====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0278 from reel: NP 14172 (2006-08-14 to 2006-11-30) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/56986 Title: English Professor Dies Summary: Associate professor of English Bernard "Bud" Hirsch died at home after being diagnosed with brain cancer last spring. He received a W.T. Kemper Fellowship for excellence in teaching. Category: campus news Subjects: faculty; death; university community; memorial services Named Entities: Hirsch, Bernard "Bud" [associate professor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Public Safety Office Open House Summary: The Public Safety Office will hold an open house on Friday, Sept. 8 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the new facility located at 1501 Crestline Drive. Category: campus news Subjects: campus safety; facility opening; community engagement Confidence: 0.9 Title: Rock Talk Jayhawk Summary: Rustin Dodd and Andrew Baker, Overland Park students, discuss sports during the KJHK Gorilla Radio program. KJH hosted a tailgate party at the first floor of the Kansas Union. Category: campus news Subjects: student radio; sports programming; media; KU athletics Named Entities: Dodd, Rustin [sophomore]; Baker, Andrew [senior] Confidence: 0.85 Title: School District to Test Students for Drug Use Summary: The El Dorado school district has adopted a new policy allowing random drug testing of middle and high school students for drugs and alcohol, starting this year. The policy covers any student in seventh grade or higher who participates in extracurricular activities. Category: local news Subjects: education policy; drug testing; student privacy; El Dorado Named Entities: Biggs, Tom [superintendent] Confidence: 0.85 Title: On the Record: Student Incidents Summary: Reports of three separate incidents involving KU students: a 20-year-old student reported being battered; a 19-year-old student reported being battered; an 18-year-old student reported theft of $300. No arrests were made in any incidents. Category: local news Subjects: campus safety; student incidents; law enforcement Confidence: 0.8 Title: 'Bruce' the Cabbage Wins Weight Competition Summary: Brenna Dinkel's cabbage named Bruce won the Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off at the Alaska State Fair, tipping the scales at 73.4 pounds. The cabbage was described as 'rather ugly' but big enough to win. Category: features/profiles Subjects: competitions; agriculture; Alaska Named Entities: Dinkel, Brenna Confidence: 0.8 Title: Michigan County Judge's Identity Stolen Summary: Someone stole Michigan county judge Mary Chrzanoswski's identity, opening accounts and running up $5,800 in phone bills and $500 in credit card charges. Category: features/profiles Subjects: identity theft; legal profession; crime Named Entities: Chrzanoswski, Mary Confidence: 0.8 Title: New 'Zapper' to Keep Squirrels Off Power Lines Summary: A new device called ZAPshield is being deployed to keep squirrels off power lines. The non-lethal device delivers a mild electric shock to deter squirrels from causing power outages. Category: features/profiles Subjects: technology; animal control; utility companies Confidence: 0.8 Title: Jury Duty Dodger Caught Plagiarizing in Report Summary: Brandon Dickens was ordered to write a five-page paper on the history of jury service after failing to appear for jury duty. The judge found his report contained plagiarized material. Category: features/profiles Subjects: legal issues; plagiarism; jury duty Named Entities: Dickens, Brandon Confidence: 0.8 Title: Tuesday Top 10 Summary: Top selling HD DVDs on Amazon.com: 1) Mission Impossible: Ultimate Missions Collection, 2) The Adventures of Robin Hood, 3) Ray, 4) Searchers, 5) Traffic, 6) The Last Samurai, 7) Apollo 13, 8) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, 9) Pitch Black, 10) Sahara. Category: sports Subjects: entertainment; DVD sales; popular culture Confidence: 0.75 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: KU Memorial Unions; Amazon.com 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.