====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0155_1 from reel: NP 16559 (2016-08-16 to 2017-07-26) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/49965 Title: Uri: Core Weakens the Value of a Degree Summary: Student columnist Ike Uri argues that KU's Core curriculum reduces the value of a liberal arts education by limiting exploration and weakening traditional general education requirements. Category: opinion Subjects: higher education; academic curriculum; liberal arts education Named Entities: Uri, Ike [student columnist]; Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Johnson, Maria [student body president] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Befort: Uncertain Grading Curves Harmful Summary: Student columnist Bridgette Befort argues that uncertain grading curves create unnecessary stress for students and hinder academic performance. Category: opinion Subjects: academic grading; student stress; higher education assessment Named Entities: Befort, Bridgette [student columnist] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Free-for-All: We Hear From You Summary: Collection of short student-submitted opinion pieces on various campus-related topics including food, academics, and social observations. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus culture; humor Confidence: 0.8 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.