INSIDE
Chautauqua Lawrence has been around for 150 years and there are several events during the week celebrating the event. PAGE3
New pizza shop
Wheat State Pizza Shop is the newest addition to
Lawrence's choice of restaurants. PAGE 9
Baseball Draft Travis Metcalf and Ryan Knippschild were both selected in the draft. PAGE 17
How-to...
There are different ways to tie a necktie. Learn two classic methods
with our guide. PAGE 19
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004
VOL.114 ISSUE NO.153
Let us entertain you
Z. G. Straus/Kansan
Jessica Brumm, Baldwin City senior, prepares her hair backstage prior to performing the role of Thelma in the Lawrence Community Theater's production of Gvpsy. Gvpsy runs June 17 to 20.See story on PAGE 15.
Concerts spread illnesses
Sicknesses can spread quickly during concerts
By Marc Ingber
minger@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
Outdoor music and camping go hand in hand, but often those hands aren't clean.
The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, which features more than 70 bands on three stages during the four-day concert, is coming up, and those planning on making it to the last day should be prepared.
A lack of cleanliness at outdoor events can often lead to illnesses such as the flu, food poisoning and even meningitis.
For more summer safety stories, see PAGE 13.
In order to make the festival a more enjoyable experience it is important to take precautions against factors associated with large outdoor concerts, said Randall Rock, staff physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
"Anything in excess can be a problem — whether it is sun, alcohol or fun," Rock said.
He said items such as water, hand sanitizer, antibacterial soap, bug spray and a change of socks were necessities at events like this.
It is common for people to fall asleep in the sun, which can lead to sunburns if
sunscreen is not properly applied, he said.
Another problem, Rock said, associated with this type of concert was excessive drinking.
"Prolonged alcohol use can mask symptoms more serious than a hangover," he said.
He said diagnoses for illnesses like meningitis and West Nile virus were often delayed because people who had the symptoms attributed them to drinking. Symptoms such as a fever, sore throat, rash or a terrible headache were usually the effect of something more severe than excessive drinking, Rock said.
In order to stay away from these types of illnesses it is important not to share towels, pillows, food or drink and always
SEE PREPARATION ON PAGE 14