Hayden Panettiere, of Heroes fame, is coming to Georgetown University tomorrow to raise awareness for saving the whales...again, because once just wasn’t enough.

Though I know that celebrities often use their status to support causes they tend to know little about, it seemed to me a particularly large stretch that the little girl from Remember the Titans(my favorite movie—by the way) would have advanced knowledge on marine biology. Furthermore, of all the causes to support in the world today, I initially wondered why saving the whales was number one on Hayden’s list of priorities. Haven’t we protected them enough?

Nonetheless, after investigating the situation, apparently Hayden (or whoever writes for her) has a point. According to the “Save the Whales” data, the whales are indeed in danger again, or rather, the danger never went away.  Yet, I still think that the cause would be more fruitful if it attempted to stop the underlying reasons for this in the first place, from pollution to global warming. Honing in on saving the whales, though I know now that it is a real issue, makes the cause seem a bit childish and out-of-date.  Especially with Hayden running the show, it is hard to take seriously.

In any case, I am going to try and go see her, if only to ask her what it is like to date Milo Ventimiglia. Also, you can click here if you now have an overwhelming desire to Free Willy!—I mean donate—rather.