24 Hard Stories

30 Degree in 3

36 Tan Man Returns

4 Lift the Chorus
Letters from our readers

7 First Word
The editor's turn

7 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

10 Jayhawk Walk
Schiefelbusch centennial, La Pia leaves, haunting humanities and more

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Chancellor Del Shankel remembered; freshmen receive bystander training.

18 Sports
Football snaps losing streak with a win on the road; basketball enters season among national title favorites.

40 Association News
Alumni donors fund new student scholarships; Wintermote Award recognizes volunteer stalwarts.

49 Class Notes
Profiles of a decorated doctor, a beer pioneer, a determined therapist and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Spencer's Schwarm exhibition focuses on Kansas farm life; black literature project gets grant boost.

76 Glorious to View
Scene on campus