====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0223 from reel: NP 10602 (2003-12-01 to 2004-03-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/89330 Title: Faculty Discuss Ballooning Athletic Budgets Summary: Faculty members discuss concerns about escalating athletic department budgets at KU, with perspectives from professors and athletics officials on funding sources and reform needs. Category: sports Subjects: university athletics; athletic department budgets; faculty concerns; sports administration Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Gordon, Christensen [faculty]; Green, John [professor]; Ferraro, John [chairman]; Perkins, Lew [athletics director] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Baseball Ranks 8th in Preseason Competition Summary: The 2004 Kansas baseball team is ranked 8th in the Big 12 Conference preseason coaches poll, with analysis of their standing and tournament prospects. Category: sports Subjects: college baseball; preseason rankings; Big 12 Conference; NCAA tournament Confidence: 0.8 Title: Swimming and Diving Teams Falls to 8-3 Record Summary: University of Kansas swimming and diving teams lose to Minnesota, dropping their overall record to 8-3, with details on individual performances. Category: sports Subjects: college swimming; diving; team records; Minnesota Golden Gophers Confidence: 0.8 Title: Track and Field Sweep Events at Triangular Summary: Kansas track and field teams sweep men's and women's events at a triangular meet, with individual and relay race results. Category: sports Subjects: college track and field; triangular meet; individual events; relay races Confidence: 0.8 Title: Frozen Phog Summary: Photo of Phog Allen statue covered in ice after a winter storm, with note that Jayhawks defeated Colorado in basketball. Category: sports Subjects: Jayhawk mascot; winter weather; Allen Fieldhouse; Colorado basketball Named Entities: Phog Allen [statue]; Allen Fieldhouse Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: INTRUST Bank; Yacht Club Sports Bar & Grill 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.