Double play at basketball "Green Out"
The season-opening doubleheader of Green Wave women's and men's basketball games on Nov. 11 will be a “Green Out” in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on the Tulane uptown campus. In addition to four hours of action on the court, spectators will get free information about green initiatives in the community and an introduction to the university's EcoReps.
EcoReps Alexandra Giroux and Jason Ervin help promote recycling on campus. They will be at the “Green Out” basketball season opener on Nov. 11, when Green Wave fans are encouraged to wear the team's color. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
EcoReps are students who work with the Tulane Office of Environmental Affairs by taking an active role to promote eco-friendly innovations at Tulane and educate students and faculty members about what it means to “go green” through environmental awareness campaigns.
EcoReps promote campus-wide recycling and help develop improvements, and spread the word about refillable mugs that can be purchased and reused in campus dining facilities.
Through EcoReps, junior Alexandra Giroux has helped place signs on trashcans that read “Landfill,” to raise awareness about refuse that could be recycled instead of tossed out.
She has helped promote RecycleMania, an annual competition in which she competed during her first year on campus. Giroux interned at the Alliance for Affordable Energy last semester.
“I grew up with recycling being a given, and when I got to New Orleans, I was amazed at the lack of recycling initiatives,” says Giroux, who is from Rye, N.Y., and pursuing a double major in marketing and legal studies. “Sustainability is not only important to preserving the world we live in, but is also usually economically beneficial.”
The “Green Out” in Fogelman Arena on Friday (Nov. 11) begins at 6 p.m. with women's basketball, followed by men's basketball at 8 p.m. Tickets for the doubleheader are $10. The first 1,000 fans at the arena will receive free T-shirts.
