Orange Crush
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to conduct an online environmental monitoring on Orange Crush. Savannah Morning News states “Orange Crush, which has drawn crowds of young people to the beach for more than 30 years, is an unorganized event. It was once sponsored by Savannah State University, but that stopped 22 years ago.” (Coleman, Dash 2014) The annual spring college event, where college students from the southern states come to Tybee beach in Savannah, Ga. The student take part in different beach activities.
The date of the second Orange Crush also has some local ministers concerned. With April 19 being the day before Easter and a Sunday sunrise service standard for Tybee’s beach, the Rev. Joyce Hall of Garden City wants to do what she can to put a little religion into the traditionally party-heavy atmosphere. “Our goal is not to terminate the party or to say they can’t have fun,” said Rev. Joyce Hall. “Let’s change the nature of it. I believe we can do that as a community,” (Coleman, Dash 2014). “Our issue is behavior, respect the rules,” said Tybee City Manager Diane Schleicher. “It’s not about the influx of people,” (Coleman, Dash2014) since this is an unofficial event, most Tybee residents look it down upon. “The annual event organized via social media draws thousands of people to the beach each spring, many of them young and plenty of them there to cut loose. It typically elicits a lukewarm response from some of the island’s residents, who complain of the noise, safety issues and, in recent years, trash pickup associated with the partying. While significant litter on the beach surrounding the party area was a source of public outcry the last two years, Tybee officials said they didn’t haul away nearly as much garbage as they did after the Fourth of July.” (Coleman,Dash 2014)
Savannah Morning News continues to state that this event usually takes place the second week of April, but this year the event took place two back-to-back weekends
The date of the second Orange Crush also has some local ministers concerned. With April 19 being the day before Easter and a Sunday sunrise service standard for Tybee’s beach, the Rev. Joyce Hall of Garden City wants to do what she can to put a little religion into the traditionally party-heavy atmosphere. “Our goal is not to terminate the party or to say they can’t have fun,” said Rev. Joyce Hall. “Let’s change the nature of it. I believe we can do that as a community,” (Coleman, Dash 2014). “Our issue is behavior, respect the rules,” said Tybee City Manager Diane Schleicher. “It’s not about the influx of people,” (Coleman, Dash2014) since this is an unofficial event, most Tybee residents look it down upon. “The annual event organized via social media draws thousands of people to the beach each spring, many of them young and plenty of them there to cut loose. It typically elicits a lukewarm response from some of the island’s residents, who complain of the noise, safety issues and, in recent years, trash pickup associated with the partying. While significant litter on the beach surrounding the party area was a source of public outcry the last two years, Tybee officials said they didn’t haul away nearly as much garbage as they did after the Fourth of July.” (Coleman,Dash 2014)
Savannah Morning News continues to state that this event usually takes place the second week of April, but this year the event took place two back-to-back weekends
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