====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0349 from reel: NP 10153 (2002-08-19 to 2002-12-12) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/35700 Title: Art Department Gathers to Play With Fire Summary: The KU art department hosted an iron casting event where students and alumni worked with traditional methods using fire and coke, despite the department having recently acquired a new electronic induction furnace for flame-free casting. Category: arts Subjects: art education; sculpture; university departments; art events Named Entities: Hachmeister, John [art professor]; McKinley, Becky [art student]; Knox, Ron [writer] Confidence: 0.9 Title: University Theatre to Carry Comedic Theme Summary: The University Theatre's 79th season will feature a comedic theme with productions including Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona and other classic comedies, though the season opener was delayed due to a director's health concerns. Category: arts Subjects: theater productions; performing arts; university theater; comedy Named Entities: Staniunas, John [artistic director]; Meier, Paul [associate professor] Confidence: 0.85 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.