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Winter weather blanketed Mount Oread with snow this past week as record lows hit the Hill. Warmer temperatures, however, await the Jayhawk football team as it heads to Fort Worth, Texas.  Fans plan to root for the ’Hawks in the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl. Check our Ultimate Guide to Jayhawk Football to find out what’s happening in Fort Worth or at a watch party in your area. Please note the location of the pre-game tailgate has changed.
 It’s been even warmer, in fact downright hot, in Guatemala, where former KU student Danni Boatwright, ’99, outlasted the tough competition to win $1 million on CBS’s popular series, “Survivor Guatemala.” Get more information about Danni in the Lawrence Journal-World.
 Kansans: Help us urge our state legislators to support higher education and KU. We thank those of you who have responded to invitations to volunteer for our Jayhawks for Higher Education program, and to those who have not, there is still time. There are KU alumni in every Kansas House and Senate district, and your voices should be heard. If you say "Yes, I want to help KU in the Capitol," we’ll provide all the information you’ll need to help make the case for KU.
 Last-minute holiday shopping? Our new fleece stadium blanket will keep your favorite KU fan warm this winter. Need a stocking stuffer? Give the gift Jayhawk football fanatics will never forget: 2006 season tickets are on sale now.
Dust off your dancing shoes for the hottest ticket in town. The Rock Chalk Ball, Kansas City Jayhawks’ premier event will be Feb. 3 at the Overland Park Convention Center. If you have not received your formal invitation, request yours today.
And finally, Chancellor Robert Hemenway, our KU Connection partners and the entire University community wish you and your loved ones peaceful holiday joy this season.
Warmest wishes from the Hill,
The KU Alumni Association
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Check out the newly designed KUMC Beat. We hope the new design makes it easier for you to get information about KU Medical Center campus news, outreach activities and alumni gatherings.
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KU engineers, scientists and students depart for Antarctica for polar ice sheet research
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A team of KU engineers, scientists and students left Mount Oread for the really down under —McMurdo Station, Antarctica — to study shrinking polar ice sheets.
Researchers will use radar sensor technology to try to unlock the secrets of the ice as they study internal layers and the ice sheet bed in an attempt to predict the future of the poles. Read More.
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National magazine names KU medical school a ‘top 10’ school for Hispanics
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Hispanic Business magazine, one of the leading Hispanic magazines in the country, has named the University of Kansas School of Medicine one of its “Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics.” The medical school ranked sixth.
The magazine cited the KU medical school’s extensive efforts to reach out to Hispanics in recruitment, support and service. Read more.
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49 KU students volunteer over winter break
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Forty-nine students will forfeit part of their winter vacation to lend a helping hand in this year’s edition of Alternative Winter Breaks, a student-run community service program to address community needs at seven sites in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi and Texas. Read more.
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 KU in the Capitol: Regents support cancer initiative
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The Board of Regents has voted unanimously to support KU’s effort to achieve Comprehensive Cancer Center status from the National Cancer Institute.
Roy Jensen, ’80, who was recruited to KU from the NCI-designated Vanderbilt University-Ingram Cancer Center to be the first full-time director, said KU is a logical location for the center. Read more.
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This Week In KU History
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December 3, 1956: Wilt Chamberlain, arguably the most dominant player in the history of basketball, makes his spectacular KU debut by scoring 52 points as the Jayhawks crush Northwestern in Allen Fieldhouse. Read the full story.
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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December 1, 1859: Abraham Lincoln begins a seven-day speaking tour of northeastern Kansas to lend support to the newly formed Kansas Republican Party and test the waters for his 1860 presidential run.
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Read more articles from KansasHistoryOnline.
KansasHistoryOnline is a project of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas and the Kansas State Historical Society.
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