum and literacy.
KU was listed with 11 other universities as having the lowest per capita and per square foot water use in the National Wildlife Federation survey: "State of the Campus Environment: A national report card on environmental performance and sustainability in higher education."
"I think a lot of universities, they spend a lot of money watering everything to make sure it's very green and very pretty for alumni and administrators," Browning said. "For some reason, KU's managed to have a nice campus and also not use a ridiculous amount of water."
Kyle Browning, Student Senate Vice President and member of student environmental advisory board, was pleased with the results of the survey. He said KU could improve in other areas such as increased recycling.
planning, had not seen the survey results, but said the University does have a policy of advising the campus on the importance of energy conservation and water conservation.
While Victoria Silva, recycling and resource conservation manager, was pleased with the University's ranking, she didn't know it was so environmentally-conscious.
Long said the city had, at times, asked the University to cut back on water use during peak demand times in the summer. At those times, lawn sprinklers were shut off, and athletic fields and flower beds were watered less. Researchers were also encouraged to use the least amount of water that their work required.
Long said the University was looking into more ways to conserve water and energy on campus.
Turning off the tap
Schools with the lowest per capita and per square foot water use, as listed in a recent National Wildlife Federation survey;
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Community College of University Portland
Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
Allegheny County-Boyce Emory University Atlanta G
Kent State University Main Campus, Kent, Ohio
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Mass.
Pace University-White Plains
Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Fla.
Saint Louis University
State University of New York- Albany
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas.
University of Kansas Main Campus
Contact Shaffer at Ishaffer@kansan.com. This story was edited by Gillian Titus.
Lawrence is already home for more than 15 Mexican restaurants, but Ed Hernandez thinks there's room for one more.
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Mexican restaurant fills Barb Wire's spot, set to open in March
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Hernandez, an Overland Park resident, is the co-owner of Mexi-Kans Cocina y Cantina, the area's newest Mexican restaurant. Mexi-Kans is scheduled to open in early March.
By Lauren Beatty
Kansan staff writer
Hernandez said he came up with the restaurant's name in the mid-'80s because his father is Mexican and his mother is a Kansas native.
"Bland food is not our idea," Hernandez said. "Up and down the menu there will be definite difference. It's going to be tough to beat what we're bringing to the table."
"I wanted that to be my license plate, but it's eight letters and you can only have seven letters on a plate." Hernandez said.
"There will always be a Hernandez on the premises." he said.
He said that despite considerable competition in Lawrence, Mexi-Kans would stand out because it was family owned.
Hernandez said he's not worried about saturating the market for Mexican food in Lawrence because hungry college studnets never get tired of tacos, burritos and enchiladas.
Hernandez worked for his family's restaurant, Jalapeños, in Kansas City, Mo., for 11 years before he decided to open his own.
He said he and his co-owners were shopping for a location to open their business and fell in love with Barb Wire's old building at 2412 Iowa St.
"There are enough customers to go around and based on conversations I've had with others, they're loyal customers," Hernandez said. "And there's no shortage of employees."
The former BarbWire's Steakhouse, 2412 Iowa, is being remodeled into Mexi-Kans restaurant. Owners plan to open the mexican cantina March 4.
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Stacy Thrasher, Derby sophomore, said she ate Mexican food twice a month. She said Mexican restaurants were popular in Lawrence because they were cheap. In order for them to be successful, the restaurants should make good margaritas. Thrasher said.
Tosha Green, Lane junior,
said that he had been drinking
Contact Beauty at ibetey@kansan.com. This story was edited by Brandon Stinnett.
Health officials caution against mixing alcohol, antidepressants
"Anytime we see students who are taking antidepressants, we caution them about using alcohol because it can cause side effects that we can't anticipate," said Myra Strother, chief of medical staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Mixing antidepressants and alcohol can be deadly, said two University of Kansas health officials.
By Summer Lewis Kansan staff writer
"He died of an overdose, which is a mixture of drugs," said Sgt. Mike Pattrick of the Lawrence Police Department.
This was the case with Nicholas Bowen, a 24-year-old Lawrence resident who died Oct.14,2001.
"We just gave him a slap on the shoulder and told him to keep drinking," Green said. "I wouldn't have told him to keep drinking if I had known that mixing antidepressants and alcohol would kill him."
"The liver can't handle both at the same time," Keeler said. "Different things can occur, such as extreme drowsiness."
She said the two substances shouldn't be combined because alcohol is a depressant.
Problems occur because antidepressants and alcohol are both processed by the liver, she said.
Depression is a common condition that affects millions of people every year, said Linda Keeler, a psychiatrist at Watkins. She said many options are available for treatment and people may respond differently to the same treatment.
hard liquor and beer from the keg, and began falling asleep on a couch around 10 p.m.
"The mixture causes changes in the brain and changes in judgment," Keeler said. "Through these changes, hopelessness may be reached and a person may try to attempt suicide."
Strother said that when students drink alcohol at night to relieve their troubles, they may make the stress worse the day after.
Contact Lewis at slewis@kansan.com. This story was edited by Laurie Harrison.
"The mixture will have a profound effect on mood, which is the opposite reaction desired for those on antidepressants," Keeler said.
She said people who take certain antidepressants should not drink alcohol at all.
"Antidepressants with alcohol can cause a rebound anxiety during the daytime," she said. "All of the stress that they were trying to drink away comes back the next day."
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