Volume 124 Issue 106
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
CAMPUS
LAWRENCE
JAYHAWK PRIDE THROUGH FAME
WORDS BY NATHAN FORDYCE
The University of Kansas has had a rich history that has produced 13 Pulitzer Prize winners, three NASA astronauts, numerous MacArthur Fellow recipients, hall of fame players and coaches, Hollywood icons and award winners in their respective fields. The famous alumni of the University have helped shape what the University stands for and also how others view it. Being a Jayhawk brings pride and tradition, and these fellow Jayhawks not only did great things while being in Lawrence, but they accomplished great feats once they left.
WILLIAM INGE
(MAY 3, 1913 - JUNE 10, 1973)
Inge graduated from the University of Kansas in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and drama. Inge made a name for himself in the bright lights of Hollywood and reached his peak
of greatness when he won an Oscar for best writing, story and screenplay for his film "Splendor in the Grass" in 1962. Before he made it big in Hollywood, he worked on Broadway where he was the playwright for five plays. In 1953, his play, "Picnic," won a Pulitzer Prize for drama.
NANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM
(JULY 29. 1932 - )
Nancy Landon Kassebaum graduated from University of Kansas in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. Kassebaum used her degree to perfection as she worked under former Kansas senator James B. Pearson. She decided to run for senator when Pearson declined to run again. In 1979, she became the first female U.S. senator, whom was elected without her husband previously serving in Congress. She held the seat in senate from 1979
Contributed by the Spencer Research Library
to 1997, when she declined to run for re-election for family matters.
BILLY MILLS
(JUNE 30, 1938 - )
Contributed by the Spencer Research Library A young Clyde Tombaugh peers through a telescope. Tombaugh went on to discover hundreds of stars, star clusters, and even a planet after his years at the University.
William Mervin Mills (or Makata Taka Hela), better known as Billy Mills, competed on the track team as a distance runner. He was named an NCAA All-American three times as a Jayhawk. In 1960, he won the individual title in the Big Eight cross country championship. While he was on the team, the Jayhawks won the 1959 and 1960 outdoor national championships. In 1964, Mills did something no American had ever done. While competing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race. Not only was he the first American to do so, but he was also only the second Native American to win an Olympic gold medal.
BRIAN MCCLENDON (1964 - )
McClendon was born and raised in Lawrence. He attended Lawrence High School before coming to the University of Kansas. He graduated as a Jayhawk in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering. McClendon is currently the vice president of engineering with Google Inc. He was personally responsible for the creation of Google Earth, Maps, Local Search, Sketchup, Moon, Ocean and Sky. When Google Earth is opened, McClendon's roots are revealed. He made his home in Lawrence the default center of Google Earth.
GALE SAYERS
(MAY 30, 1943 - )
The "Kansas Comet" left the University of Kansas in 1964 and entered the 1965 NFL Draft. During his stint at the University, Sayers was a two-time All-American during the 1963 and the 1964 seasons. He rushed for 2,675 yards and had 3,917 of all-purpose yards. While he was a Jayhawk for the three seasons, he led the team in rushing, touchdowns and kickoff returns. Sayers then left the Jayhawks and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1965 Draft with the fourth overall pick. As a rookie, he set the record for most touchdowns scored with 14 rushing, six receiving, one punt return and one kick return for a touchdown. Sayers went onto to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977 and in the same year, he was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame. Sayers was selected as a part of the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NFL 1600s All-Decade Team.
DEAN SMITH (FEB. 28, 1931 -)
Smith is considered one of the greatest basketball coaches of all-time, but many do not realize he attended the University of Kansas, because all of his success as a coach came at the University of North Carolina. Smith played for the legendary coach, Forrest "Phog" Allen. While playing at KU, Smith was not only on the basketball team, but he also competed on the baseball team, freshman football team and was a member of the Air Force ROTC. While a member of the KU basketball team, they won the 1952 national title and were runner-up in 1953. Smith's legacy was just beginning, as he would go on to retire as the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history with 879 victories. He has the ninth highest winning percentage of any men's basketball coach with 77.6 percent. He won two national titles with the Tar Heels and was elected into Basketball Hall of Fame (1983), the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2006, its inaugural class) and the FIBA Hall of Fame (2007, its inaugural class).
