22 Prescription Filled

28 Secure by Design

30 On Hoops

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
A Potter Lake time capsule, freshmen perfection, why the chicken crossed the Boulevard and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: Regents request $50 million and aerospace engineers claim top prizes.

16 Sports
Tyrel Reed keys basketball’s attack.

40 Association News
Kansas Honors Program celebrates 40th year; Homecoming and reunions make for festive fall.

49 Class Notes
Profiles of a Tony winner, a steak quester and a photography champion.

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Biologist’s marmot study offers key climate data; researchers put new spin on semiconductors.

76 Glorious to View
Scene on campus