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University Daily Kansan
Page 0812 from reel: NP 4733 (1993-09-16 to 1993-12-09)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/9186

Title: An Accent on Talk
Summary: Article explores how accents and dialects can make people vulnerable to prejudice and discrimination while also being a form of individual expression, featuring perspectives from KU students and language professionals.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: language; communication; prejudice; individuality; speech patterns
Named Entities: Larrivee, Linda [speech-language supervisor]; Paul-Brown, Diane [director of speech-language pathology]; Osorio, Eleicer [international student]; Burisek, Rob [senior]; James, Brian [author]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Christmas Display Gets Out of Hand
Summary: Article about neighbors suing over an elaborate Christmas light display that has become a tourist attraction, causing traffic and noise issues in the neighborhood.
Category: local news
Subjects: holiday decorations; neighbor disputes; legal issues; community conflicts
Named Entities: Osborne, Jennings and Mitzi [residents]; Larrivee, Sam [lawyer]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Need a Gift for That Special Stoner? It's 'Deals in Dopesville'
Summary: Humorous article about a board game called 'Deals in Dopesville' created by students, which parodies drug dealing in a Monopoly-style format.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: drug culture; humor; satire; student life
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Oh, No Not Another Wedge
Summary: Brief item about soccer coaches being asked to resign at Smith Academy in Hatfield, Massachusetts, after permitting players to haze younger teammates.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: sports; soccer; coaching; controversy
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Weirdo Community
Summary: Article about a new satellite TV channel in Britain called 'TVs on TV' that features transgender content, with representatives noting the audience is at least 10 times larger than expected.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: media; television; transgender issues; community
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Workplace Hazards
Summary: Article about an Iowa judge ruling that a former dishwasher was wrongfully fired from a restaurant after getting into a fight with co-workers.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: employment; restaurant industry; workplace safety; legal issues
Confidence: 0.75

Title: So Much for Unity
Summary: Brief item about inmates at Mason City, Iowa jail starting a hunger strike to protest meal quality and portions, which ended when demands weren't met.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: prison; hunger strike; corrections; inmate rights
Confidence: 0.7

Title: No Wonder Cats Hate People
Summary: Article about research suggesting that housecats' brains are getting smaller, possibly due to their association with humans.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: neuroscience; animal behavior; research
Named Entities: Williams, Robert [University of Tennessee neurobiologist]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Fat Pigs Get No Respect
Summary: Brief humorous item about a hospital in Birmingham, England that came under fire for attempting to defray the cost of an expensive cancer scan for a pig.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: animal welfare; veterinary care; humor
Confidence: 0.7

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: KU Bookstore
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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