====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 1288 from reel: NP 8957 (2000-12-01 to 2001-07-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/89614 Title: $42 Million Endowment Donation Breaks Record Summary: The Hall Family Foundation announces a record-breaking $42 million donation to the University of Kansas Medical Center, the largest higher education donation in Kansas history. Category: campus news Subjects: university donations; medical education; endowments; higher education funding Named Entities: Hall Family Foundation; Robert Hemenway [chancellor]; Donald Hall [chairman]; Forrest Hoglund [president] Confidence: 0.9 Title: HAWK Link Nests New With the Old Summary: The second year of HAWK Link, a student retention program sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, shows improved retention rates for students of color at the University of Kansas. Category: campus news Subjects: student retention; multicultural programs; university initiatives; student support services Named Entities: Dawn North [staff writer]; Robert Page [OMA director]; Season Titus [HAWK Link coordinator]; Renee Gregory [OMA program assistant] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Nicholson Film to Feature KU Summary: New Line Cinema films scenes for Jack Nicholson's movie 'About Schmidt' on the University of Kansas campus, with KU providing support for the production. Category: campus news Subjects: film production; university relations; entertainment industry; campus events Named Entities: Jack Nicholson; Alexander Payne [director]; Laurie Sisk [staff writer]; Jim Glennon [director of photography]; Frank Barthell [KU Media Relations] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Family Wants More Testing of Evidence Summary: The family of Shannon Martin, a KU biology student murdered in Costa Rica, seeks additional DNA testing of evidence in the ongoing homicide investigation. Category: local news Subjects: homicide investigation; DNA testing; Costa Rica; international relations Named Entities: Rob Pazell [staff writer]; Shannon Martin [victim]; Sam Brownback [senator]; Jaime Daremblum [Costa Rican ambassador]; Erik Hotmire [representative] Confidence: 0.8 Title: TODAY'S WEATHER: Thunderstorms With Highs in the Lower 70s. SEE PAGE 4B FOR MORE. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecast; local weather Confidence: 0.9 Title: INSIDE: Athletes Score Big at NCAA Championships. SEE PAGE 4A FOR MORE. Category: informational content Subjects: sports news; NCAA championships; athletic achievements Confidence: 0.9 Title: Inside Today Category: informational content Subjects: newspaper sections; content preview Confidence: 0.7 Title: Coming in Next Week's Kansan Category: informational content Subjects: upcoming content; campus safety; university construction Confidence: 0.7 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds Confidence: 0.9 Title: [comic strips] Category: comic strips Confidence: 0.9 Title: [puzzles/games] Category: puzzles/games 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.