20 Money Talks

26 Our Place in Space

32 A Beautiful Mind

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
When the cow chips are down, crimson-and-blue greenbacks, cool cop cars and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: Campus monuments repaired; Spencer library lands science fiction trove.

16 Sports
Football wins season opener, but mourns loss of Coach Fam.

42 Association News
’Hawk Days a summertime hit; Millie Awards
recognize true-blue volunteers.

51 Class Notes
Profiles of a New York Yankee, a multinational
anchor, a soccer supporter and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
A learned look at Harry Potter, a how-to guide for managers, Tom Averill’s latest and more

76 Glorious to View
Scene on campus