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It’s blood drive time again ■ Drive organizers are on the lookout for rare type A negative blood, though all types are welcomed By Kristin Hanes for the Emerald Students who want to help out the Lane Memorial Blood Bank will have their chance today at the University’s 17th annual blood drive frojn 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the EMU Fir Room. Senior Norine Madden, Univer sity director of the drive, said she expects a high turnout of stu dents. The drive is now in its sec ond day. “The Northwest is very short on blood, and I am hoping to* break my record, which is 273 units,” Madden said. “We’re ex pecting at least 200 students.” Junior public policy and man agement major Olivia Cox was one of those student donors. “I think it’s good to donate blood because there are people in need, and if I have something to give, then why not?” she said. The blood drive trying to seek out more donations of the blood type A negative, which is one of the more rare types, said Chris Stockdale, the donor recruiter for the Lane Memorial Blood Bank. “The most common blood types are O positive and A posi tive,” she said. One in 16 people has A negative blood, she said, while the ratio for people with A positive or O positive blood is one to three. “We’re hoping that anyone Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald Sophomore George Pryor, a psychology and anthropology major, looks on as the needle goes in. with A negative blood could make a special effort to participate in the drive,” she said. Stockdale said the blood bank has a system for donation that dif fers from other banks. Donors to the blood bank are given credit for the blood they give and decide where they would like that credit to go. Donors who give a pint, or unit, of blood receive a credit worth $15 that they can donate to a specific person, donor club, blood assurance plan or a com munity fund. According to Stockdale, many students at the University choose to assign their credits to the Uni versity of Oregon Donor Club. This credit system was initially implemented to assure that blood is available when needed without wasting units. “If a person is sick, then blood can be very expensive, so credits are a good system,” she said. “For the donors, there is an extensive list they can choose from when deciding where to put their cred its.” Stockdale said all donated blood goes to patients in Lane County hospitals. For more information about the blood drive, call 346-3086. Advertise in Oregon (£>aily Oner aid Classifieds! Call 346-4343! A P H I C S SCREEN PRINTING EMBROIDERY 344-7286 triangle@pond.net Not all t-shirts are created equal. it's not for everyone, but that's rthe noin I vll m 9 m m In Army ROTC you'll push yourself. Test your limits. And in the process, learn how to think on your feet and be a good leader. You could even get a scholarship. Register today for an Army ROIC class. Because you're not just like “everyone;* it CftfUKV ttflYf* A K l¥I T .fCwl-i# Unlike any other college coarse you can take. Sign up for MS 122 or call Cpt. Rich Lewis 346-ROTC army@oregon.uoregon.edu Groovy Weekly Reader Polls. Vote online. See results instantly waw.duilgemepald.eom We know you wanted a little more time to socialize before you hit the books, but at VarsityBooks.com we're so darn fast you'll have your textbooks in one to three business days. But at least we're saving you up to 40% and offering you a Web site that's completely reliable and secure. Look at it this way, you've got at least one free night ahead of you. So what are you waiting for? It certainly isn't us. Savings off distributor’s suggested price. Books delivered in no more than three business days. Some restrictions appty. See site for details. © 1999 VarsityBooks.com Inc. I SAVE UP TO 40% ON TEXTBOOKS. Varsity Books .com
