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Donate blood and fight homophobia

September 13, 2010 | Staff Editorial

Tomorrow’s blood drive, and the “I Donated” stickers that will proliferate on students’ T-shirts across campus, mark an honorable occasion. Blood banks are as vital as they are under-resourced, and the University is right to give blood drives its full-throated support. Moreover, the University’s contribution to the blood supply is exemplary.

Successful start to community service this year

November 17, 2008 | Lauren Olens

After two successful blood drives and a range of service activities, the Community Service Office hopes to continue to expand its programming.

Blood drive looks to tap donors’ ‘renewable energy’

November 12, 2008 | Alan Liu

A record number of 740 Washington University community members signed up to donate blood on Sept. 16. Today–56 days later–those same donors will be able to harness what the blood drive’s organizers call their “renewable energy” by donating again. The idea of renewable energy has become the theme of the University’s blood drive. “We came [...]

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