====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0418_1 from reel: NP 13608 (2005-01-20 to 2005-04-18) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/112940 Title: Students to Vote on Fee Increase Summary: Student Senate passed a bill to put a Student Union Activities fee raise on the ballot for the Senate elections in April. The proposed $5 increase would be used to attract higher-profile speakers to the University. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; university fees; student senate Confidence: 0.9 Title: Scholarship Halls Experience Limited Parking Summary: The Alumni Place parking lots are no different from other oversold lots on campus. Despite the Fall 2005 opening of Rieger Hall, a scholarship hall that will house 50 women. Category: campus news Subjects: university housing; parking issues; campus facilities Confidence: 0.85 Title: Bars Prepare for Their 'Christmas' Summary: Tonight Guinness and green beer will top sales for bars downtown. Drinking establishments have been preparing for St. Patrick's Day and will be extending their hours to allow celebrators to drink their favorite drinks early or late in the day. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; holiday celebrations; downtown Lawrence Confidence: 0.85 Title: Lawrence Alluring to Bands Summary: Musicians say Lawrence's love of music makes it a destination for bands. After experiencing the atmosphere once, many musicians want to make repeat trips to the city. Category: local news Subjects: local music scene; music venues; Lawrence entertainment Confidence: 0.85 Title: Student Senate Nixes Fee Summary: Senate voted last night to uphold Senate president Steve Munch's veto of a fee increase that would have paid for a full-time salary for Legal Services for Students. Senators voted to send the bill to a student referendum. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; fee proposals; university administration Confidence: 0.85 Title: Column: Politicians Use, but Don't Help Servicemen Summary: Matt Sevcik explores how servicemen are meandered into a hopeless path of deceit from the very politicians who use them as part of their election lip-service. Category: opinion Subjects: military policy; political commentary; veterans issues Confidence: 0.8 Title: Column: Student Senate Campaigners: Get a Clue Summary: Austin Caster speaks for many uncomfortable students who need to find new ways to get to class in order to avoid the Student Senate flyer blizzard that happens every year on Wescoe Beach. Category: opinion Subjects: student politics; campaign strategies; student government Confidence: 0.8 Title: Editorial: Mizzou Police Wrong to Single Out Fans Summary: The Missouri police used their muscle on some Kansas Jayhawk fans who ventured into the unfriendly confines of Mizzou Arena. The funny thing is the instigator was off-duty and overstepped his boundaries. Category: editorial Subjects: university police; sports fans; Mizzou Arena Confidence: 0.85 Title: Football Team Holds Open Practice Summary: Fans got a look at some new faces as well as some familiar ones at yesterday's football open practice. The competition for the quarterback position appears likely to go on all the way to next fall's opening game. Category: sports Subjects: football; team practice; quarterback competition Confidence: 0.85 Title: Column: Football Is Ready to Rock Summary: Associate sports editor Jonathan Keating says that even after the recent loss of running back John Randle, the football team can still look to a good season with the help of freshman back Gary Green. Category: sports Subjects: football; team outlook; running backs Confidence: 0.8 Title: Profile: Boschee Finds Peace in Iceland Summary: Former KU men's basketball guard Jeff Boschee faced hard times after his final season with the Jayhawks. But he says he now feels at home traveling and playing basketball in Grindavik, Iceland. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; player profiles; international play Confidence: 0.85 Title: First Round Puts Pressure on Top-Ranked Teams Summary: The No. 3-seeded Jayhawks face the No. 14-seeded Bucknell Bison tomorrow night. And history has proved that the real pressure lies on the Jayhawks, not Bucknell. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; NCAA tournament; team rankings Confidence: 0.85 Title: First-Round Tournament Breakdown Summary: Sportswriter Kellis Robinett gives an analysis of teams in the Syracuse region. He explains the good and the bad of each team, from No. 1 Carolina to No. 16 Oakland, and examines which teams Kansas should look out for. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; NCAA tournament; team analysis Confidence: 0.85 Title: Baseball Coach Reaches Milestone Summary: Coach Ritch Price won his 300th career Division I game at Hoglund Ballpark yesterday against Baker. The game wasn't exactly a nail-biter as the Jayhawks cruised to a 16-6 victory. The blowout gave reserve players an opportunity to gain experience. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; coaching milestones; team performance Confidence: 0.85 Title: Sophomore to Compete in Championship Summary: Swimmer Jenny Short qualified for the NCAA Championships, to her surprise. She will compete along with senior co-captain Amy Gruber. Category: sports Subjects: swimming; NCAA Championships; athlete profiles Confidence: 0.85 Title: Greek Intramural Basketball Tournament Closes Summary: Sigma Nu emerged as the champion of the intramural games with a victory over Lambda Chi Alpha last night, 60-39. The game wasn't close but was still satisfying to watch, at least for fans of Sigma Nu, which won its games by an average of 29 points. Category: sports Subjects: intramural sports; basketball; Greek life Confidence: 0.85 Title: Pearson Wins Intramural Championship Summary: The Pearson Scholarship Hall team defeated K-Unit, which was made up of Jayhawker Towers residents, to capture the men's residence hall basketball crown. Category: sports Subjects: intramural sports; basketball; residence halls Confidence: 0.85 Title: Theta Team Wins Intramural Championship Summary: Fresh Theta capped its dominating tournament run with a 34-25 victory over Kappa Delta 1 for the women's Greek intramural title. Westwood junior Ellie Larson led Fresh Theta to victory with her outside shooting. Category: sports Subjects: intramural sports; basketball; Greek life Confidence: 0.85 Title: Blake Won't Have to Do Time Summary: A jury acquitted tough-guy actor Robert Blake of murder yesterday in the shooting death of his wife four years ago, bringing a dramatic end to a case that played out like pulp fiction. The jury also acquitted Blake of one charge of trying to get someone to kill Bonny Lee Bakley, but deadlocked on a second solicitation charge. The jury voted 11-1 in favor of acquittal and the judge dismissed the count. Category: national news Subjects: criminal justice; celebrity trials; acquittals Named Entities: Blake, Robert [actor]; Bakley, Bonny Lee [victim]; Schwartzbach, M. Gerald [attorney] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Bands Find City Enticing Summary: Big Metal Rooster, from Lawrence, has played for hundreds of fans throughout the country, but band members said Lawrence had the best fans. "This town really has a great love for music and different types of it," said Derek Hein, bassist for Big Metal Rooster. "Coming to Lawrence is great. People welcome you back like it's home." Intimacy is a major selling point for bands and fans. Students can often get closer to the bands they love. Many bands will even go out in the city to hang out with their fans. "The closeness and intimacy make the shows in Lawrence the best," said Cameron Lauer, Seneca junior. "Even if you're in the front row of Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, you're still not as close and the scene is not as intimate." Kyle Riabko, opening act for the music. Category: local news Subjects: local music scene; music venues; Lawrence entertainment Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] 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.