function checkForm(f)
{
     var formOK = false; //assume errors
         if (f.first.value.length < 1)
     { 
        alert("Please enter your first name");
     	f.first.focus();
		
		return false
		 
		   
     }
if (f.last.value.length < 1)
     { 
       alert("Hey"+" " + f.first.value+"!"+" "+"\nPlease enter your last name");
       f.last.focus(); 
  		
  		return false
  		}

 if (f.phoneNumber.value.length <=0)


     { 
        alert("Hey"+" " + f.first.value+"!"+" "+"\nPlease enter your phone number.");
        f.phoneNumber.focus();
        
        return false
     }
     
    
         
	if ((document.hotlineform.email.value == "") || 
(document.hotlineform.email.value.indexOf('@') == -1) || 
(document.hotlineform.email.value.indexOf('.') == -1)) 
{ 
        alert("Hey"+" " + f.first.value+"!"+" "+"\nPlease enter your email address. It must be properly constructed, including the (@) and the (.).");
        f.email.focus();
        
        return false
     }

   if ( document.hotlineform.Department_School.selectedIndex ==0) 
  

    {
        alert ( "School/Department field:\nPlease select your school from the drop-down menu" );
  f.Department_School.focus();      



return false;
    }   
     if (f.problemDescription.value.length <=1)


     { 
        alert("Hey"+" " + f.first.value+"!"+" "+"\nPlease enter a description of the problem in order for us to help you");
        f.problemDescription.focus();
        
        return false
        
        
     }
     
     

else
        formOK=true;
        return (formOK);

 
}