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On a daily basis, the end of hourly classes is
announced by a steam whistle, originally nicknamed
“Big Tooter.” First used in 1912 to signal
wake-up and curfew calls, it quickly became an
efficient means of synchronizing class changes. It
remains a unique KU campus tradition, serving as
a reminder that the total sensory experience of a
place creates the strongest memories and feelings
of attachment.
The Campanile Hill graduation walk, often
identified by students as “Walking the Hill,” is a
commencement tradition. New graduates stream
through the Campanile and down the slope
of Mount Oread to the ceremony in Memorial
Stadium. This momentous event combines campus
history, beauty, and celebration into one of the
defining traditions on the Lawrence campus.
As new campus places are developed in the master
plan, both in Lawrence and at Edwards, they will
be designed to facilitate functional and civic uses
that enhance learning, engage the campus community,
and promote new traditions.
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Walking the Hill at Commencement
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