====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0051 from reel: NP 5973 (1996-03-01 to 1996-07-24) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/68351 Title: Professor Fights Illness Summary: KU art professor Nick Vaccaro, diagnosed with lymphoma, continues to teach and organize art events while on sick leave. His work will be displayed in the Art and Design Gallery March 3-15. Category: campus news Subjects: faculty health; art department; university events Named Entities: Vaccaro, Nick [professor of art]; Thomson, Amy [senior]; Dishinger, Richard [associate professor of art]; Lubensky, Gerald [professor of art]; McCrae, Judith [associate professor of art] Confidence: 0.9 Title: SenEx Unhappy With Linear Tuition Summary: Student Senate Executive Committee expresses dissatisfaction with the university's linear tuition plan, stating insufficient discussion occurred before implementation. They plan to present concerns to the Board of Regents. Category: campus news Subjects: university tuition; student government; academic governance Named Entities: McCain, Colleen [staff writer]; Davidson, Jack [SenEx chairman]; Case, Steve [SenEx member]; Angilan, Jason [SenEx member]; Black, Alan [University Council president]; Hemenway, Robert [chancellor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: KU TV Station to Get Turned On Summary: John Katich has worked to establish Channel 14 for broadcast journalism students. The station received FCC construction permit and will begin broadcasting with 15 students producing daily newscasts. Category: campus news Subjects: broadcast journalism; university media; educational technology Named Entities: Teska, David [staff writer]; Katich, John [associate professor of journalism]; Hawke, Gary [station manager]; Shulenburger, David [vice chancellor for academic affairs]; Alani, Tiffany [student] Confidence: 0.8 Title: School of Education Still Working on Reducing Number of Departments Summary: The School of Education continues working on reducing its department count from 72 to 62 by 1998. A task force examines options while gathering feedback from faculty and students on the restructuring process. Category: campus news Subjects: academic restructuring; education administration; university governance Named Entities: Teska, David [staff writer]; Gallagher, Karen [dean of education]; Skrtic, Tom [professor of education]; Shulenburger, David [vice chancellor for academic affairs] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Kief's 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.