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University Daily Kansan
Page 0987 from reel: NP 14172 (2006-08-14 to 2006-11-30)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/56277

Title: Pinching Pennies
Summary: Kappa Kappa Gamma members raising money for Takayasu Arteritis research by asking students to donate pennies at their table in front of Wescoe Hall.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; fundraising; charity
Named Entities: Whitney Worthington [Kappa Kappa Gamma member]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Fate of Alleged Killer in Hands of District Attorney
Summary: Lawrence police have finished investigation into death of KU student Ryan Kanost, with findings forwarded to Douglas County district attorney who will decide whether to charge Joshua Walton.
Category: local news
Subjects: criminal justice; homicide investigation; student safety
Named Entities: Joshua Walton [alleged killer]; Ryan Kanost [victim]; Charles Branson [district attorney]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: President Bush May or May Not Appear in Kansas
Summary: President Bush was expected to appear in Topeka to support congressional candidate Jim Ryun, but White House press secretary indicated no plans for the visit.
Category: national news
Subjects: political campaigns; presidential appearances; elections
Named Entities: George W. Bush [president]; Jim Ryun [congressional candidate]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: National Geographic Show to Feature KU Professors
Summary: Three University of Kansas professors will be featured on National Geographic Channel's Naked Science program explaining their theory that a gamma ray burst caused a mass extinction at the end of the Ordovician period.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic research; media appearances; science education
Named Entities: Adrian Melott [professor of astronomy]; Mikhail Medvedev [assistant professor of astronomy]; Bruce Lieberman [associate professor of geology]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Are You Going to Vote in the Midterm Elections This Tuesday?
Summary: Opinion piece by Matt Erickson featuring student opinions on voting in upcoming midterm elections, including quotes from Trace Wilson, Spencer Courtney, Megan Sanders, and Christina Alexopoulou.
Category: opinion
Subjects: voter participation; elections; civic engagement
Named Entities: Matt Erickson [writer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Lawrence Waste Reduction & Recycling; Arensberg's Shoes
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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