photo by: Richard Gwin

Jan and Roger Boyd were all smiles as it was announced that the new Mulvane Hall would be called the Ivan L. Boyd Center for Collaborative Science and Education.

photo by: Mark Fagan

Rex Huston is watering — and watering, and watering, and watering some more — his reseeded lawn along Harvard Road.

photo by: Richard Gwin

During a ground-breaking ceremony Friday at Baker University in Baldwin City, biology professor Darcy Russell, left, gets a poke from WOWzer the Baker mascot, as President Pat Long looks on with Hoot Gibson, Rich Howell and Caleb Watts. The group was marking the beginning of a project to expand science facilities at the university.

photo by: Photo courtesy of Ashley Lindsey

This little one has clearly been held by a zombie or two at the fifth annual Lawrence Zombie Walk.

photo by: John Young

Reid Hildenbrand and Kelsey Kilburn stand before the crowd after being named homecoming king and queen during halftime of Lawrence High’s homecoming game against Shawnee Mission South on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at LHS.

photo by: Photo courtesy of Janet Bauman

Van Go apprentice artists display their handpainted birdbaths during the art auction for Van Go’s annual fundraiser “What Floats Your Boat?” on June 18 at Clinton Marina. More than 650 guests attended with proceeds going toward Van Go’s programming. Van Go is a nonprofit that provides arts-focused job-training to at-risk youth, ages 14-21, in Lawrence.