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University Daily Kansan
Page 0201_2 from reel: L 2128 (1980-08-21 to 1981-01-19)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/28123

Title: Shankel OKs Optional Plus-Minus Grading Policy
Summary: Acting Chancellor Del Shankel approves a new grading policy allowing optional plus-minus grading system at the University of Kansas.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; academic policy; grading systems
Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Currie, Cindi [staff reporter]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: The KU Crew Team Practices Rowing Drills on the Kansas River
Summary: The University of Kansas Crew team practices rowing drills on the Kansas River east of Lawrence in preparation for the upcoming fall season.
Category: sports
Subjects: crew team; rowing; athletics
Named Entities: Elliot, Cliff [coach]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Doctor Accepts Small-Town Challenge for 40 Years
Summary: Dr. Herbert L. Songer reflects on 40 years of practicing medicine in a small Kansas town, delivering over 1,200 babies and providing care to generations of families.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: medical practice; rural healthcare; career profile
Named Entities: Songer, Herbert L. [doctor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Prof Favors Stiff Penalties for Cheating
Summary: KU professor Clark Bricker advocates for stricter penalties for students caught cheating, suggesting suspension and mandatory petition to re-enter the university.
Category: local news
Subjects: academic integrity; university policy; cheating penalties
Named Entities: Howland, Chick [staff writer]; Bricker, Clark [professor of chemistry]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Downtown Residents Seek Neighborhood Grocery
Summary: Downtown Lawrence residents and the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association seek to establish a neighborhood grocery store to serve the area's needs.
Category: local news
Subjects: community development; local business; neighborhood improvement
Named Entities: Liston, Jennifer [staff reporter]; Dunhaupt, Dick [president, East Lawrence Neighborhood Association]; Waymire, Ed [mayor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Weather
Summary: Today's weather forecast for Lawrence, Kansas, including temperature, wind conditions, and cloud cover predictions.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecast; local conditions
Confidence: 0.75

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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