USC has once again defeated our enemies in the Upstate, this time not in football but in last week’s Carolina/Clemson Blood Drive. If there’s one thing we like to see more than USC beating Clemson in football, it’s seeing our age-old rivalry converted into something that helps people.
Winning by slightly more than 100 liters of blood, USC students and members of the surrounding community donated enough blood for more than 21,000 people, a pretty impressive feat. Despite our win, however, our stats were down from previous years, and while we won in numbers, we lost in terms of the proportion of donors to the number of students at USC.
Whether the lowered participation rates were due to the cold weather or other unknown causes, we should continue to participate as best as we can in philanthropic events like these. You never know who your donations can help, whether it’s someone in the state or a victim of Hurricane Sandy.
With the recent bouts of natural disasters sweeping the country and the outflow of victims from Hurricane Sandy, blood drives have become more necessary. The Carolina/Clemson drive is the largest in South Carolina for the fifth consecutive year now, and it’s good to see that our university is an active part of a great cause.
So keep up the good work, Carolina. Now let’s focus on beating Clemson again in the game Saturday.