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Show MyWeberMedia.com | February 20, 2020 | 15 By FRANICA BENSON Asst. Section Editor ISRAEL CAMPA | The Signpost The American Red Cross held a blood drive on Feb. 10 to Feb. 12 and announced a shortage of blood in storage near Ogden. Those at the event said the reserve was less than a three-day supply of most blood types and less than a two-day supply for type O blood. Many Wildcats showed their support and went to donate along with classmates or friends alongside staff and faculty. At the entrance of the WSU ballroom, signs with stories of people whose lives were saved by a donation of blood were displayed. Kurt Lyman, an account manager for the Red Cross, spoke about when blood donation impacted his family positively. His daughter was born weighing one pound and two ounces. She got a transfusion that saved her life. She is now 16 years old. The blood goes to local hospitals and medical history and got a quick physical people with blood types A and B negative helps children and adults. According to the exam. and O positive or negative to give a Power American Red Cross, one pint of blood can The blood donation lasted around 10 Red donation, which allows people to safesave three lives. Platelet donors help those minutes for each student. Snacks and ly give two units of red blood cells during who have cancer fight the battle. t-shirts were provided to donors after they one donation session. Easton Holiday, a microbiology student finished. Comment on this story at at WSU, said he knows there is a great The American Red Cross especially urges signpost.mywebermedia.com need for blood, and he is glad that he has the opportunity to help. If someone wants to donate blood, there are certain requirements that have to be met. Those that donate must be in good health, be at least 17 years old and cannot have been outside the country within the last 12 months. People with conditions and illnesses such as anemia, hepatitis and malaria, or those that weigh less than 110 pounds, are not eligible to donate. The process from entering the door to leaving after donating blood takes about an hour. Those who donated provided The American Red Cross uses donated blood to help save lives. Other Side of the Hill: Our Story Continues... by: B.C. Sterrett THE SIGNPOST TEAM Editor-in-Chief Tori Waltz waltzvictoria@gmail.com Asst. Photo Editor Kalie Pead kaliepead@mail.weber.edu Sports Editor Brandon May brandonmay1@mail.weber.edu Managing Editor Nic Muranaka nicholasmuranaka@mail.weber.edu Chief Copy Editor Sierra Hawkins sierrahawkins@weber.edu Asst. Sports Editor Raymond Lucas raymondlucas@mail.weber.edu News Editor Jennifer Greenlee jennifergreenlee@mail.weber.edu Culture Editor Daryn Steed darynsteed@gmail.com Asst. News Editor Francia Henriquez De Benson fhenriquezbenson@weber.edu Asst. Culture Editor Francisco Ruiz franciscoruiz@mail.weber.edu Design & Graphics Editor Aubree Eckhardt aubreeeckhardt@mail.weber.edu Asst. Design & Graphics Editor Monika Clarke monikaclarke@mail.weber.edu Photo Editor Isabella Torres isabellatorres@mail.weber.edu Asst. News Editor Marisa Nelson marisanelson113@gmail.com Webmaster David Morris david.lee.morris@gmail.com Social Media Manager Kalli Prendergast kandidkalliP@gmail. com Adviser Jean Norman jeannorman@weber.edu Ad Manager KC Sanders kcsanders@weber.edu The Signpost is a student publication, written, edited and drafted by Weber State University students. Student fees fund the printing of this publication. Opinions or positions voiced are not necessarily endorsed by the university. The Signpost reserves the right to edit for reasons of space and libel and to refuse to print any letters. Letters should be submitted online to thesignpost@weber.edu and read letter to the Editor in the subject box. Letters should not exceed 350 words. |