Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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r technician completes some paper work while the donor squeezes the ball to keep the blood flowing. Photo 6y retry UmphMf Red Cross employee accepts a registration form from a student, and directs him to the next station. Photo 6y Terry l.ympboar v-J otting ready to do a case history on a donor and take a blood sample for testing, the Red Cross employee tightens her glove. Phoio 8y retry lampheor After the donor has given the allotted amount they arc then sent over to get juice and cookies or doughnuts to regain some energy, and then they arc on their way. A small amount of time, and blood with such a large impact. The opportunity to help save a life. tBlood'thrive- zi

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OSU tries to make an event out of each blood drive in hopes of recruiting more people to give of their time and blood. KBVR-FM the campus radio station sets up and broadcasts live from the Ballroom. This is not only to recruit more people to the drive, but to make the experience a little more fun for those who work for the Red Cross. Anyone is allowed to give blood, as long as you haven't been sick, or don’t fit some of the other factors that put you at high risk for having tainted blood. Each person goes through a history with a nurse who also takes a small sample of blood to be tested for disease or sickness. Then you arc only known by a number to keep the anonymity. Once that portion is completed the donor goes to the phlcbotomist to have their blood drawn. Stacy, a volunteer for the Red Cross offers a student who just gave blood a doughnut for some strength. T Jl he Red Cross usually makes its presence known once a term. Some of the time they set up shop in the MU Ballroom, or they park two large busses on the brick mall and perform their duties there. Student J ift • 20

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in construction projects. Many of the endeavors, such as the expansion of the Valley Library and major renovations of residence halls have continued into the 1997-98 school year. None of these projects arc unusual, according to Lee Schroder, chief business officer at OSU. Annually, there | arc about Si87 million deferred maintenance and renovation needs on campus. No longer is the state bankrolling some of these needs. Private gifts, federal funding, donations from business and industry and other sources arc funding about three-fourths of the work, while overall expenditures arc being kept down by new methods of construction management. In 1996, OSU raised $28.5 million- much of which came from state subsidies, federal grants, and student tuition, but not all of it. AsOSU Vice President Saji Prelis holds the ribbon to be cut for the Marketplace West opening. Photo By Ann W » f During the West grand opening students, faculty, staff, and community members attended to check out all of the improvements. Photo By Ann Director of Tclcfunding, Todd Olncy says that last year, they were able to raise $620,000 over the phone from alumni, with a total of $1.5 million that included mail in donations. Student fees pay for many of the campus improvements. Estimated total dollars allotted for OSU student funded resources for the 1997-98 school year is $7.9 million. For each student it breaks down to $205.41 a term. Committees allocate funds from the student fee budget to many areas, including the state fee that receives 9 percent of the funds roughly $900,000. 1'he pounding of hammers, the whine of a saw, the smell of fresh paint, near misses with construction vehicles while biking around campus- doesn’t seem at all like the peaceful, quiet college campus most students enjoy attending. Reality at Oregon State is that construction. renovations, and upgrades to many of the school’s buildings arc as much a part of this campus as the students and faculty that keep the OSU campus alive day to day. Student J ife • zz