18 Open for Business

28 Lifeline

34 A Journey of 33,000 Miles

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
Planet Pluto, Alhen Field House, Campanile sunrise and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: Dacha Hall's seventh heaven; campus goes tobacco-free.

14 Sports
Distance runner Looked wins national title; Long replaces Zenger as athletic director.

40 Association News
Chancellor Gray-Little to receive Ellsworth honor; new members, new roles for Association board.

47 Class Notes
Profiles of a Native American digital storyteller, a crusading physician, a campus pioneer and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Willmott project wins prize at Cannes; chip-base test promises diagnosis breakthrough.

76 Glorious to View
Scene on campus