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Volume 124 Issue 106
kansan.com
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
SAMEDUO
LAWRENCE
100 YEARS
As a Division I school, competing with other teams on a national level comes with the territory. After playing on stages as large as the Orange Bowl or the NCAA National Championship, Kansas is bound to have some rivals in the sports world.
Missouri is one of those rivals. The phrase 'Border Showdown' is one that, when heard, brings anger, hope and a fierce sense of competition to any Jayhawk. And for a good reason. The sports rivalry between Kansas and Missouri has a heated history, to say the least. The rivalry
dates back to the time of Bleeding Kansas and Quantrill's Raid. Though the days of slavery are long gone, the animosity between the two teams remains strong.
From the Kansas loss in 1961 that erupted into a bench-clearing basketball brawl, to the football teams facing off in front of record-breaking crowds at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., the Border Showdown has captivated audiences for decades. Despite Missouri's transition to the Southeastern Conference, it is safe to say this rivalry will not soon be forgotten.
The Jayhawks' unofficial rival, the Kansas State Wildcat, prowls 84 miles west of the University. From 1994 to 2005, Kansas dominated the rivalry on the basketball court, winning 31 straight games against K-State — the longest winning streak for either school in the series. In recent years, the Wildcats have stepped up their game, making the once lop-sided match-up a more equally matched competition.
The football field has also played host to intense encounters between the schools throughout the years, except one. A conflict between the
teams in 1909 resulted in the cancellation of a scheduled game during the 1910 season. Kansas and K-State have competed every fall since then, making the 2010 season the 100th straight year the rivals have met on the gridiron.
While having rivalries with other schools can cause fans to sling harsh taunts and throw down gauntlets, the competition can bring out the best in a team. Rivalry games highlight the unity, sheer determination, and school pride that is found in a Jayhawk.
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tucky and Tennessee streets between 7,000 and 10,000 day, a number not surprising by Benson, a nearby resident former University student.
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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 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.
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
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.
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 would encourage students at the University of Kansas to stay tuned and follow along." Koetje said.
Kootej said students can find additional information at kaplamcat.com, or by following @kaplan on twitter and "liking" Kaplan on facebook.
"I hope the changes in the MCAT is an opportunity for all institutions to look at more holistic measures for admissions," Chumley said.
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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.
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%
Don't forget
Do you think the changes to the test will better prepare students for medical school?
- Completely yes: 11%
- Generally yes: 62%
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 4
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 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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