20 Peacemaker

24 Doctors with Boarders

30 Friend on the Court

32 Music to Their Ears

3 First Word
The editor's turn

4 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

6 On the Boulevard
Schedules of KU events

8 Jayhawk Walk
Venus, yeah baby she's got it; the dirty Bird; 10-year tubist and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes, including important new NEH grants, Marshall Scholar and more

14 Sports
Kenny Gregory flies through his senior season, track heats up and more

18 Oread Reader
Andrea Hoag reviews a ribbeting memoir

19 Oread Writer
James Carothers teaches the joy of humor

37 Association News
K.C. 'Hawks party to the Max at Rock Chalk Ball, plus a list of the Jayhawk Society's growing flock

40 Class Notes
Profiles of an ambassador, a hot new chef and a K.C. comic on the laughs track

51 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

54 Schoolwork
News from academe

60 Hail to Old KU
Pathways to knowledge reached through Mount Oread's doors to curiosity