====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0637 from reel: NP 5971 (1995-08-16 to 1995-10-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/54344 Title: Beautiful Buildings (But Is the Beauty Only Skin Deep?) Summary: Article examining KU campus architecture through professors' critiques, featuring rankings of best and worst campus buildings with photography by Tom Leininger. Category: campus news Subjects: university architecture; campus design; academic buildings; architectural criticism Named Entities: Newton, Barry [associate professor of architecture]; Brownlee, Phillip [writer]; Leininger, Tom [photographer]; Grabow, Steve [professor of architecture and urban design]; Gaunt, John [dean of architecture and urban design]; Spreckelmeyer, Kent [chairman of department of architecture] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Lead Story Summary: Collection of local news items including a septic-tank inspector charged with purchasing vials of freeze-dried bubonic plague, a mayor's firehouse controversy, an arson case, and a director of corrections having trouble with his duties. Category: local news Subjects: law enforcement; criminal charges; public safety Named Entities: Harris, Larry Wayne [septic-tank inspector]; Whalen, Thomas III [mayor]; Wayne, Michael [arsonist]; Vincente Vinarao [director of Bureau of Corrections] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Photo: Spooner Hall Summary: Photograph of Spooner Hall with caption quoting Barry Newton describing it as 'restrained, modest and thoughtful. "It's like a well-edited book," he said.' Category: photos/graphics Subjects: campus architecture; historical buildings Named Entities: Newton, Barry [associate professor of architecture] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Adams Alumni Center Summary: Photograph of Adams Alumni Center with caption quoting Barry Newton: "It takes classical architecture to a new low level," Category: photos/graphics Subjects: campus architecture; historical buildings Named Entities: Newton, Barry [associate professor of architecture] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Wescoe Hall Summary: Photograph of Wescoe Hall with caption quoting John Gaunt, dean of architecture: "It comes under the heading of crimes against humanity... "It's just painful to even look at." Category: photos/graphics Subjects: campus architecture; historical buildings Named Entities: Gaunt, John [dean of architecture and urban design] Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] 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.