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March madness is upon us! Starting with the Big 12
Tournament in Dallas, the Alumni Association will report
the latest on KU games, pep rallies, and watch parties
throughout postseason play. Bookmark our Ultimate
Tournament Guide for all the details.
For this year's tournament, the  Association
has revived the musical portion of KU's classic "Wave
the Wheat" tradition with this one-time commemorative
Jayhawk Wheaties box and T-shirt. The souvenir honors
the KU Pep Band's rendition of the "Wheaties"
song, complete with lyrics sung through the years by
KU fans. Get
yours now while supply lasts!
And don't forget: You can find your friends to reunite
for tournament celebrations by using the Association's Official
KU Online Directory.
Last month, we told you about the "Feather the
Flock" project to raise funds for new Marching
Jayhawks uniforms. Congratulations to the Lawrence Journal-World,
the KU School of Fine Arts and alumni across the country
who rallied to help meet the goal. Click
here to read more and view the new uniforms.
As always, we hope you enjoy reading about KU people,
places, and news. Go Hawks!
Warmest wishes from the Hill —
The Kansas Alumni Association
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New book shares stories of young doctors in
rural Kansas
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Medicine on the Kansas Prairie, a book published
by the University of Kansas School of Medicine,
tells of the unique contributions of Kansas physicians
who have provided primary care clerkships for
medical students for more than half a century
through the Rural Preceptorship
Program. Read
More in the KUMC Beat.
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Stories
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W. Clarke Wescoe, the 'singing chancellor,'
dies at 83
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W. Clarke Wescoe, the University's 10th chancellor,
died Feb. 29 in Mission, Kan. He was 83. He led
KU through the watershed years of 1960 to 1969,
which were marked by dramatic growth and tumult
on campus. Read more.
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Enrollment springs forward to new records
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KU set a record for total spring semester enrollment,
as well as a record for spring enrollment on the
Lawrence campus. Total spring enrollment for 2004
rose 1.1 percent to 27,772, surpassing the record
set in spring 1993 of 27,569.
Read more.
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KU entomologist rediscovers world's oldest
known insect
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Winged insects were thought to be around 325
million years old. Thanks to a KU entomologist,
think again. KU's Michael S. Engel and a colleague
have confirmed the existence of the world's oldest
known insect, which they estimate to be around
412 million years old. Their findings were published
in the journal Nature. Read
more.
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KU
in the Capitol
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Jayhawks to invade Statehouse this month
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KU will be inside the Capitol March 18, when
about 20 academic and administrative units from
Mount Oread gather in the Topeka rotunda to inform
legislators, their staff and statehouse visitors
about the benefits KU provides across the state. Read more
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