====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0642_1 from reel: NP 14839 (2009-01-15 to 2009-07-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/123826 Title: Opponent of Chavez in Peru Not Seeking Asylum Summary: Peruvian opposition leader Manuel Rosales, who was in Peru but had not requested political asylum, is a political opponent of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and is being prosecuted on corruption charges in Venezuela. Category: national news Subjects: political asylum; peruvian politics; venezuelan relations Named Entities: Rosales, Manuel [peruvian politician]; Chavez, Hugo [venezuelan president] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Jamaican Pilot Shot by Man Wanting to Leave Summary: A disoriented young man with a gun forced his way past security and barged onto a jetliner destined for Cuba, taking the pilot hostage. Category: national news Subjects: aviation security; jamaican crime; air travel incidents Named Entities: Hawking, Stephen [physicist] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Hawking's Family Says He Will Overcome Infection Summary: Cambridge University said the family of physicist Stephen Hawking expected him to recover fully from a chest infection that had left him hospitalized. Category: national news Subjects: medical treatment; stephen hawking; university news Named Entities: Hawking, Stephen [physicist] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Gun Found in Home of Student Charged in Death Summary: Prosecutors said Tuesday they found a semiautomatic weapon at the home of a Boston medical student who had been ordered held without bail on charges he shot to death a masseuse he had lured to a hotel through Craigslist. Category: national news Subjects: firearms; student crime; legal proceedings Confidence: 0.8 Title: Man Punches Guard After Stealing Diapers Summary: Authorities in Washington state say a couple were so determined to make off with merchandise without paying that a security guard who tried to stop them got punched. Category: national news Subjects: theft; security incidents; consumer goods Confidence: 0.8 Title: Father of Teenager Says Pirate Mission Was His First Summary: The father of a Somali teenager arrested on piracy charges said the hostage-taking of an American ship captain was his son's first pirating mission. Category: national news Subjects: piracy; hostage situations; family relations Named Entities: Muse, Abdiwali Abdigadir [teenager]; Muse, father of teenager Confidence: 0.8 Title: Students Will Help Plant Rain Garden at Rec Center Summary: Students will have the opportunity to get their hands dirty and celebrate Earth Day by volunteering to help create the new rain garden on the north side of the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. Category: campus news Subjects: sustainability; student involvement; campus environmental projects Named Entities: Chappell, Mary [recreation services director] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Professor's Film Makes Midwest Debut at Festival Summary: The Only Good Indian, a film made by a group of KU professors and students, will make its Midwest premiere at the Kansas City FilmFest this evening. Category: arts Subjects: film festivals; academic film; midwest cinema Named Entities: Willmont, Kevin [associate professor of theatre and film] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Jayhawk Shuffle: Michael Alley, Leawood Senior Summary: Michael Alley, a Leawood senior, shares his top 10 songs on shuffle and discusses why having a diverse taste in music is important to him. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student profiles; music preferences; diversity in music Named Entities: Alley, Michael [Leawood senior] Confidence: 0.85 Title: The Oread Books 40th Birthday Celebration Summary: The Oread Books 40th Birthday Celebration will be held all day in Oread Books in the Kansas Union. Category: campus news Subjects: campus events; bookstore anniversary; student activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: KU Student Rain Garden Planting Summary: The KU Student Rain Garden Planting will begin at 10 a.m. by the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. Category: campus news Subjects: sustainability; student activities; campus environmental projects Confidence: 0.8 Title: "Long-Term Care Insurance" Workshop Summary: The "Long-term Care Insurance" workshop will begin at 11 a.m. in the McCook Room in the Burge Union. Category: campus news Subjects: financial planning; insurance workshops; student services Confidence: 0.8 Title: "Niamey, Niger: Water in a Sahelian City" Lecture Summary: The "Niamey, Niger: Water in a Sahelian City" lecture will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove G in the Kansas Union. Category: campus news Subjects: academic lectures; african studies; water resources Confidence: 0.8 Title: "A New Generation of Vocal Students" Forum Summary: The "A New Generation of Vocal Students" forum will begin at noon in the ECM Center. Category: campus news Subjects: music education; student forums; vocal training Confidence: 0.8 Title: "Birth by Design: Comparative Research on Childbirth Policies & Practices" Lecture Summary: The "Birth By Design: Comparative Research on Childbirth Policies & Practices" lecture will begin at noon in 706 Fraser Hall. Category: campus news Subjects: academic lectures; health policy; childbirth research Confidence: 0.8 Title: "Long-Term Care Insurance" Workshop (Second Session) Summary: The "Long-term Care Insurance" workshop will begin at 12:15 p.m. in the McCook Room in the Burge Union. Category: campus news Subjects: financial planning; insurance workshops; student services Confidence: 0.8 Title: "Anthropology in Practice: Amazonia & the Prospects for Human Rights" Seminar Summary: The "Anthropology in Practice: Amazonia & the Prospects for Human Rights" seminar will begin at 2 p.m. in the Town Hall in the Brandon Woods Retirement Community. Category: campus news Subjects: academic seminars; anthropology; human rights Confidence: 0.8 Title: "Trusting Women, Respecting Birth: Why Is Sweden Consistently Ranked One of the Best Places to Have a Baby?" Seminar Summary: The "Trusting Women, Respecting Birth: Why is Sweden Consistently Ranked One of the Best Places to Have a Baby?" seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center. Category: campus news Subjects: academic seminars; maternal health; swedish healthcare Confidence: 0.8 Title: "Flamenco: Conflicting Histories of the Dance" Event Summary: The "Flamenco: Conflicting Histories of the Dance" event will begin at 4 p.m. in Oread Books in the Kansas Union. Category: campus news Subjects: cultural events; dance performances; flamenco Confidence: 0.8 Title: Daily KU Info Summary: Happy Earth Day! Last year alone, the University recycled more than a million pounds of campus materials, everything from aluminum to newsprint to plastic. Visit recycle.ku.edu for more info. Category: informational content Subjects: campus information; recycling; environmental awareness Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Applebee's; KU Continuing Education; Burger & Beer Category: advertisements 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.