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Show Student Nutrition 101: Long term health UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah • Campus Voice JIIILC Since IJ\H 1902 myaii,man-mnipuamiic www.utahstatesman.com www.uiaiiMtueaingii.mni Wednesday, Aug. 30,2006 eqnesuay,Hlig.3U,zuuo USU competes with University of Utah to save lives by giving blood iv MOLLY FARMER BY MOLLY FARMER Senior Writer Fluorescent bandages and a mascot named "Bob the Blood Drop" mark the annual Blood Battle held in the Taggart Student Center International Lounge. Volunteers hope to pump 1,000 units of blood out of Utah State University students and faculty in the Student Services-sponsored event. "We're committed to saving lives every day," said Rob Fox, Red Cross donor recruitment representative for Northern Utah. The week-long competition pits USU against the University of Utah in a battle to obtain blood donations — a clash which USU has won the last three years, Fox said. The winner is determined by the percentage each school increases in donations compared to the previous year. Last year, USU received 885 units and the goal for this While the Blood Battle is mainly about saving lives, Enzler said she likes having "a little friendly competition." The winning school will be presented with a trophy provided by the Red Cross at the USU-Utah game in September. Second-time donor Jared Romero said he donates blood because he would want someone to donate for him, should he ever need a transfusion. Romero, a freshman majoring in physics and math, said he likes helping to save lives, though his experience Tuesday didn't go perfectly. "It wasn't flowing at all," Romero said, "but the freebees did help. I like free Tshirts." According to the Red Cross Web site, donors must be healthy individuals who are over the age of 17, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and haven't donated blood within the last eight weeks. Fox said each donor has a short examination with one "For s some "For ome people, people,it's it's therther- i apeutic," Fox said. After approximately 1 pint of blood is drawn, it is sent to laboratories where each unit is sampled and then sent out to hospitals around the state. It is used to meet the "local need first," Fox said. Fox, who has donated about 15 pints of blood, said giving blood has no adverse health effects and, as of Tuesday morning, no one had passed out, though "it's early in the week still." Seventy hours of volunteer service are needed per day, Enzler said, and she estimated more than 200 students to serve by the end of the week. Volunteer Stasha Wheeler said helpers are needed to recruit donors and hand out refreshments and T-shirts. Students are welcomed to sign up at the volunteer table in the International Lounge, but the biggest way students can help is to donate blood themselves, she said. "If you're afraid of needles, —•"• -^mm^^fm £ • " " Bleeding year is 1,000, Fox said. Leah Enzler, Service vice president, said she is "exceptionally pleased" with the turnout. "It's been absolutely amazing to see how service-oriented the students have been," she said. of 18 medical professionals before being directed to one of the more than 10 beds. Donors are questioned concerning their medical, travel and social histories to determine if they are healthy candidates for blood donation, he said. just look away," Romero said to students fearful of donating blood. /. With eight mobile blood operations around Utah along • PLOOD BATTLE see page 5 Tyler LafSon/tmlarsonQcc.usu.edu AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAJOR Devin Oalton said he gave blood to accomplish his goal of a daily good deed and for the cookies at the end. Ticketing in TSC fire lane begins BY D I LEWIS News Editor Cars parked in the fire lane near the Taggart Student Center will be ticketed, USU Fire Marshall Steve Bell said. He said the short fire lane in between the TSC and the Logan LDS Institute has become a drop-off and pic-up point for many people, which means cars parked in the fire lane have become a safety hazard. "I know that parking and having a place to drop people IRE LANE see page 4 Tyler Larson/tmlarson@ccusu.edu A NURSE IKSERTS the needle into a student's arm to draw blood. The goal for this year is to get 1,000 units of blood to save lives and beat the University of Utah in the Blood Battle again. Students lose grant money BY D I LEWIS News Editor NO STOPPING Jamie Crane/jamiecrpnw@ccusu.edu CARS PARKED IN the fire lane will now receive tickets instead of warnings. Fire Marchall Steve Bell said it is for student safety. Approximately 150 USU students were awarded $4,000 grants a month ago — only to learn a week before school started that they won't be receiving them. About 450 students were told that they would be receiving the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) grant, but due to a technicality in the U.S. Department of Education guidelines for the grant, 150 of the SMART grants were rescinded. Associate Director of Financial Aid Steve Sharp said schools were originally told the grants were meant for students in their third and fourth academic years majoring in was ineligible by the Department of mathematics, engineering, the sciEducation's definition." ences and languages deemed imporSapp said this problem affects tant to national security. The probstudents nationwide if their degree lem came, Sharp said, when — after requires more than 120 credits. USU had already awarded the grants "We wish Congress had not been — Utah schools learned from the so hasty in drafting this or in the U.S. Department of Education that time frame they gave us to implea fourth academic year was being ment it," Sharp said. "Usually, defined as students between 90 and Congress gives the Department of 120 credits. Education a year to make the regulations for the grant, but in this case, It was this definition that took the Department of Education had away the SMART grant for envithree months." ronmental engineering senior John Sapp. Sharp said Financial Aid pro"My program has a 126-credit tested the decision to define fourth minimum," Sapp said. "I am in the fourth academic year of my pro• SMART GRANTS gram, but I have 125 credits, so I see page 3 |
