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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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FOREVER A JAYHAWK SHARING A GENERATION'S TALE
WORDS BY MAGGIE YOUNG PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH LEE
Contributed by the Spencer Research Library Top photo: Scottie Lingelbach poses by her home in Lawrence. Lingelbach felt such a strong connection with the University that she moved back when she was in her sixties. Bottom photo: A pep squad poses for a photo during the 1940s.
D pressed in a knee-length white skirt, a wool sweater with a KU emblem, saddle shoes
Dressed in a knee length white skirt, a wool sweater with a KU emblem, saddle shoes and anklets, Claudine "Scottie" Lingelbach spent her college days on stage in front of thousands of loyal fans directing cheers at basketball games during Phog Allen's time as coach.
Lingelbach was a part of the Jay Janes, a student pep squad at the University in the 40s. Lingelbach, who turns 90 this April, is still the enthusiastic Jayhawk fan she was in her college years, proving that an appreciation of the Jayhawk spirit strengthens with age. Kansas pride doesn't stop after a student graduates.
Current students of the University stroll up and down the sidewalks of campus each day, surrounded by buildings full of traditions and memories. Students also attend adrenaline-packed sporting events and take part in traditions that have been treasured by Jayhawks for decades. Lingelbach's school pride only grew stronger as she grew older. She graduated in 1944 and moved back as a 65-year-old. When asked why she moved back, she says, "I thought it sounded fun, don't you think?"
Jennifer Sanner, senior vice president for communications for the KU Alumni Association, says that part of what makes the University extraordinary is the shared experience of traditions that stays constant as the generations change. Lingelbach feels the same strong love that current students experience during their time on campus.
"If you could bottle up what it means to be a Jayhawk, you would never have to have another fundraiser again," Lingelbach says. "A person doesn't come out of KU without an enduring love for the school."
The Jayhawk is the honored mascot and symbol that students come to know and love during their years at the University. Sanner says that despite the different looks of the Jayhawk throughout the decades, it still has the same meaning. It is the only Jayhawk, and that brings a certain importance to the mascot that every generation understands.
Lingelbach says the Jayhawk is highly visible, and it embodies the love of the school.
"It's the kind of the thing where you say, 'I'm a Jayhawk,' and people know," Lingelbach says.
Jayhawk generations of the past and present have differences in their college experience, but the strong tradition remains the same, Lingelbach says. College is a time for learning, growing, and if you're a Kansas student, it's a period where you develop appreciation for what it truly means to be a Jayhawk.
Lingelbach advises students to cherish the years that go by quickly and make wonderful friendships and maintain close contact with those people.
"It's such a fine institution; you will never feel reluctance that you went to KU," Lingelbach says. "It's truly beautiful."
It doesn't matter how far a student moves away from Lawrence, the Kansas family spreads far and wide.
"The Jayhawk brings the family elements together and connects fans and allows them to communicate with each other," Sanner says.
The family is not like any other and every alumnus is a part of the thread that connects all Jayhawks in the world. It endures no matter what.
"You know what," Lingelbach says. "I believe in the crimson and the blue."
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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 Koetje 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.
"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."
course work.
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 recalllbrate 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.
Koetje said students can find additional information at kaplan-ncat.com, or by following @kaplan on twitter and "liking" Kaplan on facebook.
"I would encourage students at the University of Kansas to stay tuned and follow along," Koetje said.
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"I hope the changes in the MCAT is an opportunity for all institutions to look at more holistic measures for admissions," Chumley said.
Based on what you know, do you support the recommended changes to the MCAT set for 2015?
to be relevant.
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.
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
— Completely yes: 18%
— Generally yes: 52%
— Generally no: 3%
— Completely no: 0%
— Not sure: 27%
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 4
Do you think the changes to the test will better prepare students for medical school?
— Completely yes: 11%
— Generally yes: 62%
Don't forget
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%
— Generally no. 9%
— Completely no. 0%
— Not sure. 17%
Which would you say is the most impor-
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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%
Today is National Pancake Day.
Indulge in a few pancake stacks.
(On stacks, on stacks, on stacks...)
Today's Weather
Source: Kaplan Test Prep's 2011 Survey of Medical School Admissions Officers
Overcast skies, 70% chance of showers. South winds 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph
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