22 By the Book

28 Happy Trails

30 Old School

2 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

4 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

7 First Word
The editor's turn

8 Jayhawk Walk
KU’s first computer, Rock Chalk on hold, a Jayhawk for a jockey and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: Hilltop center expands, a new scholarship for Kansans and more

16 Sports
Basketball: The real Slim Shady stands up; Missouri loss spoils football bowl hopes

34 Association News
Nominations sought for national Board

38 Class Notes
Profiles of an Alzheimer’s diarist, a Diamond devotee, a long-distance runner and more

56 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

60 Rock Chalk Review
Student architects win honors; sculptor harnesses power of imagination.

64 Oread Encore
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