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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 4, 2011
The construction along Skiles Walkway has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the Georgia Tech Earth Day committee, which has relocated the springtime event to the Instructional Center Lawn — while retaining all of the events and activities that have made it a campus tradition.
Among the largest Earth Day events in the Southeast, the 14th annual event on April 22 is free and open to the public.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., attendees can learn about the environment and what they can do to increase a sustainable lifestyle through eco-friendly giveaways, recycling opportunities, an office supply and clothing exchange and more than 70 exhibitors.
Other activities include e-waste recycling, where collectors will accept old electronics, cell phones and toner cartridges; the third-annual Clothing Swap; and the popular Earth Day Maze, which earns participants a commemorative T-shirt.
Preceding the Friday event is Think Green Week, from Monday, April 18, to Thursday, April 21, which will feature the following events: