In one of the worst tragedies in college sports history, one of two planes carrying Wichita State football players, administrators, athletic staff members and team supporters crashed at approximately 3 p.m., Fri., Oct. 2, 1970, on a mountainside not too far from Silver Plume, Colo., killing 31.

WSU vice president and general counsel Ted Ayres' call for volunteers to help out at Wichita's Lord's Diner -- which feeds those in need with hot, nutritious meals -- elicited a chorus of yeses.

From the business school to Mikrokosmos 56, these Gleanings entries survey the current university scene and feature original illustrations by Scott Dawson '86.