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HEALTH
GOOD FOR YOU BAD FOR YOU // SHARING EARBUDS
I have never allowed dirty people to use my earbuds. I assume all my friends have clean ears," Matt Dickey, Wichita junior, says.
However, when you share earbuds with someone,you could be introducing your ears to two different worlds—the wonderful world of music and the disgusting world of bacteria.
Researchers at Manipal University in India found that when two people use the same
Photo by Justine Patton Infection music: You could be swapping bacteria when you share an earbud with a friend. Cleaning earbuds on a regular basis is important.
earbuds, bacteria from the earpiece could transfer from one person's ear to the other's. The study also found that people who shared earbuds often had harmful bacteria on their ear swabs 92 percent of the time, compared with 8 percent among the less-frequent sharers.
These harmful bacteria can cause an infection of the outer ear, says Cory Portnuff, an audiologist at the University of Colorado. Typically, these are skin infections, so they don't do permanent damage; however, some infections can cause temporary hearing loss, pain in the ears and a lot of discomfort. Sometimes they can even leave scarring in the ear canal or on the eardrum, says Portnuff.
VERDICT: Bad for you.
Cleaning earbuds regularly is important. Portnuff recommends using a hospital grade disinfectant, but an alcohol wipe will do. You should replace foam earbud covers on a regular basis as well.
// JUSTINE PATTON
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Junior outfielder Liz Kocon bats at Wilkins Stadium in Wichita on Wednesday afternoon. The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Wichita State Shockers 11-3 in game one of a doubleheader.
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BY HANNAH WISE
hwise@kansan.com
The softball team's offense returned to its powerful and effective playing style in Wednesday evening's doubleheader against Wichita State, leaving with two victories, 11-3 in six innings and 6-3 in the second game. The non-conference evening provided ample opportunity for the Jayhawks to keep their NCAA Regional hopes alive and the strong offensive play was evidence of their will to fight for their regional bid.
The softball team broke the single season home run record of 54 home runs held by the 2005 team. The 5 home runs scored during the doubleheader brought the season total to 59. Junior outfielder Liz Kocon hammered a 3-run homer out of the park in the third inning after hitting the record-breaking home run in the second inning of game one.
Sophomore infielder Mariah Montgomery also tallied two home runs in game one and junior infielder Marissa Ingle hit a home run in the top of the sixth inning of the first game. Ingle also had an RBI double added to her record in the fourth inning of the first game, setting the score at 8-1 in Kansas' favor.
stopping of game one.
"It wasn't just me. It was everybody." Kocon said. "We have just been hitting the ball really well this year."
The jayhawk defense kept the Shocker batters out of scoring position. In the bottom of the fifth, the jayhawks were looking for their final two outs when a hit gave them an out by a catch. The final out came from a chase down
Senior Allie Clark pitched the entirety of the first contest. She allowed 6 hits and 3 runs, and struck out three batters.
between third base and home plate. Senior catcher Brittany Hile cornered the runner near third base and made a quick toss to Ingle, who tagged out the runner.
In game two, the Jayhawks got off to a slow start, allowing the Shockers to score three runs through the first three innings. In
the bottom of the third, after two allowed runs, the coaching staff changed from freshman pitcher Kristin Martinez in the circle to sophomore Alex Jones.
"I think Alex is just a bull dog," coach Megan Smith said. "When she is out there you are confident that she is going to go right at the hitter."
Jones gave the offense a chance to score six runs through the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
The fifth inning was the most productive for the Jayhawks with four scored runs. Three base hits in a row combined with a string of walks and a hit from Ingle resulted in the four runs.
— Edited by Helen Mubarak
The defensive strength continued in the second game with multiple double plays, including one to end the game. The batter hit the ball to Montgomery, who snapped the ball to a waiting freshman infielder Ashley
Newman at second base for an out. Newman then threw down to freshman infielder Laura Vickers at first for the double play and the end of the double header. "We work."
"We work really hard at practice," Montgomery said. "Coach just hammers fundamentals and working really hard and it is really nice to see us all come together."
have a full year of experience with coach Turner Gill's system.
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The transition from Mangino to Gill seemed rocky at best, and the results oftentimes showed that on the field last fall. Fans are eager to get that taste
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out of their mouths this Saturday at 1 p.m. However, that probably won't be the case. Spring games are an interesting bunch. They can't be judged the way normal games are judged, for obvious reasons.
Take this for example: If Jordan Webb comes out and throws for four touchdowns, was he playing great or was the defense just plain bad? If Keeston Terry gets a couple of interceptions, was he playing great or were the quarterbacks underperforming?
It's a tough question, and one that won't be answered by looking at the scoreboard at the end of the scrimmage. However, there are ways to gauge how the players are doing. Are Jordan Webb and Quinn Mecham hitting their receivers in stride? Are the running backs seeing the holes created by the offensive line and getting through them quickly? Also, check to see if both teams are getting plays off on time, or actually getting the play into the huddle on time. The Jayhawks struggled in both areas at different points in 2010.
Those are the types of things fans need to look for on Saturday: individual nuances that are crucial to winning football games. Everything else will be hard to decipher until McNeese State comes to Lawrence on Sept. 3.
— Edited by Jacque Weber
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