22 A Simple Plan

24 It’s All Good

32 Jewel in the Rough

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
Summer gets a jump-start, the curious case of Matt Greer, a Potter Lake story and more

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Deferred maintenance funding, emergency texting and more

18 Sports
Golf coach Ross Randall hangs up his spikes; All-Americans distinguish big track season.

38 Association News
Three win Ellsworth honors; farewell Mr. Wellman

44 Class Notes
Profiles of a master composter, a city manager, a gallery owner and more

60 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

64 Rock Chalk Review
Where’s the beef? Local Burger knows. Students engineer motor-sport wins

68 Oread Encore
Rocket man