====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0347 from reel: L 2448 (1983-01-17 to 1983-07-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/140370 Title: Damage Already Done Summary: Article discusses the environmental contamination of Times Beach, Missouri with toxic chemicals and the government's response to the disaster. Category: opinion Subjects: environmental contamination; toxic waste; government response Named Entities: Lafser, Fred [director of Natural Resources]; Times Beach, Mo. Confidence: 0.85 Title: Sour Note to Draft Song Summary: Opinion piece criticizing the Selective Service System and its impact on financial aid for non-registrants, arguing the system is discriminatory. Category: opinion Subjects: selective service; financial aid; draft registration Named Entities: Turnage, Thomas [director of Selective Service] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Four-Year Grads Dying Breed as Costs of Education Go Up Summary: Article argues that rising education costs are forcing more students to work part-time, extending time to graduation and creating economic challenges. Category: opinion Subjects: higher education costs; student debt; part-time students Named Entities: Barnes, Jon Confidence: 0.8 Title: OPEC Cartoon Summary: Political cartoon depicting OPEC as a large creature controlling oil prices, with dollar bills falling from its mouth. Category: editorial cartoon Subjects: oil prices; energy policy; international economics Confidence: 0.9 Title: Senate Rules Account for Diversity Summary: Letter to the editor discussing Senate rules and their approach to diversity in student organizations. Category: letter Subjects: student government; diversity policies; campus governance Named Entities: Ashe, Lisa [student body president] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Invite Better Speakers Summary: Letter suggesting the university should invite higher quality speakers to campus events. Category: letter Subjects: campus speakers; student programming; university events Named Entities: Warren, Helen [Lawrence graduate student] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Israeli System Works Summary: Letter praising the Israeli system of government and its handling of political situations. Category: letter Subjects: Israeli government; political systems; Middle East politics Named Entities: Martin, Douglas [Clay Center law student] Confidence: 0.75 Title: View of War Simplistic Summary: Letter criticizing simplistic views of war and foreign policy, particularly regarding Central America. Category: letter Subjects: war commentary; foreign policy; Central America Named Entities: Fiedler, Jordan [Manhattan, Kan., junior] Confidence: 0.75 Title: [comic strips] Category: comic strips 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.