22 Local Hero

28 Spread the Word

26 Hidden in Plain Sight

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
Naismith’s whistle, Phog’s banner, Bahe’s Self and more

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Recruiters target campus diversity; KU on Wheels builds its own fleet.

18 Sports
Russian weight thrower wins NCAA title; Elite Eight loss ends careers of Rush, Wright.

36 Association News
The Class of ’57 comes home.

42 Class Notes
Profiles of a Navy admiral, a KBI leader, an NCAA coach and more

60 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

64 Rock Chalk Review
Film examines state’s most notorious preacher; a trumpeter’s jazz career takes flight.

68 Oread Encore
Sacred space