22 Better to Give

28 Rescued

34 The Atom Smashers

2 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

5 First Word
The editor's turn

6 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

8 Jayhawk Walk
Rock Chalk etiquette, a battle-tested band,dance for a good cause and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: College honors alumni;diversity eorts earn White House award.

16 Sports
Men’s basketball wraps up seventh-straight Big 12 crown and prepares for NCAA tourney run.

38 Association News
Alumni gift benefits association programs; CASE recognizes Kansas Alumni excellence.

42 Class Notes
Profiles of a collossus collector, a Kodachrome developer, a press club president and more

60 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

64 Rock Chalk Review
Antonya Nelson’s novel evokes Wichita and BTK; Daniel Woodrell’s winter tale hits the big screen.

68 Glorious to View
Scene on campus