24 Street Fighter

28 By the Book

34 Art in the Parks

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
A skateboard champ, a mascot duel, an app for the apocalypse and more

12 Hilltopics
News and notes: Colombian president Santos returns to Hill; business school to build new home.

20 Sports
Men's and women's basketball tip off amid high expectations

40 Association News
Campus celebrates 100th Homecoming; Wintermote awards recognize chapter volunteers.

49 Class Notes
Profiles of a radio veteran, an art impresario, a Napa winemaker and more

68 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

72 Rock Chalk Review
Gillian Flynn's real Gone Girl; Keith Middlemas carves art into stone.

76 Glorious to View
Scene on campus