Much to the dismay of many students, the Johnson Center Cinema has recently stopped offering movies. For 20 years, the Cinema would show one movie per weekend with limited showtimes, but the Office of Student Involvement has begun the process to replace it. With the Cinema closed, students are now able to see many more movies offered at University Mall Theatres.
This change comes after the OSI partnered with University Mall Theatres during a snowstorm last winter. During the storm, OSI offered students the opportunity to attend one movie for free at the second-run theater just across the street from campus on Braddock Road as a way of curing their cabin fever.
This lead to OSI reaching out to University Mall Theatres to continue the partnership. The new system has allowed OSI to reallocate funds to other student organizations while still giving students opportunities for free entertainment.
See the rest of Taylor Wichtendahl and Jennifer Shaskan's article here.
October 10, 2016