====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0493_1 from reel: NP 13608 (2005-01-20 to 2005-04-18) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/112790 Title: Pope John Paul II Dies at 84 Summary: Lawrence residents gathered to pray for Pope John Paul II who died in his Vatican apartment Saturday. Category: national news Subjects: religious leaders; papacy; death; Vatican Named Entities: John Paul II [pope] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Same-Sex Marriage Ban on Ballots Summary: The Kansas ban on same-sex marriages will be up for a vote along with city commission elections, school board elections and other issues. Category: local news Subjects: elections; ballot measures; civil rights; Kansas politics Confidence: 0.8 Title: Phi Kappa Theta's Charter Revoked Summary: The national fraternity for Phi Kappa Theta announced it will no longer recognize the KU chapter of the fraternity. Category: campus news Subjects: fraternities; university discipline; student organizations Confidence: 0.8 Title: KU Loss Turns Bars Bottoms Up During Games Summary: Kansas' early exit from the NCAA Tournament has negatively affected the business at local bars. If Kansas had made it to the national championship, some bars could have made $10,000 more in revenue. Category: local news Subjects: sports; NCAA Tournament; local economy; Kansas basketball Confidence: 0.8 Title: KUnited Fined for Door-to-Door Campaign Summary: Two members of the coalition went door to door handing out campaign material in the residence halls. The Elections Commission ruled Thursday that this was illegal and issued KUnited a $25 fine. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; elections; university policy; campaigning Confidence: 0.8 Title: Student Housing Running Out of Room Summary: Not all returning students will be treated the same as they have in the past by the KU Department of Student Housing. An increase of the freshman population and the loss of Hashinger Hall for renovation has left first choices as only suggestions. Category: campus news Subjects: housing; student life; university administration; enrollment Confidence: 0.8 Title: Face-Off: Steroids Creating Nasty Split in Competition of Sports Summary: Athletes have been doing everything they can to gain an advantage in sports. It started with relatively harmless practices like the spitball pitch in baseball. Finnish distance runner Lasse Viren then started blood-doping and won several Olympic gold medals. Now it's moved into full-fledged steroid use, most notably in baseball where Congress has threatened to intervene. Guest columnists Paige Higgins and Matt Hoge explore the yin and the yang of steroid use in sports. Category: editorial Subjects: sports; steroids; athletics; competition Confidence: 0.8 Title: Varsity Rowers Claim Four Victories at Final Home Meet Summary: The Kansas rowing seniors received recognition from coaches at their final home meet this weekend. Because several away races remain seniors say they aren't feeling sentimental just yet. The team races again Saturday in Manhattan. Category: sports Subjects: rowing; athletics; sports; competition Confidence: 0.8 Title: Softball Continues Losing Streak Summary: Despite a strong effort, the Jayhawks lost twice to the Aggies on Saturday. The team hopes to end this trend when it plays UMKC tomorrow. Category: sports Subjects: softball; sports; athletics; competition Confidence: 0.8 Title: Column: Don't Go, Alex Galindo! Summary: Freshman forward Alex Galindo has a big decision to make: to leave Kansas basketball or to stay. Ryan Colaianni gives the player more than one reason to stay in a letter of endorsement. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; athletes; sports; university athletics Confidence: 0.8 Title: Crew and Rowing Teams Compete Together Summary: The Kansas rowing team came together with the crew team for the spring opening regatta on the Kansas River. Category: sports Subjects: rowing; crew; athletics; sports Confidence: 0.8 Title: Women's Tennis Defeated by Baylor Summary: The Jayhawks fell in all three doubles matches and earned one point from freshman Elizaveta Avdeeva in singles. Avdeeva joined the team in January and has won six matches. Category: sports Subjects: tennis; athletics; sports; competition Confidence: 0.8 Title: Baseball Drops Series After First Game Victory Summary: Kansas dropped to 22-12 overall and 2-4 in Big 12 after finishing 1-2 in the three-game series against Texas A&M this weekend. The Jayhawks play Wichita State Wednesday at Hoglund Ballpark. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; athletics; sports; competition Confidence: 0.8 Title: Mourn Summary: During World War II, Pope John Paul II appeared on a Nazi blacklist in 1944 for his activities in a Christian democratic underground in Poland. B'nai B'rith and other organizations testified that he helped Jews find refuge from the Nazis. While the pope championed better relations with Jews — "Christianity's older brothers," as he put it — the Vatican formally recognized Israel in 1993. John Paul was intent on improving relations with Muslims. On a trip to Damascus, Syria, in May 2001, he became the first pope to step into a mosque. As John Paul's death neared, members of the College of Cardinals were already headed toward the Vatican to prepare for the secret duty of locking. Category: national news Subjects: papacy; death; Vatican; religious leaders Confidence: 0.8 Title: KUnited Campaign Fined Summary: Student Senate candidates have been campaigning on Wescoe Beach for the last two weeks, and have now taken it one step further and started campaigning door to door in some of the residence halls. Two members of the coalition went door to door handing out KUnited campaign materials to people in the residence halls. The Elections Commission ruled Thursday that this type of campaigning was illegal and required a $25 fine. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; elections; university policy; campaigning Confidence: 0.8 Title: Photo: A Visiting School Group Exits the Natural History Museum in Dyche Hall Last Week. A Mosasaur Skeleton Is Displaye... Category: photos/graphics Subjects: museum; natural history; education; exhibits Confidence: 0.9 Title: What's Going on This Week Summary: Weekly calendar of campus events and activities including dining services, bookstore promotions, and union programs. Category: calendar/listings Subjects: events; campus activities; student life; entertainment Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: KU Bookstores Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.