20 Simply the Best

26 Thrive Where You're Sown

34 Enjoy the Moment

2 Lift the Chorus
Letters from our readers

5 First Word
The editor's turn

6 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

8 Jayhawk Walk
Life-saving med students, heroic hikers, rooftop branding and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: KU installs 18th chancellor; SOS offers help for students.

16 Sports
Dudarev sets hammer record and Al Hizam wins pole vault at 91st Kansas Relays.

42 Association News
Jayhawk Roundup and Rock Chalk Ball headline a spring packed with celebrations.

50 Class Notes
Profiles of a skydiving ultramarathoner, a hip-hop ambassador, a Broadway director and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Jantz chases Earhart mystery; Averill finds drama in history; professor makes battery breakthrough.

76 Glorious to View
Scene on Campus