Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

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The Gift of Life Although the competiveness was removed from this year’s blood drive, and groups no longer competed to give the most units of blood, 131 units of blood were drawn, coming within 19 units of the set goal of 150 units. The United Blood Services of El Paso was on campus October 12 and 13 to collect the donations. The drive was sponsored by the Program Coun¬ cil and the Student Association, in addition to United Blood Services. Many students gave blood to get extra credit in classes, while others gave to help someone who needs blood. Susan Tanner, a veteran at givingblood, said, I donate blood and like to get other people to donate here so that in case of an emergency, they won’t be afraid to donate blood. There have been times when blood was needed, and someone would not contribute because they had never done it before. Due to the recent Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome epidemic in the United States, many were afraid to donate blood. Thomas P. Doody, ex¬ ecutive director of United Blood Ser¬ vices, said, There are many issues surrounding the disease AIDS. A recent public survey indicated that more than 25 percent of the people in¬ terviewed thought they could get AIDS by donating blood. This is ab¬ solutely untrue! Everything utilized in collecting blood is sterile and disposed of after the donation. Because of this misunderstanding many people are reluctant to donate. Doody, in a letter published in the Skyline, assured students that donating blood is perfectly safe and their blood donations can make the difference in someone’s life. -Alma Dominguez SeeingRed -- Elroy Long watches as one of the technicians from El Paso tapes his arm to stop the blood flow. A Helping Hand — Panchi Lawrence helps with the paperwork of blood donors. Blood Drive

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All Cleaned Up Darwin Hobbs watches closely as the technician from United Blood Services of El Paso swabs his arm in prepara¬ tion of donating blood. Type 0+7 -- Samples of donated blood are reserved for future testing for a number of perameters such as blood type. Grin And Bear It — It’s hard to tell whether Heather Clairmont is grimacing or smiling as the needle is inserted into her arm. Blood Drive

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Royale Entertainment Anyone for a free microwave, lug¬ gage, or a television set? No, it wasn’t The Price is Right or even Wheel of Fortune. It was Casino Royale sponsored by the Program Council and produced by SR student Karen Green. According to the November 10 issue of The Skyline, Casino Royale is Sul Ross’ version of Las Vegas. The money is play, the show is canned music, the MC is a football player, and the dealers are students, staff, and faculty, but the fun is real and the prizes are great. And the fun was real as students filled the Student Center to gamble play money at craps, blackjack, and roulette. Even though the money was play money, many played as if it was real and gambled conservatively while others gambled away their money without a care in the world. Once a student went bust that was it unless he could con one of his friends to give him money to continue playing (which many did). The gambling lasted two hours, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. when the gambling was stopped, and students had to turn in their money to get tickets. The tickets were then mixed up by Cindy Davis, director of Residential Living, and she picked the first winning ticket. It took over an hour to give all the prizes away, because many students had over fifty tickets and had to look through all of them to make sure that the number announced was not his. Andy Dyba was t he MC who called out the winning numbers, and Marla Massey, dressed in shoulderless, purple evening dress, handed out the prizes. Many went home disappointed be¬ cause they had not won any prizes, while others went home with a microwave, a television set, and even a toilet plunger, but most everyone agreed that it had been worth gam¬ bling away a night. -Alma Dominguez 1-2-3 — Charlotte Mueller and JoAnna Avalos count to see how many tickets they can buy with a friend’s winnings. Look, Mom! - Laura Feare, Manny Santos, and Tamela Mitchell show how much money they’ve won while the dealer, Freddy Cordova, deals the cards. Casino Royale