Most college students live on a tight budget and are always looking for ways to stay entertained for free.
Movie Night at the LearningResource Center every Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. is an ideal way to see a selection of critically acclaimed movies on the big screen, without costing students a cent.
Now in its third year, the LRC staff will show one movie each week up until the end of the semester, and continuing at the start of the spring 2013 semester. “We want to give the students something to do that is not so academic; to have something to do that is just a nice break,” says Nicole Woolley, City College’s media librarian and movie night organizer.
The LRC staff picks favorites from a collection of almost a thousand feature films and showcases one each week on the giant screen in room 105 on the first floor of the LRC.
If you can’t make the movie night, every movie is also available for free checkout to students, faculty and staff.
Woolley says to show students that the LRC is a welcoming environment, and to let them know what they have to offer besides computer labs and books.
She says she also believes that students are so busy with homework and studying for exams that they deserve a chance to “let loose.” So far this semester, the LRC has screened last year’s Academy Award nominee for best picture “The Help,” as well as the all-time top grossing movie “Avatar” and Disney’s “Tangled,” an animated retelling of the classic fairytale “Rapunzel”Another Oscar darling, “The Fighter,” is slated for Sept. 27.
The film stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. This movie is based on a true story and takes a look into the life of real life boxer “Irish” Micky Ward and his drug-addled brother as he trains to become a professional. It is rated R. The film screenings are open to the public.
For more information on Movie Night at the Library email Nicole Woolley at nicole.woolley@scc.losrios.edu or call (916) 558-2509.
