====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0120_1 from reel: NP 13609 (2005-04-19 to 2005-09-03) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/63590 Title: Panelists Share Concern for Youth Summary: Two sportswriters and a former professional football player discuss concerns about youth and steroid use at a panel discussion hosted by the Dole Institute. Category: campus news Subjects: student athletes; steroid use; sports ethics; youth development Named Entities: Dole Institute of Politics Confidence: 0.85 Title: Insuring Your Future Summary: Article discusses health insurance options for college students, noting that coverage under parents' policies eventually expires and young students often don't buy their own insurance. Category: campus news Subjects: health insurance; college students; financial planning; student services Confidence: 0.8 Title: Fraternities, Sororities Earn Chapter Excellence Awards Summary: Five fraternities and five sororities recognized for chapter excellence awards based on application process that may have discouraged some chapters from applying. Category: campus news Subjects: fraternities; sororities; student organizations; academic achievement Confidence: 0.8 Title: Rules on Emergency Leave Are Flexible Summary: Article explains that when students miss finals due to death or injury in family, the administration would determine consequences, with the professor having final say. Category: campus news Subjects: university policy; emergency leave; student affairs; academic regulations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Company Expects Expansion to Add Student Jobs Summary: Pearson Government Solutions expects to add positions during the next 18 months at its Lawrence call center, with an increase in contracts driving job growth. Category: campus news Subjects: employment; student jobs; economic development; career opportunities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Column: Education About Learning, Not GPA Summary: John Jordan argues that students focus too much on grades and not enough on learning, discussing how students are missing out in their college education. Category: editorial Subjects: higher education; academic focus; learning objectives; student development Confidence: 0.85 Title: Column: Free Speech Not So Free in Workplace Summary: Kathryn Anderson discusses how the First Amendment protects free speech, but sometimes opening your mouth can get you fired, using an Omaha police officer case as example. Category: opinion Subjects: free speech; workplace rights; first amendment; employment law Confidence: 0.85 Title: Tongue in Beak Summary: The last Tongue in Beak of spring features positively riveting, earth-shattering, ground-breaking and other fake news stories with overly elaborate descriptions. Category: features/profiles Subjects: satire; humor; student writing; campus culture Confidence: 0.75 Title: Victory Gives Kansas Its Third Consecutive 30-Win Season Summary: Kansas defeated St. Mary's 85-73 to secure its third consecutive 30-win season, with twenty KU players, mostly freshmen, seeing action in the game. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; KU Jayhawks; athletic achievement; sports records Confidence: 0.85 Title: Panelists Hold Steroids Discussion at the University of Kansas Summary: Three panelists, including a former KU quarterback and two sportswriters, discussed the use of steroids in sports at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Category: sports Subjects: steroid use; college sports; athletic integrity; performance enhancement Confidence: 0.85 Title: Column: Steroids Testing Standards Not Strict Enough Summary: B.J. Rains argues that the NCAA needs to enforce stricter standards for steroid testing in college baseball, suggesting eliminating the problem rather than carrying it over to the majors. Category: sports Subjects: drug testing; NCAA regulations; athletic integrity; performance enhancement Confidence: 0.8 Title: Jayhawks to Meet Shockers Once Again Summary: The Kansas baseball team will face Wichita State tonight for the last time this season, with the Jayhawks looking to tie the season series with the Shockers. Category: sports Subjects: college baseball; KU Jayhawks; Wichita State Shockers; sports rivalry Confidence: 0.8 Title: Scoreboard Heralds New Age for Kansas Sports Summary: The giant scoreboard under construction at Hoglund Ballpark demonstrates Kansas' ambitions for its baseball program, with a $150,000 investment. Category: sports Subjects: college athletics; KU sports; scoreboards; athletic facilities Confidence: 0.75 Title: Soccer Team to Wrap Up Exhibition Season Summary: The Jayhawk soccer team lost last week's game against the Blue Valley All-Stars, but coach Mark Francis said the team's performance was the best he had seen this spring. Category: sports Subjects: college soccer; KU Jayhawks; exhibition games; sports schedules Confidence: 0.8 Title: Softball Team Faces Missouri at Home Today Summary: Jayhawk coach Tracy Bunge says the team needs to be aggressive offensively in today's game against Missouri at Arrocha Ballpark. Category: sports Subjects: college softball; KU Jayhawks; Missouri Tigers; sports schedules Confidence: 0.8 Title: Baylor Retains No. 1 Spot in Big 12 Summary: Despite its series victory this weekend against the Kansas State Wildcats, the Jayhawks are still near the bottom of the Big 12 Conference and take on the Wichita State Shockers tonight. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; Big 12 Conference; Baylor Bears; KU Jayhawks Confidence: 0.8 Title: Emergency Absence Rule: It's Up to the Professor Summary: Article discusses university policy on emergency absences, noting that while the University tries to put a human face on situations, ultimately it's up to the professor to make final decisions about absences during finals week. Category: national news Subjects: university policy; emergency absences; academic regulations; student affairs Named Entities: Barker, Anne [teaching assistant]; Eversole, Ann [associate dean of students]; Tuttle, Jane [assistant to the dean] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Suspect Arraigned, Going to Trial; Prosecutors Say No to Plea Bargain Summary: Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer, was arraigned and will go to trial as prosecutors vowed there will be no plea bargain in the case against the former church leader charged with 10 counts of murder. Category: national news Subjects: BTK killer; criminal trial; prosecution; serial murders Named Entities: Rader, Dennis [suspect]; Foulston, Nola [district attorney]; Waller, Gregory [district court judge] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Fat's Lawrence, KS; KU Instructional Services Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 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.