April 9, 2010 – 9:03 a.m.
Temperatures around 40 degrees F & windy (partly cloudy)
Gathering together at the April 16 Memorial, we took a seat in a view that allowed us to observe the entire drill field. The morning was very chilly with winds and partial sun at various times during our observation. The drill field was quite bare of students except for the various people who were helping to set up for Relay for Life. An occasional few students would pass through the drill field with backpacks on their shoulders, as they were most likely heading to class. As people were making preparations for Relay for Life, there was a large white tent being set up along with various smaller white tents. There was a Budget truck, an Aztec Rental truck, and several other cars and trucks that were accompanying preparations with other various supplies for the Relay. Boxes, tables, shirts, and signs lay under the various white tents as preparations were just beginning. Halfway through observing, an elder man walked up to the memorial and placed a bouquet of flowers next to one of the 32 Hokie Stones, with the name Leslie Sherman engraved in it. The note on the bouquet was addressed by being from “The Virginia Tech Community” and a letter sat beside it wishing her a happy 23rd birthday and giving recognition of their thoughts and prays to her; it was signed from ‘an Old Hokie’. Several other stones also had bouquets as well as a letter regarding their birthday and the wishes and prayers from the community. As our observation was coming to an end, we strolled through the preparations of the drill field to get a closer look. We saw the signs and shirts, which were purple, and we also saw that they were setting up podiums for announcers and music. Today’s observation was quite different then any other normal day, as Virginia Tech was getting ready for Relay for Life, which was said to take place from 6p.m. to 6a.m.
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