A flurry of birds canceled a blood drive on campus yesterday. At least thirty donors were sent home after birds were spotted in the rafters of the Smith Center around 11AM. Attendants were afraid that the birds would damage or contaminate the medical materials.
The drive was supposed to begin again at 3:30, but according to a university email, the drive was called off shortly before its scheduled reopening. David Earl, a junior, was the last person to give blood before the event was canceled. "I felt really bad for all of the people who had appointments and had to wait multiple hours [to donate blood] because of some stupid birds," he said.
The University’s email encouraged students to give blood at other drives on campus. If you’re interested, there are drives on Wednesday in Duques Hall from 9:30am to 3:30pm and on November 28th and 29th in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom from 9am to 8pm. Sign up online here.
- Mallory Thompson
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