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October 5, 2007 \ The Clarion OPINION Page 7 Diary of a blood donation expert by Brian Randall Staff Writer Q: How much blood can you donate? Have you ever passed out? Let me just say tliis, I don’t donate: I give. Donating implies a charitable act; for me, it’s all about the idea of circulating more of me throughout American veins. I give to the weak so that they might be strong. ‘This is the first difference between you and I, amateur They don’t test my blood for iron; they test it for steel. You’ll never see me with a needle in my arm. They just stick it right into my jugular. Most people give a pint. I give a gallon, at minimum. I challenged people in the past to donator off’s. See who can give the most before they pass out. Well, let’s just say this: I usually end up having to donate extra blood to keep my opponent alive. Have I ever passed out? Only once, I decided to donate blood and do a triathlon at the same time. Let’s just say I didn’t think through the swimming section and had some shark issues. Though I can say with relative confidence, that it was the oxygen deprivation at the bottom of the ocean that caused my temporary black out. I still won the race and was able to donate some blood so that the shark could live. I hope your questions have been answered. If you would like to know more, you could come pohsh my “American Red Cross donor of the year” trophies, and I would be glad to answer any more questions you might have. ‘Relative term in comparison to me. Just a note, Clarion Caption Contest To make sure , opinions are puDNshed . . _ pWs in a timely manner, p ease send them to c arion(®Drevard.edu by Wednesday at 5:00p.m. 11 Last Week’s Winning Caption: “Don’t worry, I brought an ice pack.” \ This Week's Picture Submit your captions for this week's picture to clarion@brevard.edu 7776 Clarion Senior Staff Editor in Chief: Aaron Palmer Managing Editor: Joseph Chilton News Editor: Ben Goff Copy Editor: Rhea Frederick Business Editor: Kyle Hamilton Layout & Design: Position open Opinion Editor: Mandi Pearson Photo Editor: John Billingsley Arts & Life Editor: Zack Harding Business Manager: Emily Clark Sports Editor: Amethyst Green Faculty Advisor: John B. Padgett Other Staff Nabil Aasiya-Bey Travis Ellis Charles Jordan Jeron Sykes Carrie Bowen Joe Holliday Marc Newton David Ulloa Scott Brown Madelyn Ivey Zachary Porch Alec Woodard Zach Browning Shawn James Brian Randall Sara Duncan Johnie Jones Jacob Roland Unsigned editorials represent the collective opinion of the staff of The Clarion. Other opinions expressed on this page are those of respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the faculty, staff or administration of Brevard College. E] Letters Policy The Clarion welcomes letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit letters for length and content. All letters intended for publication must be signed. All correspondence should be mailed to: The Clarion, Brevard College, One Brevard College Drive, Brevard, NC 28712
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