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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009
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VOLUME 120 ISSUE 88
CAMPUS
Father calls for change after son's death
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY
agarry@kansan.com
Jason Wren
The father of Jason Wien said Tuesday he blamed his son's death partially on what he called the fraternity environment. He said he didn't blame the members of Jason's fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and said he hoped the SAE house would become a dry chapter house in Jason's honor.
Jason Wren, who was a 19-year-old freshman from Littleton. Colo., was found dead Sunday afternoon at his fraternity house, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1301 West Campus Road.
The Shawnee County Coroner a office confirmed Monday that an
autopsy had been completed but said the report was not yet finalized and might take up to eight weeks to complete. Spokespersons for the police could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.
Jay Wren spoke from Colorado, saying how much Jason would be missed and how he hoped students and others would honor Jason by pledging to give up drinking.
"He was a good kid. He was loved by many, and his life got cut short," he said. "In his honor, I want kids to put the drinks down, and every time I want to have a drink now, I'm going to say no. It's in honor of my son, because alcohol killed him."
He said he wanted alcohol possession rules at fraternities to change, saying the current system was a contributing factor in lason's death.
"Uninformed students who didn't know the dangers ended up putting his life in a terrible circumstance," he said, "and I know that they'll live with that guilt forever."
Jay Wren said he had been told that Jason had drank in excess both at a restaurant and at the house the night of his death, and passed out at the house, where fraternity members put him to bed.
"What they should have done is take him to the hospital," Jay Wren said.
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SIGNS OF ALCOHOL POISONING
Unconscious or
semiconsciousness and cannot be awakened
- Vomiting while sleeping or passed out.
- Not waking up after vomiting
- Slow respiration of eight or fewer breaths per minute, or lapses between breaths of more than eight seconds
- Cold, clammy, pale or blue skin
- Call 911 and seek help immediately
What to do:
- Stay with your friend until help arrives
turn your friend on his or her side
Monitor your friend's
What not to do:
- Don't leave your friend alone or let them "sleep it off"
Don't allow your friend to drive
Don't allow your friend to drive.
Don't give your friend food.
ENVIRONMENT
Don't give your friend food, liquid, medication or drugs
- Don't make or let your friend walk, run or exercise
Source: KU Student Health Services
- Don't put your friend in a cold shower
STUDENT LIFE
Seniors to celebrate their last spring break
BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD
rburchfield@kansan.com
Snorkeling and scuba diving are on the agenda for Katie Carr and 14 of her friends this spring break.
Carr, Tecumseh senior, is driving to Florida before embarking on a five-day cruise from Port Canaveral. She and her friends will go to Nassau and Coco Cay in the Bahamas before her spring break ends. And when her trip ends, well, her spring breaks end — for good.
Carr and other members of the senior class are days away from experiencing their last spring break. Although spring break accounts for just one week of every spring semester for students, it is a week most students will miss when they begin their careers.
"It will be difficult," Carr said. "Hopefully I'll get it all out of my system. I have no idea — it's going to be a shock."
"The main thing for me is vacationing with friends — since I'm moving overseas, I won't see everyone for a long time," Carr said. "I can't vacation like I did in college. I can't see everyone. I'll have some time off, but no vacations with my best friends."
Next year Carr will move to the northwest coast of Australia to work for Schlumberger, an engineering company. She will sometimes work more than 120 hours every week on offshore drilling rigs to help make them more efficient and to find oil or gas. Carr intermed at Schlumberger for the past two summers and knows from experience that she will enjoy her job — but she will miss vacations, she said.
Ann Hartley, University Career Center associate director, said she discussed the transition to the world of work in her job search strategies class. One of the issues the class focused on, she said, was the reality that her students would have less vacation time as professionals than they did as students.
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Facial scrub microbeads unclog pores but can build up pollution in water supply forever
BY AMANDA T HOMPSON
athompson@kansan.com
"It makes my face feel really clean, like it actually feels soft," Simpson said.
Exfoliating face wash scrubs rough skin, leaving it feeling smooth and soft. This feeling is why Kesley Simpson, Spring Hill sophomore, uses Clean & Clear Morning Burst facial scrub every day.
Though these little beads may feel good on skin, they can cause problems with the
Some of the most popular facial exfoliating brands, including most Clean & Clear scrubbing products, contain plastic called polyethylene. The plastic is in the form of tiny scrubbing microbeads, which can lead to pollution in nearby water supplies because the plastic cannot biodegrade.
environment and human health when they pass through water treatment systems.
Stephen Randtke, professor of civil engineering, said the scientific community was concerned about nanoparticles making their way through water treatment systems. Plastic can be broken up into smaller pieces of plastic, but it never goes away.
"I don't think there has been enough study and looking into it yet to really look into the issues that exist." Tate said.
Mike Tate, chief of the bureau of water for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said plastics could be broken down into a number of compounds that could prove hazardous to human health, but he was not sure of the exact effects.
Companies including Aveneo, Clean & Clear, Clearasil, Neutrogena, I/Oreal and Dove produce facial scrubs that contain polyethylene plastic. Attempts to contact those companies for comment on the use of polyethylene in products were unsuccessful.
Tate said that after the beads were washed down drains, they could potentially make it through waste water treatment systems.
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Facial scrubs that contain polyethylene plastic on their ingredient lists
Aveeno Skin Brightening Daily Scrub
Clean & Clear Soft Purifying Cleaner Scrub
Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleaner
Clean & Clear Blackhead Clearing Scrub
Clearasil Stayclean Daily Facial Scrub
Neutrogena Deep Gentle Scrub
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L'Oreal Pure Zone Pore Unclogging Scrub Cleanser
Dove Daily Exfoliating Wash
Except for St. Ives and Biore, the following scrubs are available at the Merc. All scrubs contain natural exfoliating materials deived from walnut, sunflower, sugar, peach, almond and more. St. Ives Apricot Scrub Biore Detoxify Daily Scrub
Natural Alternatives
Biore Detoxify Daily Scrub
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Crossword... 6A Sports... 1B
Horoseopes... 6A Sudoku... 6A
Burt's Bees Peach and Willowbark Deep Pore Scrub
Kiss My Face Scrub
MyChelle Dermaceuticals Fruit Enzyme Scrub
Emerita Exfoliating Face Cleaser
Desert Essence Gentle Stimulating Facial Scrub
Avalon Organics Exfoliating Enzyme Scrub
Sensuous Beauty Cleansing Grains with Chick Pea
Aubrey Organics Mask and Scrub with Jojoba Meal and Oatmeal
All contents, unless stated otherwise, © 2009 The University Daily Kansan
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