20 All the Right Moves

24 Pay to Play

30 Patron of the Prairie

2 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

4 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

7 First Word
The editor's turn

8 Jayhawk Walk
Mountain lion seen, burger quest polished off, theatre props sold and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: $17 million grant sets KU record; KJHK makes a switch

16 Sports
Future stars come out for football; basketball begins Bill Self era

32 Association News
2003 Millie winners named; new pilot guides Flying Jayhawks

36 Class Notes
Profiles of a "Today" show producer, a top pharmacist and a children's author

52 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

60 Oread Encore
A day to remember