====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0549 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/44217 Title: Big 12 Coaches Simmer as Season Boils Summary: Article featuring comments from Big 12 football coaches about their teams' performances and upcoming games, including Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and other conference members, with statistics and coach analyses. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 Conference; sports coaching; athletic competition Named Entities: Allen, Terry [football coach]; Snyder, Bill [football coach]; Smith, Larry [football coach]; Osborne, Tom [football coach]; Neuheisel, Rick [football coach]; Blake, John [football coach]; Simmons, Bob [football coach]; Dykes, Spike [football coach]; Roberts, Dave [football coach]; Mackovic, John [football coach] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Building Plans for Speedway Begin Rolling Summary: Report on plans for a new speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, that will host NASCAR and Indy racing events, with details on location, funding, and construction timeline. Category: local news Subjects: NASCAR racing; Kansas City development; sports venues; economic development Named Entities: Kansas City, Kan.; ISC (International Speedway Corp.); Grant Lynch [vice president] Confidence: 0.85 Title: ATTENTION SENIORS: Honorable Outstanding Progressive Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award Summary: Notice about the H.O.P.E. Award for seniors to nominate professors who positively impacted their college career, with nomination deadline and voting information. Category: announcement Subjects: academic awards; student recognition; faculty appreciation Named Entities: Board of Class Officers (BOCO) Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Bucky's; Board of Class Officers; KU Exercise Research Program; Hair Experts Design Team; Rudy's Pizzeria; Lawrence Automotive Diagnostics; Paisano Ristorante Category: advertisements 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.