Kay Salami, administrative associate for Admissions and Scholarships, gives a Jayhawk tattoo to 2-year-old Juan Fernandez of Hutchinson at the Kansas State Fair.

Warren Corman, university architect, looks over food samples at an open house for The Studio, the new KU Dining Services location in the renovated Hashinger Hall.

Orley "Chip" Taylor, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of Monarch Watch, inspects a butterfly that has landed on his finger during a tagging event this month, as Ann Ryan, research aide at the Kansas Biological Survey, looks on. Taylor said optimum weather conditions allowed large numbers of the butterflies to reproduce this year but expects troublesome, hot, dry conditions as they make their migration to Mexico. For more, see news.ku.edu/2006/september/6/monarch.shtml.

Megan Lemmon, a freshman from Smithville, Mo., signs a giant birthday card for KU. The card was on Wescoe Beach and free cake was given out to celebrate KUÕs 140th birthday earlier this month.