====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0358_1 from reel: NP 13609 (2005-04-19 to 2005-09-03) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/63119 Title: Behind the Beak: What It Truly Means to Be a Jayhawk Summary: Article explores the tryout process for KU's Big Jay and Baby Jay mascots, including physical requirements, performance tests, and historical background of university mascots. Category: features/profiles Subjects: university mascots; mascot tryouts; school spirit; student life Named Entities: Shippis, Erin [writer]; Jarzemkoski, Cat [spirit squad coordinator] 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.