20 State of Disrepair

24 Lessons of the Land

30 Little Glass Houses

5 First Word
The editor's turn

6 On the Boulevard
KU and Alumni Association events

8 Jayhawk Walk
A strong woman, found art, a rivalry renamed and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: Journalism names a dean; Grad School posts international student gains

16 Sports
Basketball looks for silver lining in loss of Simien; football ends on high note in Colombia

34 Association News
Six nominated for alumni board

37 Class Notes
Profiles of a music maven, an X Prize winner and more

52 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

56 Rock Chalk Review
James Gunn's sci-fi classics reissued; kudos continue for Studio 804 and more

60 Oread Encore
Artistic license