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Bike Helmet Purchases
Bike helmets significantly reduce the risk of head injury and long-term brain damage. Macalester College and the MN Safety Counil offer bike helmet purchases at a reduced cost. These helmets meet approved safety standards, are lightweight, and come in a variety of sizes and colors.
- Purchase yours or purchase one for a loved one at only $15 per helmet.
- Pick up your order form at the Highlander
- Sale ends September 15, 2010
Red Cross Blood Drive
The fall blood drive will be held from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm., Wednesday, September 22 in Kagin Commons, Alexander G. Hill Ballroom. Please schedule your appointment today. Sign up online at http://www.redcrossblood.org/ and find the Macalester drive by entering zip code 55105.
BLOOD DRIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY FDA POLICIES
We encourage all those who can to give blood. There will also be a petition urging the Food and Drug Administration to lift the unnecessary ban on men who have had sex with men. Passed in the wake of AIDS and before effective screening methods were developed, this discriminatory ban has prevented thousands of men from giving "the gift of life". WHAM and Macalester College reaffirms its commitment to the principles of non-discrimination and respect for all individuals. In spite of the FDA policy to not accept blood donations from sexually active gay males, WHAM has decided that the best course of action is to continue to collect blood for patients in need while working to get the FDA to change its policy in this matter.
See our petition from the fall blood drive, and the response from the FDA:
Please see Advocacy letter to FDA and their response
Thanks for your support, Brian Longley, WHAM Blood Drive Coordinator
Lunchtime Recreational Opportunities for Faculty and Staff - our own intramurals
Mac Athletics and WHAM are sponsoring noontime "intramural" activities during fall semester. Programs in the Leonard Center run approximately four to eight weeks with only a one day per week commitment.
Sign up individually or organize a team.
- Volleyball and table tennis (Monday-Wednesday-Friday)
- Racquetball and walking club (Tuesday-Thursday).
Schedules for the entire tournament/activity will be emailed to each individual by Friday, September 17.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 15. Activities begin Monday, September 20.
Register here and click on "roster entry".
Water Aerobics
Water Aerobics will be offered at 11:30 am - 12:15 pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, in the Riley Pool at the Leonard Center. Participants do not need to know how to swim and you won't get your hair wet! Join the fun! Questions? Contact Kay Crawford or e-mail crawford@macalester.edu