====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0739 from reel: NP 7215 (1998-01-12 to 1998-07-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/126706 Title: Buyer Beware: 'Great Deals' May Not Be All That They Seem Summary: Editorial warning students about deceptive marketing practices and the importance of being informed consumers when making purchases. Category: editorial Subjects: consumer protection; student consumers; marketing practices Named Entities: Aroop Pal [editorial board member] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Clinton Investigation a Waste of Time Summary: Editorial criticizing the Kenneth Starr investigation into President Clinton as a waste of taxpayer money and an overreach of authority. Category: editorial Subjects: political investigations; federal spending; presidential politics Named Entities: Kenneth Starr [independent counsel]; Bill Clinton [president] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Sports Columnist's Objectivity Refreshing Summary: Columnist praises sports writer Harley Ratliff for his objective coverage of the University of Kansas basketball team. Category: opinion Subjects: sports journalism; media criticism; college basketball Named Entities: Roy Williams [basketball coach]; Harley Ratliff [sports writer] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Culture Belongs to Its Members, Not Others Summary: Opinion piece discussing cultural ownership and the right to express cultural identity without external interference. Category: opinion Subjects: cultural appropriation; free speech; Native American culture Named Entities: Dion Jones [student]; Philip Ridenour [alumnus] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Kansas Legislature Should Pass Snake Bill Summary: Opinion piece advocating for Kansas legislation that would restrict the commercial use of rattlesnakes in the state. Category: opinion Subjects: state legislation; environmental policy; reptile conservation Named Entities: Joann Flower [representative]; Joseph T. Collins [director, Center for North American Amphibians and Reptiles] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Dose of PC Applied to Rock Chalk Revue Summary: Opinion piece criticizing what the author sees as excessive political correctness affecting the Rock Chalk Revue student performance. Category: opinion Subjects: political correctness; campus events; student performances Named Entities: Sai Wolf [alumnus] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Cartoon Belittled Jayhawks' Success Summary: Opinion piece criticizing a cartoon that the author believes unfairly diminished the University of Kansas basketball team's achievements. Category: opinion Subjects: sports media; college basketball; media criticism Named Entities: Roy Williams [basketball coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Protesters Sought to Stifle Free Speech Summary: Opinion piece defending free speech rights in the context of protests at the University of Kansas. Category: opinion Subjects: free speech; campus protests; Native American rights Named Entities: Joseph T. Collins [director, Center for North American Amphibians and Reptiles] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [comic strips] Category: comic strips Confidence: 0.9 Title: Kansan Staff Summary: Listing of University Daily Kansan editorial and advertising staff with their positions and contact information. Category: informational content Subjects: newspaper staff; university publications; editorial team Confidence: 0.9 Title: How to Submit Letters and Guest Columns Summary: Instructions for students and community members on how to submit letters to the editor and guest columns to the Kansan. Category: informational content Subjects: newspaper submissions; student journalism; publication guidelines 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.