CLYDE TOMBAUGH
(FEB. 4, 1906-JAN. 17, 1997)
Tombaugh graduated from the University of Kansas in 1936 with a bachelor degree in astronomy, and also in 1938 when he earned his master's in astronomy as well. He was one who looked toward the stars, and one day, he changed the way the world viewed the planets or the number of planets that is. In 1930, Tombaugh discovered the 9th planet, Pluto. Pluto is no longer recognized as a planet as of 2006, but for 76 years, a Jayhawk had wings to outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy. Tombaugh also discovered about 800 asteroids, hundreds of variable stars, star clusters, galaxy clusters and a galaxy supercluster.
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Edited by Max Lush
Changes to MCAT will affect incoming students
MARSHALL SCHMIDT
mschmidt@kansan.com
Freshmen pursuing pre-medical education at the University of Kansas will face a significantly different MCAT on their road to medical school this fall. Although recently announced changes to the MCAT will not affect current pre-medical or medical students, they do reflect a shift in the medical community to emphasize a more holistic approach to treating patients.
"Doctors need to be effectively trained in working with real people and the complex factors they face," said Dr. Jeff Koetje, the Kaplan national director for pre-health programs. "Historically, doctors have been criticized with dealing with patients as organ systems or diseases."
Changes to the MCAT will include more upper-level biology and chemistry to the biosciences, elimination of the writing portion and a new section covering behavior and social sciences. Koetje said. The added section intends to convey the complexity of factors affecting patients' health, including language, culture, economics, value systems and ethics.
While Koetie cited that 73 percent of surveyed medical school admission officers approve of the change, only 50 percent believe that undergraduate programs will have enough time to make the necessary curriculum changes.
Paul Crosby, pre-medical advisor for the University, is excited for the coming changes but is concerned about the changes to pre-medical
all sections will be longer, lengthening the test from five-and-a-half to seven hours.
course work.
"Having custom courses sounds great," Crosby said. "However, it's very expensive, and this would place a great burden on small colleges. Overly specialized courses would not prepare students as well for further learning and other career possibilities."
The MCAT has been part of the medical school admission process for 73 years, and this is the fifth revision of the test. The last changes were made in 1991.
Heidi Chumley, senior associate dean for medical education at KU Medical Center, sees the changes as long awaited. While medical school admissions will have to recalibrate the weight MCAT scores have on admission standards, Chumley sees other aspects of admission, such as grades, the in-person interview and written answers, as continuing
Last year, 173 KU students applied for medical school. Koetje encourages pre-medical students to keep up to date with changes, which are slated to go into effect in 2015.
"I hope the changes in the MCAT is an opportunity for all institutions to look at more holistic measures for admissions," Chumley said.
to be relevant.
"I would encourage students at the University of Kansas to stay tuned and follow along." Koetje said.
Koetje said students can find additional information at kaplancat.com, or by following @kaplan on twitter and "liking" Kaplan on facebook.
Edited by Taylor Lewis
The Kaplan Test Prep surveyed admissions officers at 69 universities with Association of American Medical Colleges accreditation about how the new MCAT format will affect test and medical school preparation. Some of the highlighted results to questions of the survey are given below.
Based on what you know, do you support the recommended changes to the MCAT set for 2015?
- Completely yes: 18%
- Generally yes: 52%
- Generally no: 3%
- Completely no: 0%
- Not sure: 27%
Do you think the changes to the test will better prepare students for medical school?
— Completely yes: 11%
— Generally yes: 62%
Generally no. 9%
Completely no. 0%
Not sure. 17%
CLASSIFIEDS 11
CROSSWORD 4
Should pre-med programs revise their curricula in order to sufficiently prepare students for the new MCAT?
— Yes. 67%
— No. 5%
— Not sure. 29%
— Refused to answer. 8%
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 4
Which would you say is the most important admissions factor?
— MCAT score: 43%
— Undergraduate GPA: 28%
— Relevant experience: 19%
— Interview: 9%
— Letters of recommendation: 2%
— Personal statement: 0%
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