====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0927 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/43839 Title: The End and the Beginning Summary: Kansas football team dropped to 5-6 after a 45-31 loss to Texas Longhorns, ending their 1996-97 season with hopes dashed for a winning season and bowl bid in coach Terry Allen's first season. Category: sports Subjects: football; college sports; team performance; athletics Named Entities: Allen, Terry [football coach]; Randle, Avery [defensive back] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Finally, Basketball Summary: Kansas men's basketball team opened season with 99-73 victory over Santa Clara, marking 25th consecutive home opener win. Team shot 61% from field and outrebounded Broncos 51-32. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; college sports; team performance; athletics Named Entities: Pierce, Paul [forward] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Special Athletes Given Golden Opportunity Summary: Kansas Special Olympics Indoor Games East event featured over 1,000 athletes with community support. Event included volleyball, bowling, and other activities with volunteers and sponsors contributing to success. Category: sports Subjects: special olympics; athletics; community events; volunteering Named Entities: Rehder, Tim [Kansas Special Olympics director] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Emergency Telephones Too Tempting to Pranksters Summary: University of Kansas emergency phones being misused by prank callers, with police responding to non-emergency calls. Safety officials report most calls are not real emergencies. Category: local news Subjects: public safety; emergency services; campus security Named Entities: Corcoran, Mary [staff writer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Today's Weather Summary: Weather forecast showing high of 56° and low of 25° with conditions described as warmer and mostly sunny. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecast; temperature; conditions Confidence: 0.9 Title: Hill Topics Today Summary: A University of Kansas student shares experiences as a nude model for the School of Fine Arts. Category: campus news Subjects: student life; fine arts; personal experiences Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sports Today Summary: Kansas forward Paul Pierce and the Jayhawks will play host to the Rice Owls at 7:07 tonight in Allen Field House. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; upcoming games; sports schedule Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] 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.