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University Daily Kansan
Page 1480 from reel: NP 10154 (2003-01-16 to 2003-07-23)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/120407

Title: New Perkins on Campus
Summary: University of Kansas announces Lew Perkins as the new athletics director, replacing interim director Drue Jennings. Article covers Perkins' background, his press conference, and reactions from university officials and coaches.
Category: sports
Subjects: athletics administration; hiring; university sports
Named Entities: Perkins, Lew [athletics director]; Hemenway, Robert [chancellor]; Self, Bill [basketball coach]; Mangino, Mark [football coach]; Washington, Marian [women's basketball coach]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Jennings Leaves KU, Returns to Family, Quiet
Summary: Drue Jennings steps down as interim athletics director after successfully hiring Bill Self as basketball coach and Lew Perkins as permanent athletics director. Jennings discusses his decision to leave and return to family life.
Category: sports
Subjects: athletics administration; transition; hiring
Named Entities: Jennings, Drue [former interim athletics director]; Perkins, Lew [new athletics director]; Self, Bill [basketball coach]; Hemenway, Robert [chancellor]
Confidence: 0.85

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