====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0483 from reel: L 3131 (1987-08-19 to 1987-12-01) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/37891 Title: Bungled Benefits Summary: Editorial criticizing Kansas state government's handling of employee compensation and benefits, particularly for university staff. Category: opinion Subjects: employee compensation; university administration; benefits policy Named Entities: Budig, Gene A. [chancellor]; Hayden, Mike [governor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Political Purposes Summary: Editorial discussing former Governor John Carlin's campaign finance practices and political fund usage. Category: opinion Subjects: campaign finance; political ethics; state government Named Entities: Carlin, John [former governor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Strike Two Summary: Editorial commentary on professional sports strikes and labor disputes in the sports industry. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; labor relations; professional athletics Confidence: 0.8 Title: Author Closes Mind to America Summary: Staff columnist Jim Farquhar critiques Allan Bloom's views on American culture and higher education. Category: opinion Subjects: cultural criticism; academic freedom; American society Named Entities: Bloom, Allan [author] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Portable Phones Prey on Privacy Summary: Syndicated columnist Mike Royko discusses concerns about privacy and portable phone technology. Category: opinion Subjects: technology; privacy concerns; communication devices Named Entities: Royko, Mike [syndicated columnist] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [comic strips] Category: comic strips 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.