22 Boys to Men

24 Rhyme and Reason

32 Good Sports

5 First Word
The editor's turn

6 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

8 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

10 Jayhawk Walk
The flagpole rebellion, where the buffalo moan, goodbye to the pink and blue

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: a dire budget outlook and a new gateway for campus

18 Sports
Gooden leads the Jayhawks into March Madness

34 Association News
Rock Chalk Ball highlights

37 Class Notes
Profiles of a top dog, a children's author, a hoops scribe and more

51 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

56 Rock Chalk Review
Plaque attack, a pair of crime thrillers and KU's own comedy troupe

60 Oread Encore
Twin Towers