Only one technician remains for "walk-in"donors--Hunter said the system thus far has provedrelatively ineffective, with too many appointmentsscheduled for short periods of time.

Hunter said appointments only saved donorsbetween 15 and 30 minutes.

"The wait was too long," said Thomas R. Sheehan'96 "I think that everyone who worked here wasgreat--but they need to organize a little better."

"Last time I didn't have an appointment andeverything went fine," Sheehan added. "But thistime I waited twice as long."

Red Cross volunteers, however, insist that theaverage waiting time has actually been decreasingin recent years.

"I've been doing this for over two years andit's a lot better than it used to be [in terms ofwaiting]," Hunter said.

"During my freshman and Sophomore years therewere times when people were laying down on theground sleeping for hours," Hunter said. "Therewere definitely people in past years who waitedhere for three hours."

Hunter advises that students come before 2p.m., when lines are much shorter.

"I've donated before and I kind of know what toexpect," said Kathryn E. Cunningham '95 "If youcome in the afternoon there will be a line. Butyou know they're working as fast as they can."

According to Hunter, those who brave the linesand needles are automatically registered in araffle for "Interview with a Vampire" posters andrubber rats autographed by author Anne Rice