====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0028_2 from reel: L 764 (1977-10-14 to 1978-08-03) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/105755 Title: Apathy in Student Senate Increasing, Senators Say Summary: Senators express concern about increasing apathy in the Student Senate, noting low attendance, lack of participation, and resignations as indicators of the problem. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; university governance; student leadership Named Entities: McMurry, Steve [senator]; Duckers, Ed [senator]; Grubaugh, Jill [senator]; Nunnley, Bert [senator]; Leben, Steve [student body president]; Grubaugh, Andrea [senator] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Teaching Job Considered for Pearson, Dykes Says Summary: Chancellor Pearson may be offered a teaching position at the University of Kansas after his term expires, according to Senator Dykes. Category: campus news Subjects: university faculty; academic appointments; university governance Named Entities: Pearson, James B. [chancellor]; Dykes, Archie [senator] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Bennett, Roy Likely to Vie for Senate Summary: Former Governor Robert Bennett is expected to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by James B. Pearson. Category: campus news Subjects: political campaigns; senate elections; kansas politics Named Entities: Bennett, Roy [politician]; Pearson, James B. [chancellor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: ERA Unnecessary, Ervin Says Summary: Former U.S. Senator Sam Ervin expresses opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, calling it unnecessary and potentially harmful. Category: campus news Subjects: equal rights amendment; constitutional law; political commentary Named Entities: Ervin, Sam [politician] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Bids Open on Union Construction Summary: Bids are being accepted for construction of a new satellite student union building near Allen Field House, scheduled to open in fall 1979. Category: campus news Subjects: university construction; student union; campus development Confidence: 0.8 Title: Locally... Summary: Profile of Jan Roskam, a professor of aerospace engineering at KU who has designed aircraft for NASA and other organizations. Category: features/profiles Subjects: university faculty; aerospace engineering; nasa research Named Entities: Roskam, Jan [professor] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Senator Sam Summary: Photo of former U.S. Senator Sam Ervin with caption noting his role as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. Category: photos/graphics Confidence: 0.9 Title: Satellite Summary: Artist's rendering of the new KU satellite student union building, scheduled for completion in fall 1979. Category: photos/graphics Confidence: 0.9 Title: University Daily Kansan Capsules Summary: Collection of brief news capsules from Associated Press and United Press International covering various national and international stories. Category: informational content Subjects: national news; international news; current events Confidence: 0.7 Title: Drive to Close to Repave Lots Summary: Announcement that Memorial Drive will be closed to traffic to complete repairs on parking lots along the drive. Category: announcement Subjects: campus maintenance; parking lots; university operations 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.