====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0179 from reel: NP 8957 (2000-12-01 to 2001-07-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/90723 Title: Resolutions as Solutions: KU Students Set Goals to Help Improve Their Lives Summary: Article profiling KU students who have made New Year's resolutions, including academic goals, fitness improvements, quitting smoking, and personal development objectives. Features student profiles with their specific resolutions and approaches to achieving them. Category: features/profiles Subjects: new year resolutions; student life; personal development; goal setting Named Entities: Chulindra, Warisa [associate readers' representative]; Vetter, Chris [Shawnee senior]; Wyatt, Shanda [Garden City junior]; Riffey, Angie [Pratt sophomore]; Thompson, Meredith [Leawood junior]; Hand, Molly [senior]; Schmanek, Jason [Wichita freshman]; Tyson, Amanda [Melvern senior]; Bleything, Sean [Hutchinson senior] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Chris Vetter, Shawnee Senior, Resolved to Get Good Grades So He Could Graduate Summary: Photo of Chris Vetter studying in the Kansas Union, accompanied by caption about his resolution to improve grades. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: student achievements; academic goals Named Entities: Vetter, Chris [Shawnee senior] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Shanda Wyatt, Garden City Junior, Uses the Leg Press at Robinson Gymnasium Summary: Photo of Shanda Wyatt working out at the Robinson gymnasium as part of her New Year's fitness resolution. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: fitness resolutions; exercise Named Entities: Wyatt, Shanda [Garden City junior] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Pratt Sophomore Angie Riffey Helps Wichita Freshman Patrick Bleddel With His Resolution to Earn Money for a Trip... Summary: Photo of Angie Riffey assisting Patrick Bleddel with employment opportunities at the Kansas fair in the Kansas Union as part of his resolution to earn money for a European trip. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: financial goals; travel plans Named Entities: Riffey, Angie [Pratt sophomore]; Bleddel, Patrick [Wichita freshman] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Meredith Thompson Holding Cigarette Pack, Illustrating Her Resolution to Quit Smoking Summary: Photo of Meredith Thompson holding a cigarette pack, illustrating her resolution to cut back on smoking from four or five cigarettes a day to one. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: smoking cessation; health resolutions Named Entities: Thompson, Meredith [Leawood junior] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Following Through on Your New Year's Resolution: Summary: Tips for successfully following through on New Year's resolutions, including strategies for quitting smoking, picking a major, and maintaining motivation. Category: informational content Subjects: resolution strategies; behavior change; self-improvement tips Confidence: 0.8 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.