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"We are doing recycling for The Green Effect game, which is coming up," Carroll said. "It is also about the little things that we do, like passing out popsicles on the Drillfield, which we are doing September 14, 15 and 16, and President Steger, Provost (Mark) McNamee, and Tom Tillar from Alumni Relations are going to stop by."

Joey Zakutney, SGA treasurer, said he has many hopes, goals and initiatives for the new semester.

"I would say among the top is to make the students realize that they have a very significant role in creating change on this campus," Zakutney said. "Knowing that they have the power - if they work with student government, especially through House and Senate getting legislation approved - to really make a difference and really see the changes that they want to see, because I think that way everyone is happy."

Zakutney said that working with faculty, staff, administration, the student body and the greater community of Blacksburg is important to having an open communication channel.

"There are a number of different opportunities to get involved," Zakutney said. "There is FLEX, which is a program we developed specifically for freshmen to really come in and get acclimated into how SGA works, but also give them the skills necessary to take up other leadership opportunities on campus if they so choose."

Other opportunities include Hokies on Fire, Big Event and Relay for Life.

Stephanie Jasinski, executive director of external affairs, said she is currently working with all different types of students on her board.

"I have one person that is assigned to work with the faculty, so they will be sitting in on the faculty senate," Jasinski said. "We also have two directors that are in charge of student outreach, so they will be working with their own committee to see how they can get quantitative data of what students want, so they are really in charge of collecting people's names, seeing how they can get involved with not just SGA, but anything on campus."

Jasinski added that the executive board also has a Tenants Association of Blacksburg, which is working with the town to make sure the students are getting the right leases and they know what they are getting into when they are living off campus.

"We also have Community Initiatives, where we have someone go to the town meetings and meet and make sure that we are listening to the rest of the community when we are making decisions on campus," Jasinski said.

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