====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0425 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/44341 Title: Contract Gives Safe Ride a Lift Summary: Article about Safe Ride program's new contract for fiscal year 1998, which will increase hourly service cost from $23.85 to $27, with discussion about how costs will be covered through student transportation fees. Category: campus news Subjects: student services; transportation; university fees Named Entities: Harrington, Tim [staff writer]; Ogle, Chris [Lawrence Bus Co. owner]; Preheim, Tom [Senate treasurer]; Kaiser, Scott [transportation coordinator] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Student Senator: Increase Shouldn't Affect Student Fees Summary: Student senator comments on Safe Ride cost increase, stating it shouldn't affect student fees and that the program lost money last year. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; university fees; transportation Named Entities: Harrington, Tim [staff writer] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Wescoe Hall Redesign Will Scramble Offices Summary: Article about Wescoe Hall redesign plans, including department relocations and space reorganization recommendations from the Wescoe Task Force. Category: campus news Subjects: university facilities; academic departments; campus planning Named Entities: Yeoman, Jennifer A. [staff writer]; Frost Mason, Sally [dean of liberal arts and sciences] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Student-Housing Proposal Would Raise Room Rates Summary: Proposal to increase student housing rates to reflect inflation, with discussion of rate changes for various housing options and ongoing discussions with student leaders. Category: campus news Subjects: housing; university administration; student life Named Entities: McWilliams, Sarah [staff writer]; Stoner, Kenneth [director of student housing] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Short Circuit Ends Afternoon Classes, Darkens Haworth and Malott Halls Summary: Power outage caused by short circuit in transformer affected Haworth and Malott halls, leading to canceled afternoon classes and restoration of power by 7 p.m. Category: campus news Subjects: campus facilities; electrical issues; class cancellations Named Entities: Koerner, Ryan [staff writer]; Shulenburger, David [assistant director of facilities operations]; White, Kandi [business manager for biological sciences] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Today's Weather Summary: Weather forecast showing high of 80° and low of 60° with description of dry and sunny conditions with patchy fog in early morning. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecast; campus information Confidence: 0.9 Title: Inside Today Summary: Brief note about pharmacy students filling prescriptions at Watkins Memorial Health Center as part of required internship program. Category: informational content Subjects: campus events; student activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sports Today Summary: Note about Kansas football coach Terry Allen moving offensive tackle Justin Glascock to guard position to counter Oklahoma. Category: sports Subjects: college football; team updates Confidence: 0.8 Title: Contact the Kansan Summary: Contact details for news, advertising, opinion, sports, and advertising email for The University Daily Kansan. Category: informational content Subjects: newspaper contact information Confidence: 0.9 Title: Proposed Increases of Housing Rates Summary: Table showing current and proposed housing rates for various campus housing options for the 1998-99 school year. Category: informational content Subjects: housing costs; university administration Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Students Make Their Way to Classes in the Midst of Another Lazy Day of Rain. Skies Are Predicted to Clear Up Toda... Category: photos/graphics Subjects: campus life; weather Named Entities: Bradley, Tara [photographer] Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds 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.