This Saturday during the football game against Duke University, the Virginia Tech community will be given the opportunity to participate in the "Green Effect Game," which promotes environmental awareness and sustainability on our campus.
This initiative is being promoted by SGA, RHF and the Environmental Coalition.
Two hours before kick off, volunteers from these organizations will distribute green trash bags to tailgaters in lots one through five, in order to encourage fans to recycle with the green bags. Volunteers will collect the bags at the end of the game.
This is a great initiative taken on by SGA in order to promote recycling on campus. With so much attention in recent months being paid to taking better care of our planet, it's nice to see SGA using its influence on campus to organize positive events of this nature.
Football games are huge social gatherings here at Tech. Thousands of people pack the stands of Lane Stadium, to cheer on the Hokies.
When you've managed to get some many people in one place at one time, it makes sense to take advantage of the situation and use all of these people to achieve a greater good.
In the past, organized events of this nature have taken place, such as "Hokies for the Hungry," a massive canned food drive sponsored by the Marching Virginians. In its 12th year, the most recent drive took place on Nov. 6 at the Maryland game, with contributions being distributed through the Montgomery County Christmas Store.
In honor of "Hokies Thank the World," last November, students, faculty, staff and community members gathered together on the Drillfield to spell out a message of thanks and appreciation to everyone who supported us on April 16.
The department of geography sponsored the event, while aerial photographers captured the image and posted it online at hokiesthanktheworld.com.
All of these initiatives are important in that they show support for our local community. It is too bad, however, that just as "Hokies Thank the World," the "Green Effect Game," is being held on a weekend when so many students will be going out of town for Thanksgiving break.
Just as "Hokies Thank the World," the turnout for the game this Saturday will probably be lower than the usual attendance at games, given the timing. Perhaps, in the future, SGA and other campus leaders will consider having these events on days more conducive to attracting a larger turnout of students to support these initiatives.
The editorial board is composed of David Grant, Laurel Colella, David McIlroy, Sally Bull, Alex Kaufmann, Jackie Peters and Jenna Marson.