September 16 was indeed bloody Friday, as more than 96 students signed up for the biannual campus blood drive, sponsored by the California Scholarship Federation (CSF) club.

“The student and adult volunteers and donors who gave so generously to make the fall blood drive a success should feel proud of themselves. Thank you to everyone who helped. We’ll be asking you to roll up your sleeves in March for the spring drive,” club advisor Carol Kuiper said.

Sixty-three successful donors contributed 189 components that can be used for transfusion.

Senior James Moore said he felt “great” after donating blood. “I figure I’m helping out society,” Moore said. “I consider myself an ideal donor because I’m never dizzy.”

But of the 96 willing donors, 29 were turned down because of various problems and restrictions. Among them was senior Lindsay Ruggeri, who has tried to donate the last two years, but was rejected both times due to low blood iron count.

Despite the disappointment, Ruggeri still found the experience worthwhile. “I learned I should eat more food with iron,” she said.

While this blood drive did not see major changes, CSF attempted to streamline the blood giving process. “We are focusing on making the blood drive as organized as possible,” senior CSF club co-president Patty Fung said.

The blood drive as widely advertised in attempt to attract as many donors as possible. “We advertised the blood drive in several different ways—having our members recruit donors, sign up sheets in the SAC and main office, announced in the daily bulletin and had a table during back-to-school night,” senior CSF club co-president Suhail Shaikh said.

Held twice a year, the next blood drive will be in March.