====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0977 from reel: NP 7853 (1998-08-17 to 1999-01-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/47251 Title: Chancellor Working to Increase Salaries of Underpaid Professors Summary: Chancellor Robert Hemenway discusses efforts to increase faculty salaries at the University of Kansas, which have fallen behind national averages, with plans for a 25% increase by the end of the century. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; faculty compensation; academic governance Named Entities: Hemenway, Robert [chancellor]; Pearce, Jason [staff writer]; Bryant, Tom [Regents interim executive director] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Recreation Task Force Unsure What Students Want Summary: A recreation task force at the University of Kansas is trying to determine student preferences for recreational facilities, having conducted surveys but still uncertain about student needs. Category: campus news Subjects: student recreation; university facilities; student services Named Entities: Jones, Seth [staff writer]; Yoder, Kevin [student body president]; Langemeier, Clark [student]; Robinson, Karl [interim program assistant] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Decisions to Cancel Classes Made by University Officials Summary: The University of Kansas has conservative policies for canceling classes due to weather, with decisions made by university officials based on road conditions and forecasts. Category: local news Subjects: weather policy; class cancellations; university operations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Forecast Summary: Five-day weather forecast for the Lawrence area showing temperatures ranging from the mid-30s to mid-50s with partly cloudy to clear conditions. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecast; temperature predictions; local weather Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Council Travel; Headmasters; Student Travel; The Etc. Shop; Laidlaw Transit; Sta Travel; Columbia Pictures Category: advertisements 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.