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University Daily Kansan
Page 0979 from reel: L 2813 (1985-08-21 to 1985-12-05)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/26538

Title: Closed-Door Politics
Summary: Article discusses the Student Senate Elections Committee's closed-door meeting regarding enrollment figures for upcoming elections, raising concerns about transparency in student government processes.
Category: opinion
Subjects: student government; transparency; university governance
Named Entities: Student Senate Elections Committee
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Talking to the Soviets
Summary: Analysis of recent diplomatic developments between the US and Soviet Union, focusing on arms control negotiations and the upcoming summit between Reagan and Gorbachev.
Category: opinion
Subjects: international relations; Soviet Union; arms control
Named Entities: Eduard Shevardnadze; Mikhail Gorbachev; George Shultz; Ronald Reagan
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Blanket on the Press
Summary: Critique of South Africa's attempts to restrict media coverage of apartheid, discussing the government's censorship efforts and the challenges faced by journalists reporting on racial violence.
Category: opinion
Subjects: media freedom; South Africa; apartheid
Named Entities: Pieter Botha
Confidence: 0.8

Title: In a Hurry to Read This? Just Wait
Summary: Columnist Rick Zaparowski discusses the phenomenon of impatience in modern society, using examples from fast food service and consumer behavior to illustrate how people increasingly demand instant gratification.
Category: opinion
Subjects: impatience; modern life; consumer culture
Named Entities: Rick Zaparowski
Confidence: 0.85

Title: A Biased Perspective
Summary: Readers respond to a previous article about a speech by John Law, criticizing what they perceive as biased coverage by the School of Journalism and Department of Political Science regarding the Israeli-Arab conflict.
Category: opinion
Subjects: journalism; media bias; political science
Named Entities: John Law; Karen Megyved; Lawrence Junior; Laurie Weber; Chicago junior
Confidence: 0.75

Title: The Wrong Address
Summary: Letter to the editor expressing confusion about Myra Hinman's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals and Deanell Tacha's appointment as a judge, questioning the appropriateness of these appointments.
Category: opinion
Subjects: academic appointments; university governance
Named Entities: Myra Hinman; Deanell Tacha
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Held Accountable: Student Coordinates Class
Summary: Profile of L.J. Buckner, a student who coordinates a business class at KU, discussing his responsibilities as a teaching assistant and the challenges of managing both academic and work commitments.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: teaching assistants; student employment; academic support
Named Entities: L.J. Buckner; Arthur Thomas; Kathy Flanders
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Editorial Cartoon
Summary: Political cartoon illustrating a social or political issue of the time, featuring symbolic imagery and satire typical of editorial cartoons.
Category: editorial cartoon
Subjects: political commentary; social critique
Confidence: 0.7

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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