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WEARING CONTACTS TOO LONG > Sometimes it's hard to tell.
When the seeing-impaired get their first pair of contacts, they often get a lengthy list of guidelines that include, "Don't wear contact lenses longer than you're supposed to." But just how important is it to follow this rule?
As It turns out, very.
Michelle Hansen, Victoria senior, admits she often wears contacts longer than recommended. But this could be harmful.
Troy Maydew, an optometrist at Maydew Thibault Optometry in Pratt, says mucin and protein from tears build up on the lenses, which is why it's important to clean and disinfect them on a regular basis. If not, a lens develops a sandpaper-like texture over time. Maydew says the small abrasions caused by wearing an old, dirty contact lens puts your eye at high risk of infection.
Maydew also discourages people from wearing their contacts while they sleep — unless the lenses are approved for overnight use. Approved lenses allow the eye to recieve more oxygen than lenses that are not. Maydew
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Eyes wide shut: Wearing contacts while sleeping,
unless approved, can be harmful to your eyes.
says studies show sleeping with any contact lens increases the chance for lens-related problems 800 percent. "Each person needs to decide if the convenience is worth the gamble," Maydew says.
Next time you don't feel like taking the time to remove your contacts, think twice — your sight may depend on it.
VERDICT: Bad for you.
// JUSTINE PATTON
BETTER OPTIONS FOR BAD SITUATIONS
> If you're going to do it, be smart.
Spring break is just around the corner, which means time is running out to get that bronze, beach-ready body. After all, no one wants to be the person that shows up at the seashore looking pale as a ghost. Instead of risking their health with tanning beds to beat those pasty-white, winter blues, students should consider a safer option: sunless tanning.
A spray tan is one form of sunless tanning. When getting a spray tan at a tanning salon, Marteka Carlton, an employee at Suns Resorts, says your body gets sprayed evenly with a bronzing solution that contains large amounts of dihydroxyacetone (DHA). This chemical makes skin appear darker. Here's the cool part: clients start to see a difference after just one session. The cost is around $35 and the tan lasts about a week.
Sunless tanning lotions, like Jergens natural glow moisturizer, can give skin a sunkissed façade for a cheaper price. Jergens sunless tanning products are around $5. A
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tan may take longer to appear, however, since these lotions contain smaller amounts of DHA.
these lotions contain smaller amounts For the best results, sunless tanners should exfoliate with a loofa and non-moisturizing soap beforehand to prevent orange streaks. Then, prepare for a week of kicking back on the coast, with a favorite beverage in those sun-kissed hands.
// JUSTINE PATTON
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Here comes the sun: Sunless tanning options provide a safer way to get that dark complexion before taking your spring break trip.
Kansas gets by North Dakota in sloppy game
Junior catcher Chris Manship celebrates after making a home run against North Dakota at Hoglund Ballpark. Manship was at bat 3 times on Wednesday, scoring 1 of 5 points for Kansas' 5-3 victory against North Dakota.
BY MIKE VERNON
nvernon@kansan.com
The Kansas baseball team came into Wednesday's game against North Dakota hoping to get the bats on track over a winless North Dakota team. Instead, they ended up winning in a 5-3 dogfight victory to get back to .500 at 6-6 on the season.
The Jayhawks recorded a season-high 10 hits in Wednesday's victory over the Fighting Sioux. With the way the bats have been struggling, recording 10 hits sounds like it would make the Jayhawks and coach Ritch Price pleased with their performance at the plate.
Instead, Price and the Jayhawks seemed to think that they took a step backwards at the plate in the Jayhawks sixth victory of the season.
season.
"Today I didn't think the quality of our bats were very good at all." Price said.
The reason Coach Price was so upset after the game?
For the Jayhawks to only put a total of five runs on the board, is a major let-down for a team that was hoping to get into a rhythm in this week's games.
"I was really disappointed, to be honest with you," Price said. "We had some really bad at-bats."
still in a team-wide slump, the problems become mental. Price said the team appears to be trying to force the issue, and the result Wednesday was an unusual amount of pop-ups from the Jayhawks.
Now that the Jayhawks are 12 games into their season and are
One of the few bright spots for Kansas at the plate Wednesday was sophomore catcher Alex DeLeon's performance. DeLeon hit a line drive solo homerun
jayhawks. "There were three consecutive innings where we had six consecutive pop-ups for outs." Price said. "It's guys trying too hard."
"I'm feeling pretty good," DeLeon said. "I've been swinging at better pitches, making sure I get a ball elevated in the zone, and just putting a good swing on it."
to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning, and he knocked two batters in off two separate sacrifice flies. DeLeon finished one-for-two with three RBIs and a run. DeLeon credits his improving play to better patience at the plate.
Sophomore starting pitcher Thomas Taylor, who had a
strong performance going 5.2 innings and only giving up one run, seemed much less concerned about the team's batting struggles.
"They're already doing a lot better from the beginning of the year." Taylor said. "They'll be fine."
Another good sign for the Jayhawks today was senior outfielder, Jimmy Waters, getting back on track with two hits today, including a screaming line drive down the right field line that resulted in a double.
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For the Jayhawks to get on track, Waters and the other seniors in the middle of the order have to heat up.
it's got to start with Waters getting it going, and [Casey] Lytle has got to get it going, and [Brandon] Macias has got to get it going". Price said. "For somebody to take the pressure off of the lineup, it's got to be those guys that have been successful in the past."
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little option but to keep him there.
hite option but to keep it
But there are two problems. First,
there may come a game when the
jayhawk's offense isn't running
smooth and Selby is the Jayhawk's
best option in a broken floor. Watch
him play, and you will see the incredible
talent buried just beneath the
surface. Self acknowledges this.
This is obviously and unquestionably ludicrous. Bill Self is a remarkable basketball coach, and his string of seven consecutive titles in one of the most difficult basketball leagues in the country is all the evidence you should need.
But Selby has likely never seen the bench for as long as he has this season. He's been the most talented player in almost every gym he walks into. He's never been a sidekick, like he will be to Marcus Morris, even in his finest moments this year.
surface so that he could still be a guy for us this year that comes out and gets 15 or 18 points when we are really struggling," Self said. "He is potentially still that guy. He just needs to have a bit more confidence moving forward."
The second problem, any coach recruiting against the layhawks will happily spout, is that there is now a stigma that Self cannot coach a one-and-done player.
But here's the thing about Kansas. This year's team — its most balanced an overall-talented since the title-winning team of 2008 — is built out of three- and four-year players. Marcus Morris was ranked No. 29 in his class and Markieff was No. 49. Elijah Johnson is the only five-star recruit that starts, and it's a guarantee that he will be back in Lawrence next season.
So does Kansas even need the top recruits?
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