====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0931 from reel: NP 8957 (2000-12-01 to 2001-07-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/89971 Title: Vote for Senators to Help Improve Student's Lives Summary: Columnist Marlon Marshall urges students to vote in Student Senate elections, arguing that student government can improve campus life despite its flaws. Category: opinion Subjects: student government; student elections; campus politics Named Entities: Marshall, Marlon [columnist]; Shankel, Richard [chancellor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: You've Come a Long Way, Baby... Summary: Editorial cartoon showing tombstones labeled 'Smoking', 'Women's', and 'Related Deaths' with a car driving toward them, commenting on women's health issues related to smoking. Category: editorial cartoon Subjects: women's health; smoking; public health Confidence: 0.9 Title: Journalists' Backgrounds Less Vital Than Candidates' Summary: Reader representative Leita Schultes argues that newspapers should focus more on candidates' backgrounds than journalists' backgrounds when publishing information. Category: opinion Subjects: journalism ethics; background checks; media responsibility Named Entities: Schultes, Leita [reader representative]; Jenkins, J.D. [senior]; Miller, Mindie [managing editor]; O'Toole, Lori [editor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Department Can Help Boost Fan Attendance Summary: Editorial suggests the Athletics Department could improve fan attendance for men's basketball by better engaging with fans and promoting games. Category: opinion Subjects: college sports; athletics department; fan engagement Named Entities: Woodbury, Brendan [editorial board] Confidence: 0.8 Title: How to Submit Letters and Guest Columns Summary: Informational box outlining submission guidelines for letters to the editor and guest columns in The University Daily Kansan. Category: informational content Subjects: newspaper submissions; student media; publication guidelines Confidence: 0.9 Title: Kansan.com Poll Summary: Poll results showing 44% of respondents opposed government funding for RU-486 through Medicaid, with 20% in favor and 36% unsure. Category: informational content Subjects: public opinion; abortion policy; Medicaid coverage Confidence: 0.85 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements 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.