LAS courses divide KU opinion in editor’s note
The Kansas University LAS interdisciplinary courses for undergraduates enter their third year as supporters praise their breadth while critics call them half baked. The article explains origins funding and faculty selection and notes some courses are student driven and volunteer taught. Next: student perspectives on these courses.
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NASA cuts Cambridge center but KU project remains unaffected
NASA will close its Cambridge electronics research complex as part of budget cuts, but Kansas University’s space technology building project continues. KU officials say the two programs differ in scope and funding. the Cambridge center is NASA only, while the KU facility serves education and the university. The KU project is about 40 to 50 percent done, with completion targeted for mid 1970 and total cost around 2.3 million including a 1.8 million NASA grant and 354 thousand from the 1967 Kansas Legislature.
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Inquest Opens On Panther Death In Raid Tuesday
A coroner's inquest will open Tuesday into the fatal police raid that killed Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Prosecutors say Panthers fired first. 18 weapons were seized. The DOJ Civil Rights Division conducts a separate investigation. The inquest, led by lawyer Martin Gerber, may last three days to a week.
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