====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0979 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/43787 Title: NIT Perfection Summary: Kansas coach Roy Williams seeks his 10th preseason NIT victory as the Jayhawks host UNLV in Allen Field House. Kansas is 3-0 this season while UNLV is 2-0. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; NIT tournament; Kansas Jayhawks Named Entities: Williams, Roy [basketball coach]; UNLV Rebels Confidence: 0.9 Title: Thanksgiving in New York? Summary: Winners of tonight's second-round NIT games advance to semifinals in New York on Wednesday with the final game Friday. Kansas hopes to play in the Big Apple. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; NIT tournament; Kansas Jayhawks Confidence: 0.85 Title: Big 12 Conference Splash Summary: Kansas swimming and diving teams host Missouri at 2 p.m. in Robinson Natatorium. Men's team is 1-0, women's team is 1-1 in their first home swimming duel of the season. Category: sports Subjects: college swimming; Kansas swimming and diving; Big 12 Conference Confidence: 0.9 Title: Discharge This Summary: Ashlee and Harley review the music styles of Metallica, Paul Simon, No I.D., and Jay-Z. They note Metallica still sounds good after all these years while Paul Simon is breaking new ground. Category: features/profiles Subjects: music review; alternative rock; album review Confidence: 0.8 Title: 'Tis the Season? Summary: One year after implementation, questions remain about the University's policy toward Christmas decorations. Poinsettias will continue to be the campus holiday decor. Category: features/profiles Subjects: university policy; Christmas decorations; campus traditions Confidence: 0.8 Title: Art for AIDS Summary: The Douglas County AIDS Project is holding an art auction to raise money for AIDS research and patients. Art is displayed at Riverfront Mall art gallery until Nov. 30, with a goal to raise $10,000. Category: features/profiles Subjects: AIDS awareness; art auction; charity event Confidence: 0.85 Title: You Light Up My Life Summary: Facilities Operations spends close to $100,000 each year on lightbulb purchases for classrooms, sports arenas, residence halls, labs, streets, footpaths, and the Campanile. Since 1993, more than 200 new lights have been installed above campus footpaths. Category: informational content Subjects: campus facilities; lighting; university operations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Blow Me Summary: More than 100 pounds of pressure erupt from the campus whistle each time it sounds. The whistle has alerted students when class is finished for 85 years, blowing 377-degree steam that can be heard miles away. Category: informational content Subjects: campus safety; university whistle; alert system Confidence: 0.8 Title: Wandering the Web Summary: Column featuring various web resources including Ghosts of the Gold Rush, Kirov Ballet, Proyecto Coqui, The World of Materials, and About Indonesia with brief descriptions of each site's content. Category: informational content Subjects: web resources; internet sites; educational links Confidence: 0.75 Title: Weekend's Weather Summary: Saturday forecast shows seasonal temperatures with mostly sunny skies. Sunday has a good chance for precipitation. High temperatures of 52 degrees are predicted for both days. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecast; seasonal temperatures Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: The University Daily Kansan Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds 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.