Brittney
Calabro
J305
Section 3
Event
Preview
SEB host free movie and popcorn to students
and community
On Sunday Jan. 28th I
attended the film “Footloose” hosted by the Student Entertainment Board (SEB),
who provides free admittance with student ID and free popcorn to all guests.
These films are an event held by
the SEB almost every weekend, giving students alternative forms of
entertainment on weekends in Pullman. The Student Entertainment Board
provides free movies in the Compton Union Building (CUB) auditorium, as developing socially engaged
participants, communicators, scholars and leaders who work with and collaborate
on behalf of their local and global communities.
There were a large number of
guests, causing a line out the auditorium door, somewhere around 200 people
filled the CUB auditorium. As I sat down I introduced myself to the young women
sitting next to me, her name was Gracie Madeline Allodi and we both were
excited to see the remake of the 1984 classic. After the movie concluded,
Allodi said, “This experience was better then going to an actual theater, and
it was free.” Allodi and her friends appreciate these free events provided by
WSU, she said, because we are broke college students.
“The Student Entertainment Board
provides about 13 films per semester, and there are six showings every weekend,” said
Sara Elizabeth Hilleary, Student Entertainment Board Films Programmer, for
Washington State University. Hilleary explained, the film selection process as
a combination of looking for top movie ratings, staff picks and student
favorites. The SEB tries to select movies that are still in theater, as to
attract more viewers.
Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to
participate in the event, all of which is open to the public for a discounted ticket
price of $2 and free to students with identification. Hilleary and her staff
don’t show films on
weekends that typically students aren't going to be here for, such as three-day
weekends, and weekends surrounding breaks, said Hilleary, but other than that
there is almost always a movie showing every weekend.
Brian Shuffield, Hilleary’s advisor of Campus Events and
alumni of Washington State University (WSU), believes the films are an
extremely successful event run by the SEB. On average there is 600 to 1000
students and community members who attend the film screenings each weekend,
said Shuffield. He added, the films are one of the most attended SEB events on
average.
Free films for student in the CUB are only one of the
year-round events planned collaboratively with WSU’s Student Entertainment
Board, faculty and community members. Other events held by the SEB
include concerts, Up All Night, lecture speakers and art gallery shows. These
events, including the films, are what keep students entertained, even in a
small city like Pullman, said Shuffield. During my experience “Footloose”, the
SEB team was constantly monitoring the screening, making sure everything ran
smoothly, serving popcorn, showing people to their seats, and cleaning after
the film.
“Footloose” was shown six times in the CUB auditorium, with
show times including 6 p.m. and
9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. It grossed the highest attendance record this year, and the
SEB hopes to continue the high turnout with more advertising. Every week in The
Daily Evergreen they will advertise the film of the week and the Showtime’s.
The film’s for spring 2012 are chosen and located on the SEB website.
To learn more about the SEB events and find out what movies
are playing this semester, visit http://seb.wsu.edu/seb_films.aspx.
Outline:
Outline:
I.
SEB host
free movie and popcorn to students
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On
Sunday Jan. 28th I attended the film “Footloose”
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hosted by the Student Entertainment
Board (SEB), who provides free admittance with student ID and free popcorn to all
guests.
II. Young woman sitting next to me at screening gives
her opinion of the film
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“This
experience was better then going to an actual theater, and it was free.”
III. Sara Elizabeth Hilleary, Student
Entertainment Board Films Programmer, for Washington State University.
IV. Brian Anthony Shuffield, Hilleary’s advisor of campus
events and alumni of Washington State University
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On
average there is 600 to 1000 students and community who attend the film each
weekend.
V.
Free films for student
in the CUB are only one of the year-round events planned
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Other events held by the SEB include, concerts,
Spotlight, Up All Night, lecture speakers and Art Gallery shows.
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To learn more about
the SEB and find out what movies are playing this semester, visit http://seb.wsu.edu/seb_films.aspx.
Sources
Sara Elizabeth Hilleary
E-mail: sarab2000@msn.com
Phone: (509) 335-3503
Brian Shuffield
E-mail: shuffield@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-6816
Grace Madeline Allodi
E-mail: grace.allodi@email.wsu.edu
Phone: (425) 281-1797
