====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0421_2 from reel: L 760 (1975-10-22 to 1976-07-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/103526 Title: Study Indicates KU Defies Grade Inflation Problems Summary: A study shows that while grade inflation is a national trend, University of Kansas grades have actually declined over the past two years, with detailed statistics comparing KU's grading patterns to national averages. Category: campus news Subjects: academic performance; grade inflation; university statistics Named Entities: Seib, Jerry [staff writer]; Christoffersen, Ralph [assistant vice chancellor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Senate to Determine Budget, Ticket Subsidy Summary: The Student Senate will discuss and vote on next year's budget and ticket subsidies for KU athletic events, with specific funding amounts and fee structures under consideration. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; university budget; student fees Named Entities: Tasheff, Ted [student body president]; Brode, John [sports committee chairman] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Disco Popularity Growing Summary: An article about the growing popularity of disco on campus, featuring local disc jockeys and the business of running discotheques in Lawrence, with details about pricing and student interest. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student life; disco culture; campus entertainment Named Entities: Hawley, Cheryl [staff writer]; Booth, Mark [disc jockey]; Krobot, Dave [station manager] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Ticket Funding Bill Expected to Fail Summary: Analysis of a bill to reinstate partial Student Senate funding for KU athletic events, with predictions of its likely failure and discussion of alternative funding sources. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; university budget; athletic funding Named Entities: Rayl, Harris [staff writer]; Brode, John [sports committee chairman]; Shapiro, Dave [opponent of bill] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Deans Ambivalent to 1977 Budget Summary: Interviews with several deans and department chairmen expressing concerns and uncertainties about the 1977 university budget, with discussions of funding priorities and resource allocation. Category: campus news Subjects: university budget; academic administration; faculty concerns Named Entities: Cobb, Jim [staff writer]; Pickler, Joseph [School of Business dean]; Wiseman, Gordon [associate chairman of physics] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Photo: Disco Disc Jockey Summary: Photograph of a disc jockey at work, with caption noting that spinning discs at revived discotheques can bring in as much as $175 for a four-hour night. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: student life; campus entertainment; disco culture Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Playing to the Crowd Summary: Photograph of a student athlete pitching, with caption noting Sue Van Ness, a Leawood sophomore, playing for the fifth floor Ellsworth team against the ninth floor team of Ellsworth. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: sports; student athletes; campus athletics Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements 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.