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Each month we receive hundreds of entries for chances to
win prizes provided by KU Athletics, the KU Bookstore and
the Alumni Association. So far we have awarded seven months'
worth of collectibles, tickets, and other items to lucky alumni
and friends of the University. Click
here for a complete list of winners, and congratulations
to these KU Connection readers. Our contest this month features
a chance to win a Roy Williams autographed basketball; be
sure to enter!
Warmest wishes from the Hill —
The Kansas Alumni Association
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KU will grace the big screen in the new dark comedy
"About Schmidt," starring Jack Nicholson.
Nicholson plays Warren Schmidt, a widowed and retired
insurance actuary whose journey of self — discovery
takes him to KU — his alma mater.
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In its October issue, Southern
Living magazine highlights the legends and rising stars
of the LPGA, including one of the women who started
it all: All-American Marilynn Smith, '51, who in 1999
was inducted into the KU Sports Hall of Fame.
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An estimated 22,500 visitors strolled Jayhawk Boulevard
under sunny skies during the University's second annual
Open House Oct. 5, a day for KU to share information
and fun activities with the community.
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KU this fall drew its biggest enrollment gain in 16
years, attracting a banner crop of high-ability students
and posting a record increase in minority students and
the highest retention rate yet for returning freshmen.
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KU
First: Students score scholarships at Footbal Game
 For
the second straight year, 25 KU students at a football
game were surprised with $1,000 scholarships. To qualify,
students at the game had to wear one of the 19,000 KU
First T-shirts given away on KU's four campuses.
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A project of the KU Memorial Unions, "This
Week In KU History" is going online Fall 2002. Learn More
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October 2002
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