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Walking, talking tour set for Stop Day
May 8, 2003
Full story.

New whistle puts steam back in campus tradition
April 26, 2003
The earth shook. Passers-by plugged their ears. And a 104-year Kansas University tradition was resurrected. Full story.

Traditions Night stirs spirit for new Jayhawk students
August 20, 2002
For several thousand KU students - mostly wide-eyed - freshmen the annual Traditions Night marked their first public appearances as real Jayhawks. Full story.

The word on the bird
August 20, 2002
You probably know that the Jayhawk is the official mascot for Kansas University. But what you might not know is how the mythical bird came to be the symbol for KU or how the mascot's look has changed over the last century. Full story.

The Rock Chalk Chant, "I'm a Jayhawk," Alma Mater
Here's everything you need to know about those wonderful Jayhawk songs. Full story.

KU Traditions & History Videos
August 2002
River City Weekly host Greg Hurd explains the history and traditions of Kansas University for the Sunflower Cable show, with the help of Chancelor Robert Hemenway and local historians Steve Jansen and James Carothers.

Steve Jansen rcounts KU's history starting with its founding. (1:12)		James Carothers takes up the story with the naming of Mount Oread: "Place of the Nymphs of the Mountain." (1:35)
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Chancellor Hemenway discusses previous chancellors and KU history. (0:31)		James Carothers tells the story of the Rock-Chalk chant (0:57)
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Hemenway describes the other basketball pre-game rituals. (0:35)		Carothers gets behind the waving of the wheat. (0:35)
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Carothers and Hemenway combine to explain the honor of Walking down the Hill for graduation. (1:22)		Carothers wraps the episode up with the general tradition of KU excellence. (1:18)
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