24 A Long View

30 Homegrown Healing

38 The Middle of Everywhere

4 Lift the Chorus
Letters from our readers

7 First Word
The editor's turn

8 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

10 Jayhawk Walk
Stolen colon, flag flap, Lego legerdemain and more

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Campus powers up with wind; budget cut leads to job losses.

18 Sports
Basketball copes with loss of big man Azubuike; football welcomes Les Miles and assistants.

44 Association News
KU Cares rallies volunteers, wins awards; spring fetes set dates for fun.

49 Class Notes
Profiles of a large scale sculptor, a veteran broadcaster, a country music convert and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Child welfare, toxic algae focus of new research; book surveys crisis-forged U.S. history.

76 Glorious to View
Scene on campus