====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0217_1 from reel: NP 15833 (2011-08-18 to 2011-12-12) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/40269 Title: Kansas Must Act Quickly Summary: Columnist Mike Vernon argues that Kansas University must take decisive action regarding conference realignment to maintain its athletic standing and avoid being left out of major conferences. Category: sports Subjects: university athletics; conference realignment; sports administration Named Entities: Vernon, Mike [columnist]; Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Zenger, Sheahon [athletics director]; Gray-Little, Bernadette [chancellor]; Chandler, Kyle [actor]; Self, Bill [basketball coach]; Pierce, Paul [basketball player] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Legends of the Phog Summary: Special series feature looking at statistics and careers of former Kansas basketball players Marcus and Markieff Morris. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; university athletics; player profiles Confidence: 0.9 Title: Fun With Fitness Summary: Former Kansas basketball players Nick Collison and Cole Aldrich participate in fitness event at Boys & Girls Club, teaching basketball techniques and promoting healthy lifestyles for children. Category: sports Subjects: community outreach; youth sports; health education Named Entities: Fordyce, Nathan [writer]; Collison, Nick [basketball player]; Aldrich, Cole [basketball player]; Pierce, Paul [basketball player]; Zimmerman, Erika [director] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Conference Tells Tigers: Wait a SEC Summary: Article discusses Missouri University's attempts to join the Southeastern Conference and the politics of conference realignment in college athletics. Category: sports Subjects: conference realignment; college athletics; missouri university Named Entities: Joseph, Andrew [writer]; Alden, Mike [athletic director]; Bloom, Charles [associate commissioner]; Brady, Dan [commissioner] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Photo: Nick Collison, Former Kansas Basketball Player, Explains an Activity to the Kids of the Girls and Boys Club of Ea... Category: photos/graphics 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.