====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0279_1 from reel: L 2249 (1981-10-20 to 1982-07-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/182327 Title: Setting Bad Precedents Summary: Opinion piece discussing student representation on university committees and the implications of paid student positions on governance boards. Category: opinion Subjects: university governance; student representation; academic policy Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Johnson, Maria [student body president] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Kesey's 'Cuckoo's Nest' Hatched Era Summary: Analysis of Ken Kesey's novel 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and its influence on American culture and counterculture movements. Category: opinion Subjects: literature; cultural impact; counterculture Named Entities: Kesey, Ken [author]; Andrews, W.J. [writer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: 'New Federalism' Just Shifts Burden Summary: Critique of President Reagan's 'new federalism' policy, arguing it shifts financial burdens from federal to state and local governments. Category: opinion Subjects: federal policy; Reagan administration; social programs Named Entities: Reagan, Ronald [president]; Bontrager, Tom [writer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Americans Turn Their Backs on Mass Executions in Iran Summary: Opinion piece addressing American indifference to mass executions of religious minorities in Iran following the Islamic Revolution. Category: opinion Subjects: human rights; Iran; religious persecution Named Entities: Walz, Jolynne [writer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Cartoon: 'New Federalism' Illustration Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting the transfer of federal social program burdens to states under Reagan's 'new federalism' policy. Category: editorial cartoon Subjects: federal policy; Reagan administration; political cartoon 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.