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University Daily Kansan
Page 0398 from reel: NP 10602 (2003-12-01 to 2004-03-31)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/89155

Title: Payments Anger Owner
Summary: Downtown Lawrence businessman Gary Strong expresses frustration over paying for parking improvements that he believes don't benefit his business, with city officials explaining the broader community benefits of the parking initiatives.
Category: local news
Subjects: business; parking; local government; downtown development
Named Entities: Strong, Gary [business owner]; Wildgen, Mike [city manager]; Washatka, Nolan [assistant general manager]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: EXCHANGE: Icon Could Change Book-Buying Habits
Summary: The University of Kansas is implementing an online book exchange system that could change how students purchase textbooks, with concerns from bookstore owners about potential lost sales.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student life; bookstore; university services; technology
Named Entities: Knopp, Andy [student body president]; Muggy, Bill [bookstore owner]; Reid, Mike [director of information systems]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: PROFESORES: Lack of Funding Prevents Hirings
Summary: The University of Kansas Spanish department faces challenges hiring new faculty due to budget constraints, despite growing student interest in the language program.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university budget; faculty hiring; academic departments; Spanish program
Named Entities: Anderson, John [department chair]; Gronbeck-Tedesco, [faculty member]; Kuhneim, Jill [associate chair]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Lincoln Week Lecture Series
Summary: The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics presents a week-long lecture series featuring prominent Lincoln scholars, with daily presentations from February 8-12, 2004.
Category: calendar/listings
Subjects: lecture series; Abraham Lincoln; historical scholarship; public events
Named Entities: Wilson, Douglas [author]; Guelzo, Allen [author]; Paludan, Phil [professor]; Baker, Jean [professor]; McPherson, James [historian]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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