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University Daily Kansan
Page 0124 from reel: NP 4733 (1993-09-16 to 1993-12-09)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/9874

Title: Degrees Open for Debate This Week
Summary: University of Kansas holds hearings on proposed elimination of eight degree programs, with students, faculty and public invited to provide input on academic program changes.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university governance; academic programs; student participation
Named Entities: Anderson, Bob [professor]; Shulenburger, David [vice chancellor]; Budig, Gene [chancellor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Health Benefits Part of Drive to Form Union
Summary: KU graduate teaching assistants discuss forming a union to negotiate better health benefits and working conditions, with concerns about current lack of medical insurance.
Category: campus news
Subjects: graduate student unionization; health insurance; labor relations
Named Entities: Steele, Shelley [graduate teaching assistant]; Reidy, David [graduate teaching assistant]; Beasley, Jeff [graduate teaching assistant]; Heusinger, Terri [graduate teaching assistant]; Mosser, Howard [dean of graduate school]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Mattress Sprint
Summary: Students participate in mattress sprint during Fun Relay at Wheat Meet 1993, with Chi Omega sorority and Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity sponsoring the event to benefit KU Cancer Research.
Category: sports
Subjects: athletic events; cancer research fundraising; student activities
Named Entities: Bellemere, Jodie [junior]; Pivonka, Nick [sophomore]; Dunn, Christy [sophomore]; Myers, Max [sophomore]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Budget Shortages Cramp Haskell
Summary: Haskell Indian Nations University faces budget challenges and overcrowded housing conditions, with 85% of students living on campus in facilities designed for fewer residents.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university funding; housing shortages; Native American education
Named Entities: Tejada, Carlos [staff writer]; Girty, Brandon [student]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Rain-Drenched '93 Making History
Summary: Lawrence and Kansas experiencing record rainfall in 1993, with meteorologists analyzing the unusually wet weather pattern and its potential causes.
Category: local news
Subjects: weather patterns; precipitation records; climate trends
Named Entities: Castleberry, Paul [graduate teaching assistant]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Singing in the Street
Summary: Six local bands performed during first Fall Fest, an outdoor concert in downtown Lawrence featuring live music and community entertainment.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: local music; community events; fall festival
Confidence: 0.7

Title: GTA Benefits
Summary: Comparison chart showing health care, tuition waiver, and collective bargaining benefits for GTA positions at various universities including Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, and others.
Category: informational content
Subjects: graduate teaching assistant benefits; university compensation
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Overcrowded
Summary: Graph showing increasing number of students living on campus at Haskell Indian Nations University, with 85% of students now residing on campus in facilities designed for 700 residents.
Category: informational content
Subjects: campus housing; student living conditions; enrollment trends
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Photo: GTA Union Members Carrying Mattress
Summary: Group of graduate teaching assistants participating in mattress sprint event, wearing 'GTA UNION' shirts during Fun Relay at Wheat Meet 1993.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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