J Volume 124 Issue 106 kansan.com Tuesday, February 28, 2012 LAWRENCE 100 YEARS BRINGING THE THUNDER Words by Kory Carpenter Cole Aldrich AT KANSAS YEARS: 2007-2010 Cole Aldrich was one of college basketball's most intimiating defenders while at Kansas. A member of the 2008 national title team, Aldrich came into his own the following season. He averaged a double-double (double digit rebounds and points) during the 2008-2009 season while leading Kansas to the Big 12 regular season championship. ACCOLADES - High School All-American (2007) - Athlon and NBC Sports' College basketball's Most Improved Player (2009) - Recorded first triple-double in Kansas school history in 2009 (13 points, 20 rebounds, 10 blocks) - Second all-time on Kansas single season blocked shots list with 94 (2009) - Honorable-Mention All-American (2009) - Academic All-American of the Year (2010) DEFINING MOMENT A highly touted prospect coming out of high school, Aldrich was mostly a backup as a freshman in 2008 playing behind big men Darnell Jackson, Darrell Arthur and Sasha Kaun. In the 2008 national semi-final game against North Carolina, Aldrich had one of his best games of the year. He finished with 17 minutes, eight points and seven rebounds in the 84-66 victory. Nick Collison AT KANSAS YEARS: 1999-2003 One of the most popular players of the Roy Williams era, Nick Collison was a solid contributor right off the bat, averaging 10 points per game as a freshman. He was a key player on back-to-back Final Four teams in 2002 and 2003, and he formed one of college basketball's best duos with guard Kirk Hinrich for four seasons. ACCOLADES - High School All-American (1999) - His No.4 retired at Kansas in 2004 - Big 12 Conference Player of the Year (2003) - Member of Big 12 Conference 10th anniversary team - All-Big 12 first team member (2001, 2003) - Finished career as Big 12's all-time leading scorer (2,097) DEFINING MOMENT In his senior season at Kansas, Collison led the Jayhawks to a No. 3 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. In a Sweet 16 matchup with Duke, Collison had one of his best performances in his four-year career. Collison dropped in 33 points while playing the entire 40 minutes of the game. He led both teams in scoring and propelled Kansas to a 69-65 win. 45 nfuse estrians CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN HAWK signals have created confu- place to cross," Woosley said. Or times it's pedestrian res, but we look at the numbericles on the road to see if it's le" tucky and Tennessee streets between 7,000 and 10,000 day, a number not surprising by Benson, a nearby resident former University student. e were excited when we saw were putting them in at first se there are so many cars, they just fly by." Benson said. I guess I don't understand they couldn't put up a sign what each signal means." ough puzzling at first, Gaines he would rather the signals be sing than unsafe. lo like having them there just se it does slow down traffic, see so many people using walking to campus," Gaines "It's definitely better than g someone get run over or thing." — 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 in clude more upper-level biology and chemistry to the biosciences, elimination of the writing portion and a new section covering behavior and social sciences, Koejte 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. "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. "I hope the changes in the MCAT is an opportunity for all institutions to look at more holistic measures for admissions," Chumley said. Koetje said students can find additional information at kaplam-cat.com, or by following @kaplan on twitter and "liking" Kaplan on facebook. to be relevant. 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: - 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% CLASSIFIEDS 11 CROSSWORD 4 CRYPTOQUIPS 4 OPINION 5 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% SPORTS 12 SUDOKU 4 — Generally no: 9% — Completely no: 0% — Not sure: 17% Don't forget Which would you say is the most impor- 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...) 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