====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0310_2 from reel: L 762 (1976-11-09 to 1977-08-04) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/91420 Title: Council Passes Proposal Concerning Final Exams Summary: The University Council passed a proposal to modify final exam scheduling, reducing the number of exams and changing the academic calendar structure. Category: campus news Subjects: university governance; academic policy; student affairs Named Entities: Whitesides, John [staff reporter]; Dykes, Archie [chancellor]; McKernan, Randy [student member]; Wiseman, Gordon [student member]; Marquis, Don [member of Academic Procedures and Policies Committee] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Yellow Cab, Bus Program Spar for Lawrence Aged's Business Summary: Yellow Cab and the Council on Aging's bus program compete for transportation services for elderly residents in Lawrence, with funding and service models at stake. Category: local news Subjects: public transportation; senior services; local business competition Named Entities: Kerbow, Deena [staff reporter]; Thompson, Ward [Yellow Cab]; Broughton, Cal [Council on Aging]; Whitney, Peter [county commission chairman] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Rebates Kept Low to Build Funds for Satellite Union Summary: The Kansas Union is keeping rebates low on cash sales to build funds for a satellite union location near Allen Fieldhouse. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; university finances; student services Named Entities: Ferguson, Warner [associate director of Kansas Union] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Student Conducts to Express Self Summary: Leon Burke, a 22-year-old graduate student, discusses his conducting style and experiences leading the KU Symphony Orchestra. Category: features/profiles Subjects: music education; student achievements; orchestra conducting Named Entities: Ekey, Pam [staff reporter]; Burke, Leon [KU Symphony Orchestra conductor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Vance to Seek Weapons Cutbacks in Talks With Soviets, Carter Says Summary: President Carter announces that Secretary of State Vance will seek weapons cutbacks in upcoming talks with Soviet leadership. Category: national news Subjects: foreign policy; arms control; Cold War diplomacy Named Entities: Carter, Jimmy [President]; Vance, Cyrus [Secretary of State]; Brezhnev, Leonid [Soviet leader] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Sororities to Be Subject of Hearings Summary: The University Senate's Human Relations Committee will hold hearings on possible racial discrimination within KU sororities. Category: campus news Subjects: university governance; student organizations; discrimination policies Named Entities: Jackson, Hobart [associate professor of architecture and urban design]; Johnson, Maria [student body president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Photo: Back Stage Summary: Photo of performers backstage, captioned 'According to Terry Asia, (front), leader of the puppeteer troupe, and Jim Bennett, one has to be in shape to perform three or four continuous shows.' Category: photos/graphics Subjects: performing arts; student activities; theater Confidence: 0.7 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.