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University Daily Kansan
Page 0270 from reel: NP 7854 (1999-01-25 to 1999-07-28)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/108563

Title: Students Lobby State Capitol for Financial Aid Increase
Summary: Student lobbyists at the state capitol seek $2 million increase in student financial aid and 7% increase in faculty salaries, with mixed reactions from legislators.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student advocacy; financial aid; university funding
Named Entities: Yates, Heather [Student Legislative Awareness Board coordinator]; Yoder, Kevin [student body president]; Simpson, Erin [SLAB research director]; Findley, Troy [representative]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Controversy Surrounds Start of Heidegger Lecture Series
Summary: Controversy arises over naming a lecture series after Martin Heidegger, a Nazi party member, with faculty divided on whether to honor his philosophical contributions despite his political affiliations.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic freedom; university lectures; philosophy education
Named Entities: Johnson, Walter [professor of East Asian languages and culture]; Genova, A.C. [philosophy department chairman]; Hauggeland, John [professor of philosophy]; Buck, Richard [doctoral candidate in philosophy]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Kurdish Rebel Capture Triggers Hostage Seizures
Summary: Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan captured by Turkish security forces triggers hostage seizures at Greek embassies across Europe, with Turkey claiming victory against the rebel movement.
Category: national news
Subjects: terrorism; hostage situations; Kurdish conflict
Named Entities: Ocalan, Abdullah [Kurdish rebel leader]; Dollopis, Elena [KU graduate]; Emirzade, Tugberk [Turkish Republican]; Sevay, Huseyin [Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus graduate student]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Former Congressmen Call for More Cooperation
Summary: Former congressmen Lou Frey and Jim Lloyd discuss the importance of bipartisanship and public service during a visit to KU, addressing issues like term limits and campaign finance.
Category: local news
Subjects: bipartisanship; public service; political reform
Named Entities: Frey, Lou [former representative]; Lloyd, Jim [former representative]; Loomis, Burdett [interim director of Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy]; Cook, Ward [Mission Hills senior and chairman of College Republicans]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Sports Today
Summary: Marian Washington, Kansas women's basketball coach, falls short in her quest for 500 wins as her team loses 55-52 to Iowa State.
Category: sports
Subjects: women's basketball; college sports; athletic competition
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Today's Weather
Summary: Snow and rain are expected with high of 46 and low of 23 degrees.
Category: informational content
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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