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University Daily Kansan
Page 1509 from reel: NP 10154 (2003-01-16 to 2003-07-23)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/120378

Title: Proposed Ice Cap Trip May Have Saved Professor's Life
Summary: University of Kansas professor Prasad Gogineni had bypass surgery that saved his life, preventing him from joining a polar ice cap research trip to Greenland.
Category: local news
Subjects: university faculty; medical research; climate science
Named Entities: Gogineni, Prasad [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: School Librarian Receives Approval to Purchase Comics
Summary: Sterling school district librarian Amy Brownlee received approval to purchase graphic novels to encourage reading among visual learners.
Category: local news
Subjects: education; literacy; library services
Named Entities: Brownlee, Amy [librarian]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Westar Asks Former Executives to Return Salaries and Bonuses
Summary: Westar Energy seeks repayment of approximately $100 million in salaries and bonuses from former executives David Wittig and Douglas Lake.
Category: local news
Subjects: corporate governance; financial accountability; energy industry
Named Entities: Wittig, David [former executive]; Lake, Douglas [former executive]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Marion County a Disaster Area Due to Dangerous Algae
Summary: Marion County declared a disaster area due to dangerous algae in the county lake reservoir, affecting water supply for local communities.
Category: local news
Subjects: environmental hazards; water quality; public health
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Defense Department Investigates Non-Combat Death of Marine
Summary: The Department of Defense investigates the non-combat death of 19-year-old Marine Ryan R. Cox in Iraq.
Category: local news
Subjects: military deaths; Iraq War; Department of Defense
Named Entities: Cox, Ryan R. [marine]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Hospital Worker Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Painkillers
Summary: Derby hospital worker Dennis M. Pray pleaded guilty to tampering with painkillers at the Derby Family Medical Center.
Category: local news
Subjects: medical ethics; drug tampering; healthcare fraud
Named Entities: Pray, Dennis M. [hospital worker]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: American Medical Association Endorses Cloning for Research
Summary: The American Medical Association endorses cloning for research purposes, stating it is medically ethical while allowing doctors to refuse performing it.
Category: national news
Subjects: medical ethics; stem cell research; AMA policies
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Federal Lawsuit Alleges Racism by Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch
Summary: A federal lawsuit alleges Abercrombie & Fitch discriminates against minorities in hiring and cultivates an all-white image in its catalogs.
Category: national news
Subjects: employment discrimination; retail industry; civil rights
Confidence: 0.8

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