====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0150 from reel: NP 15834 (2012-01-17 to 2012-07-23) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/118788 Title: Communication Skills Are Deteriorating Summary: Columnist Ethan Lovell discusses how communication skills are deteriorating as email and text become preferred methods of interaction, lamenting the decline of face-to-face conversation. Category: opinion Subjects: communication; technology; social behavior; interpersonal skills Named Entities: Lovell, Ethan [columnist] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Point, Counterpoint: Controversy Surrounds Parts of the Recent National Defense Authorization Act Summary: A point-counterpoint debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, with Kelly Cosby arguing for the bill's provisions and Jacob Keplar expressing concerns about its implications for civil liberties and indefinite detention. Category: opinion Subjects: national security; civil liberties; legislation; terrorism Named Entities: Obama, Barack [president]; Cosby, Kelly [columnist]; Keplar, Jacob [columnist] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Free for All Summary: Collection of humorous student submissions and observations about campus life, including personal anecdotes and witty remarks. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; humor; campus culture Confidence: 0.8 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.