LETTER: Gesture needed from Utah State

To the editor:

The tragedies occurring at Virginia Tech have deservingly become the center of all media attention. However, I think more needs to be done at Utah State to show our support to the entire student body, family, alumni, and all associates of Virginia Tech. I propose a simple yet effective way to show our support. The first football game of the 2007 season is at home on August 30th against UNLV. Instead of having a blueout or a whiteout which is customary for college sporting events, I propose a maroon and orangeout. If all of the fans at the game could all come together by wearing Virginia Tech colors, I believe it would show the national scope and compassion still held four months after the events unfolded. A moment of silence before the game would also show support. This is a time of terrorism, murder, rape, and hate. By coming together to support a school on the other side of the country, we can strengthen the bonds of this country. We students here at Utah State may not have known any victims or live anywhere near VT, but we share everything in common. Dreams, hopes, and families were ripped apart with those murders. It is our duty to come together and support our brothers and sisters grieving in Virginia.

Scott Ficklin