====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0502 from reel: NP 14174 (2007-04-02 to 2007-07-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/62030 Title: Charity Pie Summary: Sigma Chi Fraternity held Pie-a-Sig charity event where students were pied in the face to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network. Category: campus news Subjects: student activities; fraternity events; charity fundraising Named Entities: Spencer Walsh [student]; Sigma Chi Fraternity Confidence: 0.9 Title: Graduate School, Research Branch to Merge Summary: The University of Kansas will merge its graduate school and research branch to create a new department, with Jim Roberts heading the new department starting July 1. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; academic governance; research administration Named Entities: Richard Lariviere [provost]; Jim Roberts [vice provost]; Kevin Boatright [communications director] Confidence: 0.85 Title: What's Your Biggest Pet Peeve? Summary: Four KU students share their biggest pet peeves in a feature column, including people who say 'like' and 'um', smacking gums, wearing North Face, and people who act intelligent. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student life; personal opinions; campus culture Named Entities: Rebecca Simcox [senior]; Sam Erickson [sophomore]; John Peaster [junior]; Andy Franke [freshman] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Alligator Causes Traffic Jam on Highway, Stumps Police Summary: An 8-foot alligator caused a traffic jam on a San Antonio highway when it was found in the middle of the road, stumping local police who had to use a lasso to remove it. Category: local news Subjects: animal incidents; traffic disruptions; law enforcement Named Entities: Albert Silva [police officer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: New York City Councilman Works to Stop Spam Summary: New York City Councilman Simcha Felder has introduced legislation to make it illegal to distribute unwanted menus and circulars that appear to be from city agencies. Category: local news Subjects: technology; internet regulation; consumer protection Named Entities: Simcha Felder [councilman] Confidence: 0.8 Title: On Campus Summary: Collection of campus events including lectures by Alex Tsiokv and Guo Chen, a Peace Corps information meeting, and a Symphonic Band concert. Category: campus news Subjects: campus events; lectures; performances Confidence: 0.75 Title: Editorial Cartoon Summary: Political cartoon on the page (content not fully legible in description but present as visual content). Category: editorial cartoon Subjects: political commentary; social issues Confidence: 0.7 Title: Quote of the Day Summary: Daily inspirational quote from Maggie Gallagher about optimism and marriage in America. Category: informational content Subjects: inspirational quotes; literature Named Entities: Maggie Gallagher Confidence: 0.8 Title: Fact of the Day Summary: Daily fact about the origin of spooning as a term for courtship practices in Wales. Category: informational content Subjects: historical trivia; cultural facts Confidence: 0.8 Title: Most E-Mailed Summary: List of the top five most emailed stories from Kansan.com, including topics on mail-order matrimony and bookstore openings. Category: informational content Subjects: campus news; popular stories Confidence: 0.75 Title: Et Cetera Summary: Standard newspaper information including publication details, subscription information, and contact details for The University Daily Kansan. Category: informational content Subjects: newspaper information; publication details Confidence: 0.9 Title: Media Partners Summary: Information about KUJH, the University of Kansas student radio station, including broadcast times and contact information. Category: informational content Subjects: campus media; broadcasting Named Entities: KUJH Confidence: 0.8 Title: Correction Summary: Correction notice for previous articles about Libby Harmon's pole vault performance and a Beta Theta Pi chapter recognition. Category: editorial Subjects: newspaper corrections; athletics Confidence: 0.9 Title: Hate Out Week Summary: Announcement about Hate Out Week hosted by the Multicultural Resource Center with activities designed to promote unity and understanding across campus. Category: announcement Subjects: campus events; multicultural activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Arensberg's Shoes; Professional Moving & Storage; Thai House Delivers; Liberty Hall; Sigma Chi 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.