22 Soldiers' Song

28 Science's Sweet Spot

30 Statuette of Liberty

32 Spectacular Vernacular

3 First Word
The editor's turn

4 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

6 On the Boulevard
A calendar of cultural, academic and athletic events

8 Jayhawk Walk
Drive-in redux, hot summer at Joe's, wild-writer's laurels and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes, including a provost selected from within and statehouse updates

15 Explore
Roger Martin peeks into an atrazine envelope.

16 Sports
Academic All-Americans, Hall-of-Famers and an Olympic hopeful

36 Association News
The Class of '46 rings in its 50-year reunion

42 Class Notes
Profiles of a therapist, a venerable volunteer and an Olympic organizer

52 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

54 Schoolwork
News from academe

60 Hail to Old KU
Take an Olympic fling with Al Oerter