THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
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in hookah smoke as cigarette smoke but there have not been a lot of studies on the health effects of smoking hookah. However, there have been studies of babies born to women who smoked one or more water pipes a day during pregnancy.
"During this nine-month study, babies tend to have lower birth rates and have a higher risk for different respiratory diseases," Richter said.
Sharing a hookah is also dangerous because it may increase the risk of transmitting certain diseases through the mouthpiece. The juice in the mouthpiece is very similar to chewing tobacco in that it gives the same exposure to oral cancers.
"People don't realize how unsanitary hookah smoking really is," Richter said. "You don't know how well pipes are cleaned, so it's like you're doing hookah with everybody. It's the same concept as kissing a stranger or sharing the same spoon."
Hookah can be incredibly addictive and deadly if it's used daily and for long periods of time. Hookah smoking can also be considered training wheels for cigarette smoking and the use of other tobacco forms.
"If you don't want to take in toxins knowingly, you'll avoid smoking a lot of hookah," Richter said.
Sharing a hookah, at such social gathering spots as Aladdin Cafe, 1021 Massachsetts St., may increase the risk of transmitting certain diseases.
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5,4,3,2 ... 1, Tweetup! Student to participate in NASA event next month
On July 8, Tristan Moody will bear witness to the end of an era. He and 149 citizen journalists won a contest to travel to NASA, tour top-secret facilities and watch the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.
This will be Moody's second visit to the Kennedy Space Center. He and his wife visited NASA's headquarters during their honeymoon.
"She wanted to go to Disneyworld and I wanted to go to the Kennedy Space Center. Florida was the perfect destination," Moody said.
Moody, a Lawrence native who is pursuing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, hopes to find postgraduate work while at the Tweetup event. He ordered new business cards to hand out to potential future employers and colleagues.
"Working at NASA is my dream job. It probably isn't the best place to apply considering they are laying off 5,000 people after July's final launch," Moody said.
Moody recognizes the historical significance of his visits. The opportunity and the event are bittersweet.
"In an era of budget deficits, NASA was one of the first to go on the chopping block, it is a remarkable but truly sad day," Moody said.
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