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With creator Hal Sandy, j’47, standing by, KU unveiled the “completed” Jayhawk mascot sporting the new official logo. Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Paul Carttar, executive vice chancellor for external affairs, also unveiled the University’s new “signature,” the graphic placement of KU’s full name and logo, which will begin appearing on campus in various formats ranging from stationery to car and street signage as KU implements a University-wide visual identity system as part of its new integrated marketing effort.
 Leading the charge in the visual identity system is “Big Jay,” who recently was named one of the 12 best mascots in the nation as part of the Capital One All-America Mascot Team. Big Jay is now making a bid to win the Capitol One Mascot of the Year award and needs your help. Fans can vote once every day by visiting the voting site www.capitalonebowl.com. Help Big Jay become Mascot of the Year!
Of course, Big Jay and Baby Jay are on display every weekend this fall at KU football games. At home the action begins at the Adams Center with the Alumni Association’s Touchdown Tailgates, and our pre-game rallies page in the Ultimate Guide to Jayhawk Football will direct you to gatherings of the Jayhwawk faithful before all road games. We’ll see you there! Association members: Bring your membership card to all pregame events to receive a free gift.
We hope you enjoy this issue. Thanks for your continuing loyalty to the University and the Alumni Association.
Warmest wishes from the Hill,
The Kansas Alumni Association
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 Crimson & Blue Centennial Gala set for Saturday, September 17
Love a great party? You won't want to miss "A Rhapsody in Crimson & Blue, Centennial Celebration & Awards Gala" on Saturday evening, September 17 to celebrate the School of Medicine's centennial. It will be a party that can happen only once a century! In addition to this special anniversary gala, class reunion activities, campus updates, tours and much more are planned throughout the weekend. Read more in the KUMC Beat.
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Stars Caroline Smith, Josi Lima lead soccer, volleyball
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The Kansas soccer team will defend its Big 12 title with two high school All-America freshmen and two-time KU All-American Caroline Smith. Meanwhile, Josi Lima and the volleyball team will aim for the NCAA Sweet 16. Read more
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Traditions Night features two fifth-generation Jayhawks
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Two freshmen, both fifth-generation Jayhawks, received torches in KU’s annual Traditions Night in Memorial Stadium. Drew Robert Miller of Iola and Richard “Richie” H. Wagstaff IV of Prairie Village each had more than one great-great grandparent attend KU in the late 1800s. Read more
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Fiske Guide lauds KU as ‘best buy’; U.S. News cites KU as ‘top 50’
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The 2006 Fiske Guide to Colleges lauds KU as one of 14 “best buys” among public universities in the nation. The guide describes KU as “one heck of a deal” and praises several of KU’s top-rated academic programs, the activism of its student body and the beauty of the Lawrence campus. Read more
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KU, staff to assist Katrina recovery
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The University community has responded to the Hurricane Katrina devastation along the Gulf Coast, from waiving late fees to help displaced college students enroll to hosting a benefit concert and raising funds at football games. Read More
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September 6, 1905: The new four-year KU School of Medicine begins its first day of classes with a faculty complement that includes several physician-educators with outstanding reputations.
Read more dates for This Week In KU History.
This Week In KU History is a project of the KU Memorial Unions. Learn more.
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This Month in Kansas History
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September 15, 1855: John Speer, editor of the free-state Kansas Tribune, flouts the “Bogus Legislature’s” gag rule against criticizing slavery with a blistering full-page broadside that becomes known as “John Speer’s Defy.”
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Issue
44, September 2005
