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The party may be over for Four Loko at Central Washington University, but in Auburn it’s still going strong (for now).

Last month, nine students from Central Washington University were hospitalized and several others were reported sick after drinking large amounts of the alcoholic beverage Four Loko at a party, prompting the school to temporarily ban the brew from campus.

The Auburn Medical Clinic has not yet heard of any students becoming sick from drinking Four Loko, said Dr. Shannon Cason. Then again, he said, few people are willing to admit they come into the clinic because they were drinking.

“We are concerned about it, though,” Cason said. “It’s quite a potent drink, but as far as we know, there have been no specific cases reported.”

For Caleb Reeves, senior in building science and bartender at Ariccia’s in the Hotel and Conference Center, one time was all it took for him to swear the drink off.

“It sneaks up on you,” Reeves said. “You don’t feel like you’re that drunk, then all of a sudden it’s like being hit by a ton of bricks.”

Read the full story at the Auburn Plainsman.

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