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University Daily Kansan
Page 0424 from reel: NP 4733 (1993-09-16 to 1993-12-09)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/9574

Title: Play Canceled After Director Injured
Summary: Antonio Shepherd's play about college race relations was canceled after he was injured in a car accident, with organizers expressing disappointment about the lost opportunity to address important social messages.
Category: campus news
Subjects: theater; student productions; safety incidents
Named Entities: Shepherd, Antonio [director]; Bell, Terry [Black Student Union president]; Abner, Dana [KU graduate]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Residence Hall Rates to Increase
Summary: The Residential Programs Advisory Board approved student housing rate increases for 1994-95, with most increases around 3 percent, though some halls saw larger increases up to 6.3 percent.
Category: campus news
Subjects: housing costs; university administration; student affairs
Named Entities: James, Brian [staff writer]; Stoner, Ken [director of student housing]; Womack, Yolanda [senior]; San Martin, Carmen [All Scholarship Hall Council president]; Cuthbert, Jamie [Association of University Residence Halls president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Making a Point About Drunken Driving
Summary: KU police officer A.J. Augusto demonstrated the effects of alcohol on motor skills through an alcohol test with tricycle-race participant Jennifer Vaughan, showing the dangers of drunk driving.
Category: campus news
Subjects: alcohol awareness; public safety; student education
Named Entities: Augusto, A.J. [KU police officer]; Vaughan, Jennifer [participant]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Funds for STD Research Too Low to Meet Needs
Summary: Experts highlight that federal funding for STD research and prevention has remained stagnant since 1991, falling far short of the estimated $3 billion annually needed to address the growing public health crisis.
Category: campus news
Subjects: public health; sexually transmitted diseases; research funding
Named Entities: Kent, Kay [Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department director]; Clarke, Peggy [American Social Health Association executive director]; Buck, Henry [American College Health Association chair]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Army Offers Advancement Opportunities for Women
Summary: Women in the U.S. Army discussed career advancement opportunities at a KU Army ROTC forum, with officers emphasizing that ability rather than gender should determine military roles and progression.
Category: campus news
Subjects: military careers; gender equality;  ROTC program
Named Entities: Stolle, Kathleen [staff writer]; Harris, Capt. Jane [Army officer]; Janosik, Maj. L. Michele [Army officer]; Wellman, Richard [Wichita sophomore]; Nicholl, Lt. Col. Ronald [Army ROTC professor]; Dix, Dondi [Leavenworth freshman]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Arrest of Two Men Yields More Than 1,000 Hits of LSD
Summary: Lawrence police arrested two men and confiscated over 1,000 hits of LSD in a park near Lawrence High School, with one suspect possessing 1,197 hits and the other 10 hits.
Category: campus news
Subjects: drug enforcement; law enforcement; campus safety
Named Entities: Nickell, Sgt. Rick [Lawrence police]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Entrepreneurship Will Be Topic of Business Seminar
Summary: The University of Kansas Small Business Development Center is hosting a business seminar focusing on entrepreneurship, with workshops on starting small businesses and discussions with local entrepreneurs.
Category: announcement
Subjects: business education; entrepreneurship; professional development
Named Entities: Griffin, Bennett [KU senior]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Conservative Views Toward Sex May Hold Up Increased Grants
Summary: Experts suggest that conservative views on sexuality may be hindering increased federal funding for STD research and prevention, despite the critical need for more resources to combat the growing public health crisis.
Category: campus news
Subjects: public health policy; STD research funding; conservative influence
Named Entities: Clarke, Peggy [American Social Health Association executive director]; Kent, Kay [Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department director]; Buck, Henry [American College Health Association chair]
Confidence: 0.75

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