24 All Who Played the Game

30 Free Thinkers

36 Pluto's Plight

2 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

6 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

9 First Word
The editor's turn

10 Jayhawk Walk
Lawrence Dadaesque and Googlecentric; the light arm of the law, the swift hand of time

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Social Welfare dean retires; researchers embrace new campus hub

18 Sports
Men's basketball hits stride, cyclist goes pro and Chesang chases long-distance glory

40 Association News
Distinguished Service Citations honor three

44 Class Notes
Profiles of an artist, an editor, an inventor and a rock-star poet

62 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

64 Rock Chalk Review
Textiles take center stage at Spencer; Van Go wins friends in high places

68 Oread Encore
The leader of the band