24 The Big Stage

32 Level Playing Fields

36 Warp and Weft

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
Top twirler, elite eats, a beauty on loan and more

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Students win the Goldwater; professor takes a hike for research.

20 Sports
Women's track wins first Big 12 team title; softball 400-hitter leads race for conference batting crown.

44 Association News
Rock Chalk Ball rocks Kansas City; Class of '63 reunites on the Hill.

50 Class Notes
Profiles of a medical missionary, a persevering writer, a budding star and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Engineer finds creative calling; professor's profiles help teachers identify creative kids.

68 Glorious to View
Scene on campus