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University Daily Kansan
Page 0117 from reel: NP 8957 (2000-12-01 to 2001-07-25)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/90785

Title: Web Alleviates Shopping Woes
Summary: Article about KU students using online shopping services to avoid holiday shopping hassles, featuring local Lawrence businesses and national retailers.
Category: campus news
Subjects: online shopping; student life; holiday shopping
Named Entities: Braun, Eric [student]; Gray, Gretchen [student]; Garrison, Cinda [business owner]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Senate Plans Book Exchange for Students
Summary: Senate plans to implement a book exchange program where students can buy and sell used textbooks, with details on how the program will work.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; academic resources; book exchange program
Named Entities: Phelps, Kursten [writer]; Wellington, Virginia [senator]; Holman, Katie [journalism student]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: New Position Focuses on Commercializing University Research
Summary: Article about new position of executive director of technology transfer and intellectual property at KU, focusing on commercializing university research and faculty inventions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; research commercialization; technology transfer
Named Entities: Baxendale, Jim [executive director]; Katzman, David [professor]; Meyen, Edward [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Fasting for Freedom
Summary: Feature about students fasting for Tibetan human rights, with photos of protesters holding signs demanding human rights for Tibet.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: human rights; Tibet; student activism
Named Entities: Keith, Karen [student]; Maloney, Amanda [photographer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Fat Burners Could Present Health Risks
Summary: Article warning about health risks associated with fat-burning supplements, including potential heart problems and FDA warnings about ephedrine.
Category: informational content
Subjects: diet supplements; health risks; FDA regulations
Named Entities: Davis, Melissa [writer]; Rock, Randall [chief of staff]; Rehder, Matt [student]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year and Come Back to KU and the Kansan Next Semester
Summary: Seasonal greeting from the newspaper to students, wishing them a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and encouraging them to return next semester.
Category: announcement
Subjects: holiday greeting; university announcement
Confidence: 0.9

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