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KU officials and donors shovel dirt during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Anderson Family Football Complex on Oct. 6. Pictured, from left, are Lew Perkins, athletics director; Tom Kivisto, donor; Robert Hemenway, chancellor; Sue Kivisto, donor; Mark Mangino, football coach; and Dana and Sue Anderson, donors.

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David Sedaris reads one of his short stories at the Lied Center on Oct. 13. The well-known author and humorist read several stories to a capacity crowd.

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Float riders toss candy to the crowd as they make their way down Jayhawk Boulevard during the homecoming parade Oct. 7. The parade, followed by a football game against Texas A&M, wrapped up the week of homecoming events. This year's theme was "Once a Jayhawk, Always a Jayhawk."

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Leonard Pitts Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald, speaks to a class prior to his lecture at the Lied Center on Oct. 5. Pitts spoke about eroding civil liberties after 9/11. His appearance was sponsored by KU's Department of English, the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Dole Institute.