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spread. I was on the sidelines and heard the Kansas players' emotions after Nebraska kept throwing the ball in the final seconds. It was clear how bad Kansas wanted this one.
With Nebraska making its farewell tour
to this title. The egos of Bo Pelini and Nebraska are big enough as it is, they don't need another reason to scoff the league they left behind. Pelini made it clear on Saturday how much this rivalry and the Big 12 meant to them.
It is disheartening that,barring a complete collapse,Nebraska will leave the Big 12 as the undisputed powerhouse and waltz to the Big Ten without a challenge to this title.
through the Big 12, it was nice to see a team not named Texas or Iowa State stand up to Nebraska to throw punches against the power that is Nebraska football this season. Kansas' defense played perhaps its best football all season. The Jayhawks defense allowed only 20 points from a Cornhusker offense that has averaged roughly 35 points this season.
It is disheartening that, barring a complete collapse, Nebraska will leave the Big 12 as the undisputed powerhouse and waltz to the Big Ten without a challenge
"I don't care," Pelini said. "It's part of the deal. We're moving on, I haven't been part of the series very long, so it doesn't bother me much."
I hope the Big 12 will find a way to move on as well. At this point, all we can hope is that Oklahoma State or Baylor can keep Nebraska from a Big 12 championship, for the sake of the conference.
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THE WAVE NOVEMBER 19,2010
Four Loko is sold in a 23.5 ounce can, has an alcohol content of 12 percent by volume and contains 135 milligrams of caffeine. That's the same amount of alcohol in four to five beers and the caffeine content of a Red Bull and an espresso shot.
Health officials have raised concerns about mixing caffeine and alcohol. Jenny McKee, health educator at the Wellness Resource Center at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that mixing the two can lead to problems.
However, the company's founders still aren't convinced their product is unsafe for consumers.
"If it were unsafe, popular drinks like rum and colas or frish coffees that have been consumed safely and responsibly for years would face the same scrutiny that our products have recently faced," the founders said in a statement on their website.
The company's statement said if Four Loko was unsafe, the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the federal bureau that approves alcoholic beverages, should not have approved the products.
Nationally, Four Loko isn't the only drink causing worry.
Caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a depressant. The two have opposite effects.
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The FDA has been examining these products since November 2009 and concluded that caffeine is an "unsafe food additive."
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced it was warning four companies that produce caffeinated, alcoholic beverages that their products are unsafe.
Alcohol slows down bodily functions like heart rate and breathing while caffeine increases heart rate and alertness. The combination could potentially be heart stopping. McKee said.
alcohol content of the students ranged from 0.12 percent to 0.35 percent. According to blood-alcoholcontent.org, a BAC level of 0.40 can be lethal for more than half of adults.
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Following these incidents, several states made moves to ban the drink. Lawmakers in New York City and Pennsylvania started asking liquor stores to remove Four Loko from their shelves. The beverage has been officially banned in four states: Washington, Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma.
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However, in order to ban the drink in Kansas, legislation would need to be passed. The Kansas Legislature reconvenes January 11.
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"I suspect that sales will go through the roof here until they're all gone," he said.
Mike Hathaway, manager of Cork and Barrel, 2000 W. 23rd St., said he expects a spike in sales as a result of Four Loko going decaf.
Brad Wandell, a junior from Ellicott City, Md., said he's surprised by the controversy. He said he has been drinking Four Loko for about six months, but never had any problems with the caf-
McKee said the drinks could pose health risks even if they do not contain caffeine. She said that some people still might not understand how much alcohol the drinks have, especially Four Loko.
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Liston said he thought the buzz around Four Loko would die down soon.
The circumstances of Matt's death make filling that hole all the more difficult. Ashley Brown, one of Matt's closest friends from high school, expressed her frustrations in a poem she recited from the lectern:
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“There's going to be a hole in a lot of our hearts for a while, including mine,” said Cole, a senior from Boston. “Matt was a huge part of all of our lives. He left a hole that's going to be difficult to fill.”
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"We're all going to miss Matt," Cole said. "A day is never going to go by that I don't think about him."
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MEN'S BASKETBALL | 1B
The freshman from Baltimore faces a nine-game suspension and a sizable fine for taking impermissible benefits as prospect.
Selby cleared by NCAA to play starting Dec.18
SAFETY | 3A
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Making the rounds at KU
Classifieds...6B
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Sudoku...4A
Film pulls in young adults
The latest installment in the series sold out in theaters.
HARRY POTTER | 6A
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