22 Landscape Perspectives

30 Tribal Counsel

32 The Long View

4 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

7 First Word
The editor's turn

8 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

10 Jayhawk Walk
Students musicians play inaugural parade; Union ballroom gets makeover

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Sequester and Legislature leave budget in flux; Deford earns White citation.

18 Sports
Men look to regain swagger for tourney; Geubelle golds lead track to second-place NCAA finish.

38 Association News
Gift boosts student recruitment; Ruedlinger honors awarded.

44 Class Notes
Profiles of a chocolate researcher, a test pilot, a big-game hunter and more

60 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

64 Rock Chalk Review
Theatre students perform in China, Allegro Choir impresses at the White House and more

68 Glorious to View
Scene on campus