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HOMECOMING SECTION
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
table of contents
SPECIAL SECTION
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OCTOBER 22, 2008
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
3C BEHIND THE MASCOT
4C ROCK CHALKTIVITIES
5C SAYING GOODBYE
6C JAY-JOGGING
7C FRESHMAN OVERLOAD
8C TIMELINE: KU FROM THE
9C PAST TO THE PRESENT
10C KU BARS AROUND THE US
11C KANSAS TAKES ON TECH
12C DOLLA'DOLLA'BILL Y'ALL
13C STEERING COMMITTEE
14C OLD SCHOOL JAYHAWKS
15C A LOOK AT THE TEAMS
16C KU SPIRIT CROSSWORD
Cover photography by Jerry Wang and Allison Richardson/KANSAN
Whenever I hear the word,
"Homecoming," my mind
bounces back to my high school
days. My friends and I spent
long hours talking about who
we hoped would ask us to
the dance, and way too much
money getting our nails french-
manicured.
Now, that word means I will get to see my recently graduated friends who are coming back to their old home away from home.
This year, it also means that my parents — a little bit older alumni than my returning buds
this year, it also makes us my parents — a little bit older alumni than my returning buds — are coming to Lawrence for the weekend. They both went to the University, it's where they met, and it's the reason why so many TV's were broken when I was a kid — thanks, KU athletics.
I was born with Jayhawk blood, and my mom made sure she showed our entire neighborhood some KU spirit by making me wear a crimson and blue cheerleading uniform every year for Halloween until I was 10.
This weekend, I am looking forward to reintroducing my parents to college life through the tradition of homecoming: tailgating for the game as early as possible, eating pancakes for breakfast on the Stauffer-Flint lawn, watching the floats on parade and cheering our team to victory against Texas Tech at Memorial Stadium.
Inside this year'shomecoming section are stories about the traditions of the University, the lives of the mascot, interesting KU history, homecoming events and much more.
I hope readers of this section have a fun weekend, I wish the football team the best of luck and I want to thank all of the people who helped put this together.
Maybe my parents and I will see you around. Don't worry, I told my mom not to bring the cheerleader costume.
- Alison Cumbow, special sections editor
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