24 Dire Diagnosis

32 You Gotta Have Faith

40 The Art (and Science) of Teaching

2 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

7 First Word
The editor's turn

4 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

8 Jayhawk Walk
White Owl’s a hoot, mascots wed, finals on ice and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: Debaters make strides; campus conservation pays off.

18 Sports
Basketball: Men take perfect record into Big 12 play and women post impressive start.

46 Association News
Rallies rev football fans, Chapter Challenge kicks off and more.

50 Class Notes
Profiles of a pop-up artist, a family doc, an arts icon and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Students win Disney accolades; Gale Sayers updates his life story

76 Oread Encore
The view from On the Hill