====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 1439 from reel: NP 10154 (2003-01-16 to 2003-07-23) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/120448 Title: Graduate Student Triumphs Over Tornado Summary: Iola graduate student Aleaka Apt recounts surviving a tornado that hit Lawrence on May 8, 2003, which damaged her apartment and many other properties in the area. The article details the tornado's impact, classification as an F-2, and recovery efforts. Category: local news Subjects: tornado damage; student experiences; weather disasters; Lawrence Kansas Named Entities: Apt, Aleaka [graduate student]; Waldron, Brooke [roommate]; Reynolds, Scott [photographer]; Blocher, Jane [Red Cross director]; Akulow, Mike [meteorologist]; Phillips, Paula [emergency management] 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.