Regents chief blasts lawmakers in farewell address
Kansas Board of Regents president Kim Wilcox blasts lawmakers for years of funding cuts to higher education. He cites travel and membership losses and vows interim leadership by Marvin Burris as applicants for a permanent successor are assessed. New officers include Dick Bond, Donna Shank, and James Grier III as board members depart.
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Regents deny pay raises for university leaders in Kansas
The Kansas Board of Regents announced no salary increases for university leaders in the coming year due to reduced higher education funding and anticipated cuts. Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway remains the top paid chief executive among the six regents universities at $219,420 annually, after a 5.75 percent raise last year.
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Van Houten Eyes Parole In Tate-LaBianca Killings
Leslie Van Houten, 52, who is the youngest member of Charles Manson's group, goes before the state parole board for the 14th time nearly 33 years after the Tate LaBianca murders. Judge Krug criticized prior refusals as based on crime alone, urging consideration of prison accomplishments and life sentences.
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College Board approves SAT changes in makeover
The College Board voted to add an essay, strengthen the math section, and remove analogy questions to better reflect classroom learning. UC system president Richard Atkinson praised the move as historic, while Caperton said the test will align with curriculums and state standards ahead of a March 2005 rollout.
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San Francisco Zen poet Philip Whalen dies at 78
Philip Whalen, 78, a burly Zen priest and Beat Generation poet key to the San Francisco Renaissance, died Wednesday after heart and brain maladies and glaucoma left him blind. He spent his final years in a public nursing home, supported by admirers. He once served as abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center and aided dying AIDS patients.
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