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University Daily Kansan
Page 0707 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/44059

Title: 'Kansan' Taken to Task for Warpath Headline
Summary: Reader letter criticizing sports editor Robert Gallagher for insensitive headline about Native American mascots and calling for more culturally aware coverage.
Category: letter
Subjects: media criticism; cultural sensitivity; sports coverage
Named Entities: Martin, Jocelyn S. [student]; Gallagher, Robert [sports editor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Professor Calls Sports Viewpoint Insensitive
Summary: Professor Michael Yellow Bird criticizes sports editor Robert Gallagher for insensitive coverage of Native American mascots and sports traditions.
Category: letter
Subjects: cultural sensitivity; sports coverage; Native American representation
Named Entities: Yellow Bird, Michael [professor]; Gallagher, Robert [sports editor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Griffey Jr. Selected as Player of the Year
Summary: Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. selected as Major League Baseball's Player of the Year by The Sporting News, finishing ahead of other top players.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; awards; professional sports
Named Entities: Griffey Jr., Ken [baseball player]; Piniella, Lou [manager]; Baker, Dusty [manager]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Into the Streets Week
Summary: Center for Community Outreach presents Into The Streets Week with Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kansas Union.
Category: announcement
Subjects: community service; volunteer opportunities; student engagement
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Mercantile Job Fair
Summary: Mercantile's Lockbox Dept. hosting job fair on Saturday, Oct. 25th, 1997 from 9:00am-Noon at KCMO (behind DQ off Armour) with immediate interviews.
Category: announcement
Subjects: employment opportunities; career fair; student jobs
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: IMTCI International Medical Technical Consultants, Inc.; Enterprise Rent-a-Car; Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD); Play It Again Sports; Wake Up Cedarwood Apts.; Fatso's; Center for Community Outreach
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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