====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0331 from reel: NP 8957 (2000-12-01 to 2001-07-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/90571 Title: Sometimes More Important Than Food and Comfort, Material Possessions Can Become an OBSESSION for Students Summary: Article explores how material possessions become obsessions for college students, featuring profiles of students with extensive collections and spending habits that prioritize items over basic needs. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student life; consumer behavior; materialism; college students; personal finance Named Entities: Bainum, Meghan [writer]; Hawk, Cameron [student]; Ross, Haley [student] 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.