====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0188_1 from reel: NP 13608 (2005-01-20 to 2005-04-18) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/113400 Title: Raiders Give Jayhawks a Texas-Sized Heartache Summary: The Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in double overtime, with Kansas taking the lead in the last overtime before Texas Tech's Darryl Dora sank a three-point shot for the victory. The 80-79 loss was Kansas' first conference loss of the season. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; sports competition; athletic teams Confidence: 0.9 Title: New Policy Could Mean Fewer Doctor's Notes Summary: Watkins Memorial Health Center plans to modify its policy on doctors' notes to excuse absences. Under the new policy, only students who are ill for more than three days would receive notes. Category: campus news Subjects: university health services; student policies; medical documentation Confidence: 0.85 Title: Med Center Police Uses Deadly Force Summary: An officer at the University of Kansas Medical Center shot a man Thursday night after the man threatened him with a knife, police said. The shooting was the first incident of deadly force the University had seen. Category: campus news Subjects: university police; public safety; medical center Confidence: 0.85 Title: Mortar Board to Raise Funds for Educator Award Summary: The Mortar Board honor society will sponsor a fundraiser in which students can pay $1 for an opportunity to spend an afternoon with Lew Perkins. The money will be used to fund a plaque in the Kansas Union honoring Most Outstanding Educator award winners. Category: campus news Subjects: honor societies; fundraising; academic recognition Confidence: 0.85 Title: Schools Require Students to Be Insured Summary: Some universities now ask that students have health insurance to attend their schools in an attempt to protect the students from unexpected costs. Category: campus news Subjects: student health insurance; university policies; healthcare Confidence: 0.85 Title: Educator Leaves Legacy as First Black KU Graduate Summary: The University of Kansas is honoring the memory of Blanche Ketene Bruce, its first African-American graduate. Bruce was born into a family dedicated to the importance of education. After graduating, he also devoted his life to education in a direct fashion: he was a teacher and tutor. Category: features/profiles Subjects: university history; academic pioneers; diversity Confidence: 0.85 Title: Shiites Face Compromise Summary: Seats in Iraq's newly-elected National Assembly will be divided according to voting percentages. The Shiites won fewer votes than expected, and could lead to more compromises for the majority. Category: national news Subjects: iraqi politics; election results; political compromise Confidence: 0.85 Title: Political Ruckus Over Free Speech in Universities Summary: Ward Churchill isn't making many friends at the University of Colorado for his comparison between Nazis and Sept. 11 victims, but the editorial board feels there is no room for politicians to censure him. Category: opinion Subjects: academic freedom; free speech; university politics Confidence: 0.85 Title: Media Blitz on Diseases Summary: Diseases like the flu and malaria are still among the more deadly ailments across the world, but one would never know it from the excessive media attention John Jordan believes is given to other ones like SARS. Category: opinion Subjects: media coverage; public health; disease awareness Confidence: 0.85 Title: Rice Being Risky With Iran Summary: Ray Witlinger, a confirmed Democrat, suggests that Condoleezza Rice and the rest of the Bush administration should take extra care this time around when dealing with a foreign adversary. Category: opinion Subjects: foreign policy; iran relations; diplomacy Confidence: 0.85 Title: King of North Texas Summary: Both Kansas and Texas Tech deserved to win last night's double overtime nail-biter in Lubbock, Texas. But it was Red Raider forward Darryl Dora who emerged as the night's unlikely hero. After a lane violation in the first overtime, Dora redeemed himself with the game-winning three-pointer. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; athletic achievements; sports competition Confidence: 0.85 Title: Campus Groups Flush Fieldhouse Summary: A group of about 30 Campus Christians toiled inside Allen Fieldhouse for nearly 10 hours Saturday to clean it after the men's basketball game. Between mopping, sweeping and picking up trash, it was a massive job. At least they got to shoot a few buckets. Category: sports Subjects: university facilities; community service; athletic venues Confidence: 0.85 Title: Broken Record Won't Overshadow Goals Summary: KU runner Benson Chesang broke a Kansas record that had stood since 1968 on Saturday, but he has much higher goals: to qualify for nationals. The man he unseated, congressman Jim Ryun, thinks he can do it. Category: sports Subjects: track and field; athletic achievements; sports competition Confidence: 0.85 Title: Practice Curve Steepens for Rowers Summary: The spring season for women's rowing has started. The team now increased its practice hours to 20. The rowers are now hopeful for nice weather so they can get on the water. Category: sports Subjects: rowing; athletic training; sports preparation Confidence: 0.85 Title: Diving Team Preps for Conference Summary: With a coaching change at the beginning of the 2004-05 season and a new and improved training regimen, the University of Kansas diving team will take its momentum to College Station, Texas for the Big 12 Conference Championships on February 23. Its biggest competition within the Big 12 is Texas, but it also wants to defeat the Missouri Tigers. Category: sports Subjects: diving; athletic competition; sports preparation Confidence: 0.85 Title: A Closer Look Summary: Alexis Brickner, Lawrence junior, switches fruit flies from old food vials to new ones yesterday. Fruit flies have rapid muscle development, which makes them good specimens for research. Fruit flies eat a substance consisting of, among other things, corn meal, yeast, sugar and certain chemicals. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: scientific research; biology; student research Confidence: 0.85 Title: Schools Want Insured Students Summary: A growing number of public universities are requiring that students have health insurance before they step into the classroom, a move aimed at saving the uninsured from huge bills and college hospitals from getting stuck with the cost. Most public universities still leave the decision up to students, who can buy into a school's student health care plan or obtain their own insurance. Category: campus news Subjects: student health insurance; university policies; healthcare Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Mortar Board Honor Society; Kujh Tv News 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.